Behring Diagnostics Executive on TAM Flight.FRANKFURT, Germany--(HealthWire)--Oct. 1, 1996--Behring Diagnostics, a division of Hoechst, confirmed today that David L. Andrews, vice president and regional manager for sales and marketing in Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean, was one of 95 passengers and crew that died aboard TAM flight 402, which crashed shortly after takeoff enroute from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil, on Thursday, October 31. Mr. Andrews, 49, had been with Behring Diagnostics for more than eight years and was based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , at Behring Diagnostics Inc. Earlier this year he was promoted to his current position. Mr. Andrews leaves behind a wife and two children. "This is a tremendous, personal loss for all of us," said Prof. Uwe Bicker, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Behring Diagnostics. "Dave was a fine, honest man with incredible integrity. Our deepest sympathy is extended to the Andrews' family." Behring Diagnostics, a division of Hoechst, with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, manufactures and markets in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment. in vi·tro adj. In an artificial environment outside a living organism. diagnostic systems used by healthcare professionals in hospitals and laboratories throughout the world. The division has five business lines: plasma proteins, coagulation coagulation (kōăg'y  lā`shən), the collecting into a mass of minute particles of a solid dispersed throughout a liquid (a sol), usually followed by the precipitation or and microbiology, based in Marburg, Germany; the OPUS(R) business line, located in Westwood, Massachusetts; and the Syva(R) business line, based in San Jose, California. Behring Diagnostics acquired the former Syva Company in 1995. In 1995, Behring Diagnostics had consolidated net sales Net SalesThe amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of DM 1.027 billion. The division employs approximately 3,000 worldwide. OPUS and Syva are registered trademarks of Behringwerke AG. CONTACT: Charlotte Dexter Behring Diagnostics +44 (171) 384-3390 |
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