Health Robotics Expands Operations Into Bosnia, Croatia, Finland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia

BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, October 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced that it recently signed exclusive distribution agreements for its CytoCare, i.v.STATION, and i.v.SOFT world-leading technologies in seven new European countries with regional industry leaders Newico and Apta Medica, rapidly continuing on its worldwide quest to pervasively provide safe and cost-effective Intravenous (IV) Admixture Compounding Automation to hospitals all over the world.

"The investment we recently made on Europe-hosted symposiums such as EAHP and ISOPP, and the recent success of our Robots at Catholic University of Louvain-St. Luc, Mainz University Hospital, and Val d'Hebron University Hospital have enabled Health Robotics to continue its torrid momentum by expanding into 10 new European countries this quarter", stated Gaspar DeViedma, Health Robotics' Executive Vice President.

"As a former Director at Ljubljana University Hospital, I was very impressed with Health Robotics' new manufacturing and quality control facilities and the performance of its Robots. Health Robotics' innovative software and related technologies will finally enable clinical pharmacists in the Former Yugoslav Republics to dedicate more time to patient care, clinical research, and to tackle new challenges in the quickly-changing pharmaceutical industry", stated Aljosa Rojec, Apta Medica's General Manager.

CytoCare is the first and only robotic system proven to work anywhere in the world for the safe and sterile preparation of Hazardous Intravenous Admixtures, including Chemotherapy, Monoclonal Antibody Therapy, and Gene Therapy. With 56 installations currently under contract in 17 countries, CytoCare has long proven its unmatched flexibility to adapt to diverse pharmacy workflows and proprietary IV consumables in 4 continents. While several companies attempted the development of Chemotherapy Robotics as far back as 22 years ago, Cytocare is still the only robot that has been able to break the entry-barrier into the Intravenous Chemotherapy Automation Sector.

"I look forward to work with Newico and Apta Medica in quickly deploying our unique and world-leading technologies in their respective regional markets. Newico's own experience with Oral Medication Robotics is an ideal complement to Health Robotics' I.V. technology and "know-how", and Apta Medica's extensive distribution and service network within the Former Yugoslav Republics ensures that Health Robotics can continue to focus on its core competences while selectively partnering with well-established, local, and best-of-class marketing and service organizations", concluded Mr. DeViedma.

About Health Robotics:

Health Robotics is the undisputed global leading supplier of life-critical intra-venous medication robots, providing over 160 hospital installations in 5 continents with robotics technology and software automation solutions deployed utilizing virtual high-availability technology. Its world-leading solutions CytoCare(TM) [hazardous IVs], i.v.STATION(TM) [non-hazardous IVs], i.v.SOFT(TM) [manual compounding software], MEDarchiver(TM) [life-critical clinical information system], and TPNstation(TM) [totally-automated parenteral nutrition] have and will greatly contribute to ease hospitals' growing pressures to improve patient safety, increase throughput and contain costs. Through the effective and efficient production of sterile, accurate, tamper-evident and ready-to-administer IVs, Health Robotics' solutions help hospitals eliminate life-threatening drug and diluent exchange errors, decrease other medical mistakes and sterility risks, work more efficiently, reduce waste and controlled substances' diversion, and diminish the gap between rising patient volume/acuity and scarce medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. For more information, please visit: http://www.health-robotics.com

About Newico:

Newico Ltd provides a wide range of solutions for pharmacies with automated storage and dispensing systems. Newico also distributes MTS Medication Technologies medicine dispensing products and versatile solutions for hospital's medication logistics. Highly efficient and state of the art products combined with experienced professionals in logistics are key to success. For more information, please visit: http://www.newico.fi/en/

About Apta Medica:

Apta Medica d.o.o. is a company focused on registration and marketing of products that improve the safety and efficacy of patient care. Apta Medica purchases innovative drugs, generic pharmaceuticals and medical devices for re-sale into hospitals, public pharmacy chains, and independent private pharmacies. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of our employees. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. For more information, please visit: http://www.aptamedica.com/

    For additional information, please contact:
    Claudia Flaim, Marketing Coordinator
    Altmanstrasse 9/A, Bozen, I-39100
    [email protected]
    Phone: +39-0471-200-372

SOURCE Health Robotics