Health Robotics' Global Network Expands into the Gulf Cooperation Council Area (GCC) with PharmaTech

BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Health Robotics today announced a new marketing and service channel for its world-leading i.v.STATION ONCO, i.v.SOFT, and i.v.STATION products with United Arab Emirates-based PharmaTech. Health Robotics continues to spearhead the global healthcare industry and persisting on its worldwide quest to provide safe and cost-effective Intravenous Admixture Compounding Automation to hospitals all over the world.

Said Abu Laila, PharmaTech Medical's General Manager, stated: "Health Robotics is the only company in the world that provides hospitals with both Robotics and Non-Robotics' based Intravenous Admixture Compounding Automation solutions for Chemotherapy, TPNs, and other IVs. As the undisputed global leader in the market with 10 times more installations that all of its worldwide competitors^[1] combined, we are extremely fortunate to be able to bring Health Robotics' world-leading life-critical medical devices to the GCC."

Gaspar DeViedma, Health Robotics' Executive Vice President, stated: "i.v.STATION ONCO represents Health Robotics' 2^nd Generation Cancer Therapy Compounding robot for syringes and I.V. Bags, several years ahead of its competition^[1]. Amongst the technology innovations pioneered by i.v.STATION ONCO are its: ability to handle pre-attached lines to IV Bags; small footprint [at 15% to 25% of the size/weight of other I.V. Robots]; faster throughput [up to 40 doses per hour instead of 20 doses per hour]; automated tamper-evident syringe capping; and finally, RFID support. Together with i.v.STATION and i.v.SOFT and their extreme price/value advantages over the competition^[1], we expect to replicate in GCC on long term basis, starting in 2013, our market success."

About PharmaTech® Medical:

PharmaTech Medical is a leading-edge technology and medical equipment distributor in the United Arab Emirates and most of G.C.C. countries. Committed to provide the highest quality, patient care, cost saving, accurate, advanced and reliable solutions. The company operates from its head office in Abu Dhabi and provides the Middle East healthcare sector with the leading medical technologies. PharmaTech deploys a wide range of solutions from most advanced generation Robotics, healthcare supply chain improvement solutions, e-Health to cutting-edge technology medical equipment. At PharmaTech® we are committed to give a personalized attention to provide customized solutions in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. For further information, please visit: http://www.pharmauae.com

About Health Robotics:

Founded in 2006, Health Robotics is the undisputed global leading supplier of life-critical intravenous medication robots, winning 100% of all worldwide I.V. Robot's publicly announced purchases in 2010 and 2011, and providing over 250 hospital installations in 5 continents with robotics-based technology and clinical software automation solutions. Health Robotics' world-leading solutions CytoCare® and i.v.STATION® ONCO [hazardous IVs], i.v.STATION® [non-hazardous IVs], i.v.SOFT® [workflow engine for sterile compounding], OMM® [Oncology Medication Management], MEDarchiver® [life-critical clinical information system], and TPNstation™ [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' products 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

For additional information, please contact:
Luisa Celeghin
info@health-robotics.com
Phone (Canada): +1-289-470-1456
Phone (Europe): +39-0471-200-372

1. Worldwide Competitors: MDS (now Fresenius Kabi) [2002], RIVA/Intelligent Hospital Systems [2005], For Health Technologies (now Baxa/Baxter) [2008], Panasonic [2009], Loccioni's APOTECAchemo [2010] (under license from Health Robotics).