Baxter.com Developer and manufacturer of products for hemophilia
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Baxter Healthcare
Baxter International Inc is a health care company which provides various products services and therapies for patients suffering from a wide range of complex medical conditions such as kidney diseases, cancer, trauma, hemophilia, immune disorders and many more. Baxter diverts its expertise in the field of medical technology, pharmaceuticals and bio technology to provide incomparable help to the patients. Baxter is a top company in manufacturing plasma based recombinant proteins used to cure hemophilia. Their areas of concern include PRODUCTS like Biopharmaceuticals, Blood Collection and Transfusion, Renal, Oncology. Services such as Bio Life Plasma, Bio Pharmacy Solutions, Catalyst, Global Technical Service, Rental Clinical Help, Renal Services, Training and Education and THERAPIES like Antibody Therapy, Bio Surgery Therapy, Critical Care Therapy, Hemophilia Therapy, and Rental Therapies are the areas of specialty of Baxter International.
Sales
Sales of $10.4 billion, and approximately 44,500 employees, have been achieved by Baxter International due to a vast global presence. Baxter International has manufacturing facilities located all over the world and more than half of their employees are placed outside the United States of America. Baxter has its distribution across the world but their manufacturing divisions are located within US and this fact helps them closely keep a track of the quality of products and also keeping down the manufacturing costs. The global range of Baxter International includes United States and Canada including Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Quebec, and Puerto Rico. Baxter's headquarters are located in Deerfield, Illinois, approximately 20 miles north of Chicago. Europe Baxter has significant presence in Europe with manufacturing and research facilities in more than a dozen countries including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Latin America The Latin America region includes Baxter manufacturing and distribution facilities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. In Asia Pacific, Baxter has had a significant presence for nearly 40 years. As of July 2006, Baxter employed about 6,000 people and operated 11 manufacturing plants in the region. Given the vast geography and dynamic development of the diverse markets, Baxter Asia Pacific operates in the structure of five sub-regions namely Japan, China, North Asia, Australia/New Zealand and India/Southeast Asia.
Products
Baxter International's specialized biopharmaceutical products include plasma-based therapies to treat immune disorders, alpha 1 antitypic deficiency and other chronic blood-related conditions, bio surgery products for homeostasis, wound-sealing, and tissue regeneration; and vaccines. Baxter also is a leading manufacturer of manual and automated blood and blood-component separation and collection systems
Baxter is a leading manufacturer of intravenous (IV) solutions and administration sets, premixed drugs and drug reconstitution systems, pre-filled vials and syringes for inject able drugs, electronic infusion pumps, and other products used to deliver fluids and drugs to patients. The company also provides IV nutrition solutions, containers and compounding systems and services; general anesthetic agents and critical care drugs; contract manufacturing services, and drug packaging and formulation technologies. Baxter is a leading manufacturer of products for peritoneal dialysis (PD), a home therapy for people with end-stage renal disease, or irreversible kidney failure. These products include a range of PD solutions and related supplies to help patients safely perform solution exchanges, as well as automated PD cyclers that perform solution exchanges for patients overnight while they sleep. Baxter also distributes instruments and disposables, including dialyzers, for hem dialysis, generally conducted in a hospital or clinic.
Recognition
Over the years Baxter International has been applauded and awarded with both business as well as manufacturing laurels time to time. Some of them are Art of Industry Award - Genetic Alliance in 2006, Medical Design Excellence Award for ALYX Component Collection System General Hospital Devices & Therapeutics category 2005, Irvine Business of the Year Award Irvine Chamber of Commerce, Industry Excellence Prize to Bieffe Medital, Spain Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Huesca, Spain, Manufacturer of the Year Award ñ Baxter Bioscience ñ California Manufacturers & Technology Association in 2004.
Languages
English
Address
- One Baxter Pkwy
- DeerField IL 60015 US
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- Stock: BAX
- Alexa: Baxter.com
