Corporate | 27 December 2010 18:07
Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG / Key word(s):
Acquisition/Mergers & Acquisitions
Eckert & Ziegler subsidiary IBt Bebig acquires specialist for medical
planning software
27.12.2010 / 18:07
Berlin, December 27, 2010 - IBt Bebig, a subsidiary of Eckert & Ziegler AG
(ISIN DE0005659700) and a leading manufacturer of cancer radiation
technology has absorbed all the shares in Bavarian SonoTech GmbH, a minor
software developer which has specialised in the planning of radiation
therapy.
The company positioned in Neu-Ulm, developed, among others, the software
for the use of implants which IBt Bebig has in its range for the treatment
of carcinoma of the prostatic gland. Furthermore, the company develops
software to plan radiation therapy for the devices used for tumour
radiation therapy of IBt Bebig, which are already being used on a broad
scale and highly successfully by clinics and radiotherapists throughout the
world.
'By the acquisition and the integration of SonoTech we are increasing our
share in the value chain for the treatment of prostate cancer and other
tumours', as Dr. Edgar Löffler, Member of the Board of Eckert & Ziegler AG
and responsible for the segment Therapy explained. 'Our additional benefit
is the possibility to further develop software in line with our own ideas.
We are certainly most pleased that this step has led us to being able to
bind the experienced software developers of SonoTech to our Group and are
sure this will considerably enhance our competitive standing.'
The Eckert & Ziegler Group is a specialist for technical isotopic
components used in radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. The Group has
540 employees on its payroll throughout the world and is one of the major
suppliers of implants for prostate cancer treatment in Europe.
The Board of Directors
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Language: English
Company: Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG
Robert-Rössle-Str.10
13125 Berlin
Deutschland
Phone: 49 30 941084-138
Fax: 49 30 941084-112
E-mail: karolin.riehle@ezag.de
Internet: www.ezag.de
ISIN: DE0005659700
WKN: 565970
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München
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