Coloplast was founded in 1957 and listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1983. We develop, manufacture and market medical devices and services to improve the quality of life of the users of our products. In September 2006, we employed more than 7,000 people.

Fresenius Medical Care is the world´s leading provider of products and services for patients with chronic kidney failure that are dependent on regular hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatment - either at a dialysis clinic or at home.

Fresenius Medical Care treats more than 190,000 patients at its network of more than 2,500 dialysis centers worldwide. The Company also develops and manufactures dialysis machines, dialyzers and peritoneal dialysis systems as well as the single-use products used to be treat patients with chronic kidney failure.