Infection Control

Safety Needle Launch Expected for End of 1998

Published in Blood Weekly, April 27th, 1998

The launch of a safety syringe aimed at preventing accidental HIV and Hepatitis infections among health workers has been expected for the end of 1998, makers NMT Group Plc said.

In an interview, Garry McGrotty, NMT, said the tiny Scottish company, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market a year ago, was building up a small sales team of around 10 people for the European market.

In North America, where NMT has been taking on industry giants like Becton Dickinson and Co., it has planned to market its product through a joint venture with Canadian-based Solar Pharmaceuticals. It has also been talking to a potential Japanese partner.

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