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  Baxter International, Inc.
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) is a global healthcare company that, through its subsidiaries assists healthcare professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions including hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, trauma and other conditions.
Baxter is a leading manufacturer of plasma-based and recombinant proteins used to treat hemophilia.
Baxter is a leading manufacturer of intravenous (IV) solutions and administration sets, premixed drugs and drug reconstitution systems, pre-filled vials and syringes for injectable drugs, electronic infusion pumps, and other products used to deliver fluids and drugs to patients.
career.the-scientist.com /jobseekerx/ViewCompanyProfile.asp?CompanyProfileID=129   (279 words)

  
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Baxter International, leading dialysis filter manufacturer, may be facing legal action brought by Spain concerning the deaths of 51 hemodialysis patients that used the Baxter A-series filters.
Baxter does expect more related deaths to be discovered after clinics and hospitals finish checking their records.
Baxter International Inc. is a leading maker of intravenous supplies and treatments for people who have cancer, kidney disease, hemophilia, immune deficiencies and other diseases.
www.lycos.com /info/baxter-international.html   (401 words)

  
  NY Times Article:  Baxter Dialyzer Recall
Baxter International (news/quote) said yesterday that a chemical that it used to manufacture filters for dialysis patients might have played a role in dozens of deaths around the world.
Baxter became aware of possible problems with the filters in August, after several patients died in Spain, but a company investigation had failed to find anything wrong with the devices.
Baxter, which is based in Deerfield, Ill., said yesterday that it began an internal investigation of the filters after Spain reported that 10 people using its filters had died.
www.dhfs.state.wi.us /rl_DSL/Publications/01048c.htm   (761 words)

  
 Baxter Manufacturing: CompanyProfile
Baxter manufactures foodservice and bakery equipment used throughout the world, primarily in the foodservice, wholesale and independent baking industries.
Baxter became solely focused on foodservice and wholesale arenas—and continued to grow.
Baxter’s products are used for a multitude of applications, such as bread and confectionery baking, roasting meat and poultry and for re-heating batch cooked and frozen meals in institutions.
www.baxtermfg.com /baxter/home.nsf/pages/CompanyProfile?openDocument   (841 words)

  
 Baxter International Slammed
Baxter International ( BAX :NYSE - commentary - research) shares fell hard Thursday after the medical equipment company said it had swung to a loss in the second quarter, would restate earnings, and guided below analysts' expectations for the rest of the year.
Baxter has a net loss of $170 million, or 28 cents a share, vs. a profit of $38 million, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
Baxter expects 2004 EPS from continuing operations of 96 cents to $1.03, including second-quarter changes.
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 Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. (Now Baxter International)
Baxter's HemAssist (DCLHb) hemoglobin therapeutic, or "blood substitute," is the first to receive clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to enter Phase III clinical testing for patients in elective surgery and those suffering from severe trauma.
Baxter receives clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new Colleague volumetric infusion pump, which is designed to provide accurate, cost-effective infusion for a broad range of therapies.
Baxter receives approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Tisseel¨ fibrin sealant, the first fibrin sealant to receive approval in the United States, indicated as an adjunct to hemostasis, and replicating the natural blood clotting process to stop bleeding in surgical procedures involving cardiopulmonary bypass and repair of the spleen.
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 Baxter U.S. - Careers
Baxter is a fast-paced technology-driven company that provides its employees with opportunities for professional growth, as well as the flexibility to achieve a balance between work and personal life.
Baxter is committed to providing an environment that emphasizes a healthy balance between work, personal and family life.
The Baxter team is truly diverse by gender, ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability status and lifestyle.
www.baxter.com /job_seekers   (150 words)

  
 LUZ, Inc. -- Case study: Baxter International (BioScience)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
An important initiative for Baxter was to pioneer a worldwide web-based therapy management system that would provide in depth around the clock communication for patients with chronic diseases such as hemophilia and primary immune deficiency.
Baxter’s decision to partner with LUZ was based on LUZ’s ability to integrate with Baxter’s current systems and provide globalization expertise.
Baxter identified LUZ’s ability to "put processes and methodologies around" Baxter's complex initiative that was initially disjointed and fragmented.
www.luz.com /solutions/baxter_cs.html   (471 words)

  
 Harry Kraemer's Moment of Truth
How Baxter responded would leave a lasting imprint on the company's relationships with patients and doctors, with employees, and, of course, with investors.
Baxter International is a $7.7 billion company with 48,000 employees.
That is the reason why, even as Baxter quickly recalled the lot of filters associated with the patient deaths in Spain, it did not at first accept responsibility.
www.fastcompany.com /online/64/kraemer.html   (2918 words)

  
 MedServ Medical News - Baxter settles Spanish dialysis cases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter International Inc. has agreed to pay $289,000 to each of the families of 10 kidney dialysis patients who died in Spain after treatment using a Baxter dialysis filter.
Baxter voluntarily recalled the dialysis filters in mid-October after reports of kidney dialysis patient deaths in Spain, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Colombia and the United States.
Baxter said its tests indicated perfluorohydrocarbon-based industrial fluid, which is used in making filter fibers, failed to evaporate properly, leaving a residue that proved fatal.
www.medserv.dk /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1299   (217 words)

