Bactiguard wins tender in Sweden

Bactiguard has won a tender for urinary catheters covering the Swedish county Kalmar. The contract is an extension of the previous agreement, lasts for 4 years and enables healthcare providers to purchase Bactiguards’ anti-infective urinary catheters.

"The Kalmar region has been using our products for the last 2 years and recently decided to continue the use of infection prevention catheters by specifically requesting it in their latest tender. We have a very good cooperation and welcome their renewed trust in us delivering infection prevention to the region,” says Nina Nilsson, SVP Sales and Marketing at Bactiguard.

The contract runs 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021 and covers both BIP Foley Catheter in latex and BIP Foley Catheter Silicone.

For further information, please contact:

Nina Nilsson, SVP Sales and Marketing, mobile: +46 70 214 87 49

About Bactiguard
Bactiguard is a Swedish medtech company with a mission of preventing healthcare associated infections, reducing the use of antibiotics and saving lives by developing and supplying infection prevention solutions for the healthcare industry. The company’s patented coating prevents healthcare associated infections by reducing bacterial adhesion and growth on medical devices. Bactiguard®-coated urinary catheters are market leading in the US and Japan, and in recent years the company has developed its own product portfolio of catheters for the urinary and respiratory tract and the blood stream. Bactiguard is currently in a strong expansion phase, focused on new markets in the Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America and Southern Africa. The company has market presence in some 50 countries and has about 60 employees. Its headquarters is located in Stockholm and production facilities in Sweden and Malaysia. Bactiguard is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more about Bactiguard at www.bactiguard.com

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