Press releases
HealthCare
Dr. Volker Wetekam joins Agfa HealthCare as Executive Vice President for IT
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has hired Dr. Volker Wetekam as its new Executive Vice President for its global HealthCare IT division. Dr. Wetekam will head up an operation of around 3.000 staff members and report directly to Christian Reinaudo, President of Agfa HealthCare. He will take up his new position on September 15th, 2008.
July 18, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare awarded new contract with Premier for Film and Medical Imagers
Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., to provide film and medical imagers at competitive terms and conditions to the healthcare alliance's 2,000 member hospitals and 53,000 other alternate healthcare sites in the United States.
July 14, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare integrates OrthoView™ into IMPAX™
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and Meridian Technique Ltd., announce today that they have signed an agreement to integrate Meridian’s leading orthopaedic digital planning solution, OrthoView™, into Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX™ for Orthopaedics solution. Developed in conjunction with the orthopaedic community, OrthoView consists of 5 specialist modules: Joint Replacement, Fracture Management, Limb Deformity Correction, Pediatrics and Spine. Together, OrthoView and Agfa HealthCare’s own embedded Measurement tools IMPAX provide a complete set of functions for the Orthopaedic department.
July 08, 2008
Graphics
Boston Globe Puts :Polaris Online, Bringing the Number of Agfa CtP Systems at NY Times Co. Newspapers to 25
Two :Polaris engines at the Globe make Agfa technology the nationwide standard in newspaper CtP.
June 19, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert appoints Kris Hoornaert as Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert announced that it has appointed Kris Hoornaert as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
In this function, Kris Hoornaert replaces Anne Vleminckx.
June 19, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert benoemt Kris Hoornaert tot CFO
De Raad van Bestuur van Agfa-Gevaert kondigt aan dat Kris Hoornaert met onmiddellijke ingang benoemd werd tot Chief Financial Officer.
Kris Hoornaert volgt in deze functie Anne Vleminckx op.
June 18, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare announces launch of its leading Nursing Solution ORBIS(TM) Care in Belgium
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden (Belgium) announced today that more than 15,000 nursing documentation forms have been registered electronically in ORBISTM, after the initial go-live in November, 2007. The Imelda Hospital is one of Agfa HealthCare's pilot sites in Belgium and the first of eight Belgian ORBIS customers that have gone live with ORBIS Care.
June 12, 2008
Graphics
Technique and Agfa implement MIS and JDF integration with :Apogee at Grafische Groep Bongaerts (BE)
Today, at DRUPA 08, GGB has selected Technique to provide a complete MIS solution across its Web Offset and Sheet-fed printing plants.
June 12, 2008
Graphics
Mazzucchelli and Agfa Graphics agree on the first jumbo plate-setter deal
At DRUPA 08, MC Grafica Srl, the prepress company of Grafiche Mazzucchelli SpA (Italy) has selected Agfa Graphics to provide the complete "jumbo" plate setter system :Avalon N48.
June 12, 2008
Graphics
Successful drupa trade fair confirms Agfa Graphics' strategy and technology leadership
Agfa Graphics today announced that the 2008 edition of the four-yearly drupa printing trade fair has been a great success. The company's stylish stand caught the eye of the crowds and its innovative solutions met with general approval from numerous print professionals. As a result, Agfa Graphics reported a solid order intake for both the prepress and the industrial inkjet segment.