Interview with Cornelia Yzer , CEO, VFA
2007 was a turning point for the German Pharmaceutical Industry as the Healthcare Reform from 2007 took place and the Special SHI enhancement Act entered into force. Two years down…
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Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie, the company, specialises in organ-protecting solutions, therapeutics, x-ray contrast agents and antidotes. On this basis, Dr. Gernot Köhler, from the second generation, has expanded the company into an innovative, research-intensive and high performance pharmaceuticals company in Alsbach, the USA and Russia. Distributing associates represent the company worldwide. Internal research makes innovative products and continuous development possible. As a result, new therapeutic approaches are formulated in close co-operation with qualified doctors and research is carried out effectively and dependent on requirements. “We are at your service” is the mission statement with which we shall continue to contribute to advances in science and medicine in the interests of the user and patients alike.
Dr. Franz Josef Köhler founded the company in 1959. He is the founder of aspartic therapy and a promoter of organ-protecting solutions. In his honour, the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery has awarded the “Franz J. Köhler Award” every year since 1990, for outstanding work in the field of organ protection with special emphasis on the heart. His son, Dr. Gernot Köhler, has headed this modern medium sized company since 1984, guiding it into new areas of business.
Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie produces at two German locations thereby meeting the increasing international demand for organ-protecting solutions. The products, perfusion, infusion and injection solutions from Alsbach and Bensheim in South Hesse are in a leading position internationally.
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