Strategic agreement.Strategic Agreement: Dialysis dialysis (dīăl`ĭsĭs), in chemistry, transfer of solute (dissolved solids) across a semipermeable membrane. Strictly speaking, dialysis refers only to the transfer of the solute; transfer of the solvent is called osmosis. care group Fresenius Medical Care Fresenius Medical Care is a German company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis. It is 37%-owned by the health care company Fresenius SE. has entered into a five-year sourcing and supply agreement with Amgen Inc. that one analyst says could shore up sales of the Thousand Oaks-based biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. giant's aging anemia anemia (ənē`mēə), condition in which the concentration of hemoglobin in the circulating blood is below normal. Such a condition is caused by a deficient number of erythrocytes (red blood cells), an abnormally low level of hemoglobin drug Epogen and second-generation Aranesp. Amgen will be the sole supplier of red-blood cell boosting drugs for the U.S. operations of Fresenius Medical, a division of Frankfurt, Germany-based Fresenius AG. Analysts say Amgen likely offered discounts and incentives to Fresenius in order to freeze out a competing anemia drug, Cera. |
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