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Gambro
Gambro is a global medical technology company that manufactures products for dialysis treatment. The company is involved in developing, manufacturing and supplying products and therapies for kidney and liver dialysis, , and other extracorporeal therapies for chronic and acute patients. Gambro was founded in Lund, Sweden, in 1964 by Holger Crafoord and has around 8,000 employees, production facilities in nine countries, and sales in more than 100 countries. In September 2013, Baxter International completed its acquisition of Gambro. History Professor Nils Alwall invented one of the first artificial kidneys in 1961. Three years later he met industrialist and businessman Holger Crafoord, who was impressed by Alwall’s invention and felt compelled to develop and market this life-saving innovation. The development of single-use artificial kidneys began in Lund, Sweden, and mass production started in 1967 with the “Ad-modum-Alwall” dialyzer. The company adopted the name Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Crafoord
Alf Erik Holger Crafoord (born Lundquist; 25 July 1908 – 21 May 1982) was a Swedish industrialist and patron. He founded Gambro, which developed and commercialized the artificial kidney. He also established the , the proceeds of which fund the Crafoord Prize for scientific research. Biography Holger Crafoord was born in Stockholm, the son of Alfred Lundquist (1882–1927), an army officer, and Hanna Lundquist née Johansson (1883–1965). The marriage is said to have been short-lived, and Hanna Lundquist supported herself and her son in meager circumstances as the proprietor of a grocery store. She later remarried ship engineer Harry Crafoord (1881–1935), who adopted her stepson. Crafoord attended Palmgrenska samskolan and Östra Real in Stockholm growing up. After graduating from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1930, Crafoord started working at Ruben Rausing's the same year. In 1935, Crafoord married Anna-Greta Crafoord née Löfdal (1914–1994) and they had thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Alwall
Nils Alwall (1904, Kiaby – 1986) was a Swedish professor at Lund University, Sweden. He was a pioneer in hemodialysis and the inventor of one of the first practical dialysis machines. Alwall pioneered the technique of ultrafiltration and introduced the principle of hemofiltration. Alwall is referred to as the "father of extracorporeal blood treatment." Artificial kidney Willem Johan Kolff constructed the first artificial kidney, however it was not very useful clinically, because it did not allow for removal of excess fluid. Alwall modified a similar construction to the Kolff kidney by enclosing it inside a stainless steel canister. This allowed the removal of fluids, by applying a negative pressure to the outside canister. Thus making it the first truly practical device for hemodialysis. Alwall treated his first patient in acute kidney injury on the September 3, 1946, who responded well to the treatment but died of pneumonia a short while after. Alwall also was arguably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baxter International
Baxter International Inc. is an American multinational healthcare company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat kidney disease, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. The company had 2017 sales of $10.6 billion, across two businesses: BioScience and Medical Products. Baxter's BioScience business produces recombinant and blood plasma proteins to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma-based therapies to treat immune deficiencies and other chronic and acute blood-related conditions; products for regenerative medicine, and vaccines. Baxter's Medical Products business produces intravenous products and other products used in the delivery of fluids and drugs to patients; inhalational anaesthetics; contract manufacturing services; and products to treat end-stage kidney disease, or irreversible kidney failure, including products for peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. History Baxter International wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opelika
Opelika (pronounced ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995, an increase of 17.1 percent from the 2010 Census where the population was 26,477. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 150,933, along with the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, comprises the Greater Columbus combined statistical area, a region home to 501,649 residents. History The Opelika area was first settled in 1832 after the Treaty of Cusseta was signed by the U.S. government and the Creek Nation. This treaty placed the land, and all other Creek territories east of the Mississippi River, under the possession of the United States government. Though the territory now belonged to the U.S., Opelika kept its Creek name, which translates to "large swamp". Two decades after settlement, Opelika was chartered as a tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
