Hemophilia

Kogenate FS donated to World Federation of Hemophilia

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, August 1st, 2004

Bayer HealthCare, LLC, Biological Products Division (Bayer BP), is donating more than 12.2 million units of Kogenate FS (Antihemophilic Factor [Recombinant], Formulated with Sucrose) to the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) for distribution in developing countries.

The donation is part of Bayer BP's continuing commitment to improve the state of care for people living with hemophilia around the world.

The donated Kogenate FS has an approximate market value of $9.3 million dollars and will be used to assist the WFH with hemophilia care in 27 countries around the world. The product will be used for emergency lifesaving situations or for patients who...

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