DGAP-News: PULSION Medical Systems AG: GE Healthcare Plans to License PULSION’s PiCCO Technology

PULSION Medical Systems AG / Agreement/Alliance

17.12.2007 

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Letter of intent between GE Healthcare Finland Oy and PULSION / Licensing
and integration of PiCCO-Technology for GE’s Modular Monitoring Solutions


Munich, December 17, 2007 -- GE Healthcare, the US$17 billion healthcare
business of global technology, media and financial services company,
General Electric Company (GE), and PULSION Medical Systems AG, the supplier
of industry renowned PiCCO technology, announced today the signing of a
letter of intent on licensing such technology to GE Healthcare. GE
Healthcare has plans to incorporate Pulsion’s PiCCO technology as part of
its hemodynamic monitoring offering.

'The incorporation of PULSION’s PiCCO - the market leading technology in
less invasive advanced hemodynamic monitoring - as an option into GE
Healthcare’s modular monitors will support the market’s needs,' explained
Bradley Gould, CEO of PULSION Medical Systems. 'The intention is to deliver
a complete solution to healthcare providers, which will ultimately benefit
both the clinicians and their patients. As GE Healthcare is a major player
worldwide as well as in the US market we are positive that the licensing
arrangement will offer great potential for us to progress in a short time
frame especially in the US.'

In commenting on the timing and importance of this intended 
collaboration, Jaana Tuominen, General Manager at GE Healthcare’s 
Monitoring Solutions, 'This exciting new opportunity with PULSION 
Medical Systems will allow us to improve and continue to deliver the high
standards of care throughout Intensive Care Units across the world. The
planned technology integration will simplify the equipment set up at the
patient’s bedside, which will mean less use of space, less cable clutter
and better ergonomics for healthcare providers.'
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Language:     English
Issuer:       PULSION Medical Systems AG
              Stahlgruberring 28
              81829 München
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)89 4599 14-0
Fax:          +49 (0)89 4599 14-18
E-mail:       info@pulsion.com
Internet:     www.pulsion.com
ISIN:         DE0005487904
WKN:          548790
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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