  
 Donor Spotlight-The Baxter International Foundation - Metropolitan Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Established in 1981 as the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., (www.baxter.com), The Baxter International Foundation helps organizations increase access to healthcare in the United States and around the world.
In 2004, The Baxter International Foundation provided a two-year grant to the YWCA Clinical Training Institute (CTI) of the RISE Children's Center.
Throughout all of these efforts, The Baxter International Foundation's fundamental purpose is to make a positive and lasting impact on healthcare and the health of communities around the world.
www.ywca.org /site/pp.asp?c=euLRI7OZH&b=1432821   (416 words)

  
 Baxter Dialysis Filters May Be Linked to Deaths of Kidney Patients   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter International, Inc. announced the world-wide recall of its kidney dialysis blood filters (also called Dialyzers) series A, AF and AX on October 18, 2001, after an investigation by the United States Food and Drug Administration determined the possibility of a link between the Baxter dialysis filter and the deaths of 51 persons worldwide.
Baxter is one of the world's largest providers of renal (kidney) products and was one of the first companies to produce hemodialysis machines 20 years ago.
More recently, in March 2000, Baxter International, Inc. acquired Althin Medical AB, the manufacturer of the A, AF, and AX series dialyzers or blood filters that are the subject of this worldwide recall.
www.rkmc.com /printer_friendly.asp?page=http://www.rkmc.com/article.asp?articleId=182   (413 words)

  
 Baxter
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) is a global health care company that, through its subsidiaries, provides critical therapies for people with life-threatening conditions.
Baxter's Bioscience, Medication Delivery and Renal Products and Services are used to treat patients with some of the most challenging medical conditions including cancer, hemophilia, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, kidney disease and trauma.
Baxter continually pursues breakthrough technologies in all businesses through research facilities around the world, and our investments reflect that commitment.
www.jobsahead.com /baxter/Baxter_WW.html   (151 words)

  
 Tech-Interns.com
Baxter International specializes in the development and manufacture of medical products and services more specifially relating to critical therapies for patients with life-threatening conditions such as blood therapies and intravenous systems.
Baxter offers three month summer internships to undergraduate sophomores and juniors, recent grads, and graduate students.
In addition, Baxter may provide an allowance for living expenses, travel reimbursement, the opportunity to attend workshops and seminars, and social activities.
www.tech-interns.com /results.cfm?orgsearch=yes&org=156   (90 words)

  
 IDS: Baxter to expand operations (Region, 06/05/2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions, a driving economic force in the Bloomington community since its 2001 acquisition of Cook Group, announced plans Wednesday to enlarge its local facility through investments exceeding $100 million.
"Baxter's expansion of its Bloomington manufacturing facility holds great promise for the collaborations among business, government and higher education that are so essential in our efforts to build a 21st-century Hoosier economy," Bepko said in a statement Wednesday.
Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions, a subsidiary of Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International, maintains its status as one of the world's leading drug companies by manufacturing ready-to-use vials, syringes, cartridges and packages for myriad vaccinations.
www.idsnews.com /print.php?id=16943   (452 words)

  
 MedServ Medical News - Baxter filter investigation expanded   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter recalled the filters earlier this year as a precautionary measure after reports of 10 deaths in Spain, 21 in Croatia and two in Texas.
Baxter said there is no definitive evidence linking its filters to any of the deaths.
FDA records indicate Baxter shipped the filters to 51 countries in Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, but a Baxter spokeswoman told Crain's the filters were sold only in 20 countries.
www.medserv.dk /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1086   (184 words)

  
 Baxter International Inc, - Analysis
Baxter and Wyeth are required to provide transitional services to the propofol acquirer relating to regulatory approvals and manufacturing, and in responding to, and defending against, any lawsuit, investigation or proceeding relating to propofol.
Baxter and Wyeth are also required to provide incentives to these individuals to accept employment with the propofol acquirer.
Baxter and Wyeth were the two leading suppliers of vecuronium in the United States, with a combined market share of 53%, until Wyeth temporarily suspended its vecuronium production in 2001.
www.ftc.gov /os/2002/12/baxter_wyethanalysis.htm   (2381 words)

  
 Baxter International Inc. - Company Profile - Computer Business Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter International is a global medical products and services company with expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
Baxter International is a global healthcare company that, through its subsidiaries assists healthcare professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions including hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, trauma and other conditions.
In the midst of the aforementioned change, Baxter employees have remained committed to meeting customer and patient needs and have demonstrated a great ability to adapt and embrace the changes that have occurred over the past year.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=347510A6-4BC3-48B7-98CB-7946E6AC04B1   (1228 words)

