Fresenius Helios is acquiring the Malteser Hospital (“MKHB”) in the western German city of Bonn. The 400-bed acute care hospital, with approximately 750 employees, treats approximately 13,000 patients annually. Its sales last year were about €66 million. Along with the hospital, Fresenius Helios will acquire two medical centers and a pharmacy with attached logistics center.

The MKHB offers a wide range of medical services, with specialties in general surgery, pulmonology and oncology, including palliative care. With certified centers for prostate, intestinal and lung cancers, it will superbly complement the existing Helios hospital in the neighboring city of Siegburg, which specializes in cardiovascular medicine and oncology.

Dr. Francesco De Meo, who is responsible for Helios on the Fresenius Management Board, said: “We are looking forward to working with the new colleagues, who will greatly strengthen our Helios team in North Rhine-Westphalia. With its medical offering, the MKHB is an outstanding fit for us and for our strategy of building specialized centers within regional clusters. Together with our existing facilities, we will be able to offer patients in this densely populated region even better medicine, tailored to meet their needs and all from a single provider.”

Fresenius Helios expects the acquisition, which is subject to approval by the German antitrust authorities, to close in the third quarter of this year. Following the closing, MKHB will be integrated into Helios Region West, which already includes 18 acute care hospitals, a rehabilitation clinic in Duisburg, several medical centers and three maximum care hospitals – in Duisburg and Krefeld, as well as the Helios University Hospital Wuppertal. Helios treats some 300,000 inpatients annually in the region, and is one of the largest healthcare employers in North Rhine-Westphalia and the adjoining state of Lower Saxony.   

The seller is the Malteser humanitarian aid group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The acquisition will be accretive to Group earnings starting in 2021.

Fresenius Helios is acquiring the Malteser Hospital (“MKHB”) in the western German city of Bonn. The 400-bed acute care hospital, with approximately 750 employees, treats approximately 13,000 patients annually. Its sales last year were about €66 million. Along with the hospital, Fresenius Helios will acquire two medical centers and a pharmacy with attached logistics center.

The MKHB offers a wide range of medical services, with specialties in general surgery, pulmonology and oncology, including palliative care. With certified centers for prostate, intestinal and lung cancers, it will superbly complement the existing Helios hospital in the neighboring city of Siegburg, which specializes in cardiovascular medicine and oncology.

Dr. Francesco De Meo, who is responsible for Helios on the Fresenius Management Board, said: “We are looking forward to working with the new colleagues, who will greatly strengthen our Helios team in North Rhine-Westphalia. With its medical offering, the MKHB is an outstanding fit for us and for our strategy of building specialized centers within regional clusters. Together with our existing facilities, we will be able to offer patients in this densely populated region even better medicine, tailored to meet their needs and all from a single provider.”

Fresenius Helios expects the acquisition, which is subject to approval by the German antitrust authorities, to close in the third quarter of this year. Following the closing, MKHB will be integrated into Helios Region West, which already includes 18 acute care hospitals, a rehabilitation clinic in Duisburg, several medical centers and three maximum care hospitals – in Duisburg and Krefeld, as well as the Helios University Hospital Wuppertal. Helios treats some 300,000 inpatients annually in the region, and is one of the largest healthcare employers in North Rhine-Westphalia and the adjoining state of Lower Saxony.   

The seller is the Malteser humanitarian aid group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The acquisition will be accretive to Group earnings starting in 2021.

Fresenius Kabi and the pharmaceutical company medac have agreed to cooperate in Germany in the area of treatments for rheumatic illnesses. On June 1, medac’s sales representatives will begin offering the adalimumab biosimilar IDACIO® as an additional therapy option to the rheumatologists and dermatologists they work with. This biosimilar, developed by Fresenius Kabi and launched last year in Europe, is used to treat autoimmune illnesses such as arthritis and psoriasis. medac is a leading provider of methotrexate (metex® PEN, metex® FS) for the parenteral treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. Since affected patients are often treated with a combination of methotrexate and adalimumab, the partnership between Fresenius Kabi and medac will offer patients and doctors new benefits and synergies in therapy offerings as well as consulting.

Fresenius Kabi and the pharmaceutical company medac have agreed to cooperate in Germany in the area of treatments for rheumatic illnesses. On June 1, medac’s sales representatives will begin offering the adalimumab biosimilar IDACIO® as an additional therapy option to the rheumatologists and dermatologists they work with. This biosimilar, developed by Fresenius Kabi and launched last year in Europe, is used to treat autoimmune illnesses such as arthritis and psoriasis. medac is a leading provider of methotrexate (metex® PEN, metex® FS) for the parenteral treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. Since affected patients are often treated with a combination of methotrexate and adalimumab, the partnership between Fresenius Kabi and medac will offer patients and doctors new benefits and synergies in therapy offerings as well as consulting.

Fresenius Kabi announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company`s Biologics License Application (BLA) for MSB11455, a biosimilar candidate of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim)*. This is an important achievement in the development of Fresenius Kabi’s biosimilar pipeline in the US. Fresenius Kabi also received acceptance for review of its regulatory submission for its pegfilgrastim biosimilar candidate from the European Medicines Agency this month. (* Neulasta® is a registered trademark of Amgen)

Fresenius Kabi announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company`s Biologics License Application (BLA) for MSB11455, a biosimilar candidate of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim)*. This is an important achievement in the development of Fresenius Kabi’s biosimilar pipeline in the US. Fresenius Kabi also received acceptance for review of its regulatory submission for its pegfilgrastim biosimilar candidate from the European Medicines Agency this month. (* Neulasta® is a registered trademark of Amgen)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review Fresenius Kabi`s Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for MSB11455, a biosimilar candidate of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim)*. This is another milestone for Fresenius Kabi following last year`s approval and launch of the company`s adalimumab biosimilar (Idacio®) in Europe. (* Neulasta® is a registered trademark of Amgen)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review Fresenius Kabi`s Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for MSB11455, a biosimilar candidate of Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim)*. This is another milestone for Fresenius Kabi following last year`s approval and launch of the company`s adalimumab biosimilar (Idacio®) in Europe. (* Neulasta® is a registered trademark of Amgen)