{"id":12881,"date":"2013-03-14T19:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bioventuspub.wpengine.com\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/"},"modified":"2013-03-14T19:05:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T19:05:34","slug":"bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark<\/h1>\n<p>HOOFDDORP, THE NETHERLANDS \u2013 (March 4, 2013) \u2013 Bioventus, a global leader in active orthopaedic healing, has increased its global reach by launching its business several additional European markets \u2013 the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Bioventus, which delivers clinically proven, cost-effective solutions that help people recover and heal quickly and safely, was formed in May 2012 in the United States as a strategic partnership between the company\u2019s owners \u2013 Smith &amp; Nephew, the global medical technology business, and an Essex Woodlands-led investor syndicate. The company launched in Europe in December 2012 when it opened its international headquarters in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith today\u2019s launch, we have transitioned all previous Smith &amp; Nephew biologics and clinical therapies business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to Bioventus,\u201d explained Mark Augusti, CEO of Bioventus. \u201cThis means the products and employees in those geographies are now part of Bioventus, and customers in those countries will now have access to our new multi-lingual customer care center, thus providing an increased level of support and product expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Augusti added that in these countries, Bioventus will rebrand its products from the previous Smith &amp; Nephew packaging to Bioventus. The products themselves will not change and will remain the same clinically proven, safe, effective solutions that physicians and patients know and trust. This includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 EXOGEN\u00ae Ultrasound Bone Healing System \u2013 a product indicated in Europe to accelerate the healing of recent fractures and to heal bones that have either delayed healing (delayed unions) or stopped healing completely (non-unions). EXOGEN has been shown to heal 86 percent of non-unions fractures* and accelerate the healing of fresh fractures up to 38 percent faster**. EXOGEN is developed and marketed by Bioventus in countries around the world. (See the EU indications statement below.)<br \/>\n\u2022 DUROLANE\u00ae \u2013 a single-injection, 3ml, joint-fluid treatment to relieve mild to moderate osteoarthritis (OA) pain of all sizes of synovial joints. A 1ml version of the product, DUROLANE SJ, is also available and indicated for treatment of OA pain in small joints. DUROLANE is developed\/manufactured by Q-Med AB and marketed by Bioventus in many countries outside the U.S. (See the EU indications statement below.)<\/p>\n<p>About Bioventus<\/p>\n<p>Bioventus is a biologics company that delivers clinically proven, cost-effective products that help people heal quickly and safely. The company\u2019s innovative products include market-leading devices, therapies and diagnostics that make it a global leader in active orthopaedic healing. Built on a commitment to high quality standards, evidence-based medicine and strong ethical behavior, Bioventus is a trusted partner for physicians worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/\">www.BioventusGlobal.com<\/a> or follow the company on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bioventus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/bioventus<\/a>) or Twitter (@BioventusGlobal \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BioventusGlobal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.twitter.com\/BioventusGlobal<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>EXOGEN and the Bioventus logo are registered trademarks of Bioventus LLC. DUROLANE is a registered trademark of Q-Med AB.<\/p>\n<p>* Nolte et al (2001) Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in the Treatment of Nonunions, J. Trauma 51 (4) 693-703<br \/>\n** Kristiansen et al (1997) J. Bone Joint Surg. 79A 961-973 Accelerated Healing of Distal Radial Fractures with the Use of Specific, Low-Intensity Ultrasound A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study; Heckman JD, Ryaby JP, McCabe J et al. (1994) Acceleration of tibial fracture-healing by non-invasive, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. Journal of Bone &amp; Joint Surgery &#8211; American Volume 76:26-34.<\/p>\n<p>EXOGEN summary of indications for use in the EU:<\/p>\n<p>EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System is indicated for the non-invasive treatment of osseous defects (excluding vertebra and skull) that includes: Treatment of delayed union and non-unions, accelerating the time to heal of fresh fractures, treatment of stress fractures, accelerating repair following osteotomy, accelerating repair in bone transport procedures, accelerating repair in distraction osteogenesis procedures, treatment of joint fusion. There are no known contraindications for the EXOGEN device. Safety and effectiveness has not been established for individuals lacking skeletal maturity; pregnant or nursing women; patients with cardiac pacemakers; on fractures due to bone cancer; or on patients with poor blood circulation or clotting problems. Some patients may be sensitive to the ultrasound gel. Full prescribing information can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healmybone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.healmybone.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DUROLANE summary of indications for use in the EU:<\/p>\n<p>DUROLANE (3ml): Symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate knee or hip osteoarthritis. In addition, DUROLANE has been approved for the symptomatic treatment associated with mild to moderate osteoarthritis pain in the ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers and toes.<\/p>\n<p>DUROLANE SJ (1ml): Symptomatic treatment associated with mild to moderate osteoarthritis pain in the ankle, elbow, wrist, fingers and toes.<\/p>\n<p>Both DUROLANE and DUROLANE SJ are also indicated for pain following joint arthroscopy either in the presence of osteoarthritis or subsequent to general surgical repair within 3 months of the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>There are no known contraindications. You should not use DUROLANE if you have infections or skin disease at the injection site. DUROLANE has not been tested in pregnant or lactating women, or children. Risks can include transient pain, swelling and\/or stiffness at the injection site. Full prescribing information can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.durolane.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.durolane.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 4th, 2013<\/br><\/br><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/?p=394\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"March 4th, 2013 Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bioventus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"siteadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@siteadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BioventusGlobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"siteadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"siteadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d65c417397c1a3b1c45c0c12492aaae0\"},\"headline\":\"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":834,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bioventus\",\"description\":\"Active Healing through Orthobiologics\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Bioventus\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/bioventus-logo-color-min.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/bioventus-logo-color-min.png\",\"width\":434,\"height\":72,\"caption\":\"Bioventus\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/BioventusGlobal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/bioventus\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/Bioventus\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventus.com\\\/de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d65c417397c1a3b1c45c0c12492aaae0\",\"name\":\"siteadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"siteadmin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bioventusglobal.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/siteadmin\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/","og_locale":"de_DE","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus","og_description":"March 4th, 2013 Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/","og_site_name":"Bioventus","article_published_time":"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00","author":"siteadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@siteadmin","twitter_site":"@BioventusGlobal","twitter_misc":{"Verfasst von":"siteadmin","Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit":"4 Minuten"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/"},"author":{"name":"siteadmin","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/d65c417397c1a3b1c45c0c12492aaae0"},"headline":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark","datePublished":"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/"},"wordCount":834,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"de-DE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/","name":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Bioventus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-03-14T19:05:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"de-DE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/bioventus-launches-company-in-the-uk-ireland-sweden-norway-and-denmark\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bioventus Launches Company in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/","name":"Bioventus","description":"Active Healing through Orthobiologics","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"de-DE"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#organization","name":"Bioventus","url":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de-DE","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bioventus-logo-color-min.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bioventus-logo-color-min.png","width":434,"height":72,"caption":"Bioventus"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/BioventusGlobal","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/bioventus\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Bioventus"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/#\/schema\/person\/d65c417397c1a3b1c45c0c12492aaae0","name":"siteadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de-DE","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/267f86eb738c42e6434b931b776b69753eab05ef508f24c5a6c9e7baf46df621?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"siteadmin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.bioventusglobal.com","https:\/\/x.com\/siteadmin"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bioventus.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}