  
 Baxter Sustainability Reporting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While Baxter views sustainability as much more than the preparation of a yearly report, the reporting aspect of sustainability is essential in many ways.
Baxter prepared its first internal environmental report in 1991, released its first public environmental report in 1992 and published its first sustainability report in 1999.
Baxter is reevaluating its sustainability report publication date and aims to move it forward in 2007.
sustainability.baxter.com /reporting/index.html?dd=elrootmenu90   (1322 words)

  
 Asheville.com news: Baxter International, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter International Inc. reported its third quarter results, with sales growth of nine percent and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.47.
A webcast of Baxter's third quarter conference call for investors can be accessed live from a link on Baxter's website at www.baxter.com beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, assists health-care professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions, including cancer, hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease and trauma.
www.asheville.com /news/baxterint.html   (543 words)

  
 Dialysis Deaths in Croatia Under Investigation - RenalWEB Dialysis Nephrology Kidney Discussion Boards
Baxter said it was facing the worst crisis of its 80-year history after admitting today that manufacturing problems with its dialyzers could have caused the deaths of dozens of dialysis patients.
Baxter said today that preliminary tests show a processing fluid (a perfluorohydrocarbon) used in its manufacturing operations in Sweden may have played a role in several recent dialysis patient deaths.
Baxter also said it is permanently ceasing manufacturing of its Series A and AF dialyzers.
www.renalweb.com /ubb/Forum15/HTML/000362.html   (2974 words)

  
 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC - BAX Unscheduled Material Events (8-K) EXHIBIT 99
Baxter expects that these additional initiatives will yield savings of $0.05 per diluted share in the second half of 2004, $0.20 to $0.25 per diluted share in 2005, and $0.30 to $0.35 per diluted share when fully implemented in 2006.
Baxter also expects to achieve earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $1.75 to $1.85, excluding the impact of the 2004 restructuring charges and benefits, and to generate cash flow from continuing operations of approximately $1.5 billion.
Baxter expects that approximately two-thirds of the charge will be cash (primarily for severance payments) and one-third of the charge will be non-cash (for write-offs of fixed assets).
sec.edgar-online.com /2004/04/22/0001193125-04-066990/section4.asp   (1832 words)

  
 Baxter International
Although the design of the Baxter plant was consistent with a sterile facility to manufacture IV fluids, with a few relatively minor modifications, the technology in the plant was capable of producing both an extremely high-grade form of heroin and biological weapons.
Baxter itself was the target of a federal investigation that resulted in a 1993 guilty plea to a felony charge of abetting the Arab economic boycott of Israel.
Baxter International was a "$100,000+ Excalibur Contributor" to the American Cancer Society in 2000.
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 Baxter International News - Topix
Baxter International announced on Friday that FDA has licensed Ceprotin, a plasma-purified human Protein C concentrate, as replacement therapy for patients with severe congenital Protein C deficiency.
Baxter International Inc. today said its bird flu vaccine is working for humans against several strains of the virus at low dosages, setting the stage for a final round of testing the company expects to complete by the end of this year.
Baxter International Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CEPROTIN [Protein C Concentrate ], a plasma-derived Protein C concentrate for use as replacement therapy in patients with...
www.topix.net /com/bax   (819 words)

  
 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL
From proactive spending of $22.2 million, Baxter realized annual environmental income, savings, and cost avoidance of $23.4 million, plus another $51.2 million in cost avoidances from previous years.
The central theme of Baxter's environmental financial statement is that environmental considerations are an integral part of running its business.
Baxter sees these costs/savings as offset by non-environmental costs/savings, as relatively minor, or as too difficult to qua ntify.
www.p2pays.org /ref/02/01326.htm   (861 words)

  
 Baxter International ups dividend - Boston.com
Health care company Baxter International Inc. on Tuesday declared a quarterly dividend of 16.75 cents per share, increasing its annual payout by 15 percent to 67 cents per share.
DEERFIELD, Ill. --Health care company Baxter International Inc. on Tuesday declared a quarterly dividend of 16.75 cents per share, increasing its annual payout by 15 percent to 67 cents per share.
Baxter will pay the quarterly dividend on April 2 to shareholders of record on March 10.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2007/02/13/baxter_international_ups_dividend   (121 words)

  
 Baxter U.S. - Medication Management Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Baxter's portfolio includes products for administering medication and IV solutions, drawing blood, removing huber needles and accessing chemotherapeutic medication vials.
Baxter's Nutrition business provides a broad portfolio of parenteral nutrition products and services to treat patients who require feeding by the parenteral route.
Baxter´s Patient Care System is a computerized wireless medication management system that links caregivers with information they need to safely deliver medication.
www.baxterpatientcare.com /main.html   (194 words)

  
 Baxter International Inc. today announced that it has initiated a Phase I and II clinical trial to t » ...
Baxter International Inc. today announced that it has initiated a Phase I and II clinical trial to t » Netscape.com
Baxter International Inc. today announced that it has initiated…
Science – Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today announced that it has initiated a Phase I/II clinical trial to test the company's vero-cell based candidate H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine.
science.netscape.com /story/2006/07/06/baxter-international-inc-today-announced-that-it-has-initiated-a-phase-i-and-ii-clinical-trial-to-te   (218 words)

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