Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA history, profile and history video
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA is engaged in the provision of healthcare related products and services. It operates through the following segments: Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius Kabi, Fresenius Helios, and Fresenius Vamed. The Fresenius Medical Care segment provides products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis due to chronic kidney failure. The Fresenius Kabi segment offers infusion therapies, intravenously administered generic drugs, and clinical nutrition for ill patients in hospitals and outpatient environments. The Fresenius Helios segment operates hospitals. The Fresenius Vamed segment deals with engineering and services for hospitals and other health care facilities. The company was founded by Eduard Fresenius in October 1912 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.“
“Fresenius History
A brief history of the company
Fresenius has also set up a website dedicated to the company’s 100th anniversary, featuring an interactive, multimedia company history in digital format and two historical films telling the story of Fresenius’ first century:
1462 – Opening of the Hirsch Pharmacy
1912 – Founding of the company
1933/34 – Production in Bad Homburg
1946 – Unexpected death of founder Eduard Fresenius
1951 – Else Kröner takes over responsibility for Fresenius
1955 – Expansion of solution products range
1966 – Dialysis machines
1974 – St. Wendel plant
1979 – Schweinfurt plant
1982 – Joint stock company
1983 – Polysulfone fibre membrane
1986 – Stock market flotation
1990 – Sales exceed one billion marks
1996 – Founding of Fresenius Medical Care
1997 – Friedberg plant
1998 – Founding of Fresenius Kabi / Head Office in Bad Homburg
1999 – Business segments Fresenius Kabi and Fresenius ProServe / Fresenius Medical Care debuts on the DAX
2001 – Wittgensteiner Kliniken acquired
2003 – Production reaches milestone of 50 million dialyzers a year
2005 – Fresenius acquires HELIOS, one of the top three private hospital operators in Germany
2006 – Fresenius Medical Care takes over Renal Care Group
2007 – Fresenius becomes a European Company (SE)
2008 – Fresenius Kabi acquires Dabur Pharma and APP Pharmaceuticals
2009 – Fresenius SE joins the DAX
2011 – Share conversion and change of legal form
2012 – Fresenius turns 100“
*Information from Forbes.com and Fresenius.de
**Video published on YouTube by “FreseniusTV“
