Helios Germany has published its second sustainability report. The 60 pages report "Strong into the future" looks back on the complex challenges of the Corona year 2020 and shows in which areas the pandemic has driven developments for Germany’s largest private hospital operator. Helios Germany has defined four fields for its sustainability strategy: Patients, employees, the environment and compliance. Like the first report in 2019, it was drawn up based on the GRI standards of the Global Reporting Initiative and is now available in German on www.helios-gesundheit.de/nachhaltigkeit. An English version will be published soon.

Fresenius Kabi has reached a milestone on the road to approval for another biosimilar. MSB11456, a tocilizumab biosimilar candidate, successfully met the primary and secondary endpoints in two consecutively conducted clinical trials. For more information, please visit the Fresenius Kabi website.

Fresenius Kabi has reached a milestone on the road to approval for another biosimilar. MSB11456, a tocilizumab biosimilar candidate, successfully met the primary and secondary endpoints in two consecutively conducted clinical trials. For more information, please visit the Fresenius Kabi website.

Fresenius Helios sells the clinic in Volkach near Würzburg, Germany, to Remedium Healthcare. A corresponding agreement on the 40-bed hospital also includes the transfer of two associated specialist centers in the region. The transaction is a first result of the ongoing strategic review and optimization of Helios' hospital portfolio. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2022 at the latest. Both sides have agreed not to disclose financial details.

Fresenius Helios sells the clinic in Volkach near Würzburg, Germany, to Remedium Healthcare. A corresponding agreement on the 40-bed hospital also includes the transfer of two associated specialist centers in the region. The transaction is a first result of the ongoing strategic review and optimization of Helios' hospital portfolio. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2022 at the latest. Both sides have agreed not to disclose financial details.

Fresenius Medical Care expands capabilities at its Global Medical Office: As part of a holistic approach to kidney therapy, the company aims to play an active role in the field of kidney transplantation. To achieve this, Fresenius Medical Care has created the position of Head of Transplantation Medicine and appointed Dr. Benjamin Hippen (49), a US citizen, to fill the post. In this role, he will lead the company’s worldwide efforts to expand access to and understanding of transplant medicine. Dr. Hippen is a distinguished general and transplant nephrologist. He previously served on the Board of Directors of InterWell Health in North America, a nephrology network in which Fresenius Medical Care participates.

Helios acquires the DRK (German Red Cross) Kliniken Nordhessen in Kassel with two clinics with a total of 433 beds and an associated outpatient care center (MVZ), which generated sales of around €87 million in 2020. The DRK-Schwesternschaft remains a co-partner. Together with the existing Helios hospital in Warburg, a regional medical cluster shall be formed and expanded over the next few years. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. The purchase price is 1 euro and includes the assumption of debts and the securing of liquidity for current operations and for future investments.

Helios acquires the DRK (German Red Cross) Kliniken Nordhessen in Kassel with two clinics with a total of 433 beds and an associated outpatient care center (MVZ), which generated sales of around €87 million in 2020. The DRK-Schwesternschaft remains a co-partner. Together with the existing Helios hospital in Warburg, a regional medical cluster shall be formed and expanded over the next few years. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. The purchase price is 1 euro and includes the assumption of debts and the securing of liquidity for current operations and for future investments.