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November 16th, 2004

Awards, zen zones, and a virtual chairman - Octapharma breaks from the pack at the 2004 WFH congress - Review


Octapharma, a corporate sponsor of the 2004 WFH congress, organized several activities to benefit the delegates education and entertainment during the week long program in Bangkok. In this review, we present summaries of these activities along with downloads of the educational material on the booth and synopses of speakers presentations given at the symposium: Natural Proteins in the Treatment of Blood Disorders: Return to Reason. Please click on the first word of each section below to learn more!
Octapharma booth In a break from conventional corporate custom, yet remaining true to the traditions of Thailand, Octapharma proudly presented its themed Thai temple to the delegates of WFH 2004, in Bangkok. Octapharma's booth offered visitors an oasis of Feng Shui calm within the Zen Zone, innovative interactive information within the learning zone, and exotic local snacks within the hospitality zone. Click on the link above to view images of the booth or view the learning zone presentations.

Symposium On Tuesday, October 19, three PPTA member companies, Octapharma, Biotest, and Kedrion , organised an innovative 90 minute joint Satellite Symposium, chaired by an interactive virtual chairman. The symposium brought together eminent speakers from the USA and Europe to present a wealth of comparative information on plasma-derived (pd) and recombinant (r) coagulation factors, in particular factor VIII (FVIII) for haemophilia treatment. Click above to read a summary of the presentations given during the symposium.

Inga Marie Nilsson Award Octapharma, sponsor of the Inga Marie Nilsson award for the last three years, co-presented the awards to: Biomedical scientist Angus McCraw, UK , for his dedicated work to improve world-wide laboratory diagnosis of blood coagulation disorders and to Drs Brian Luke and Man- Chiu Poon, Canada, for their efforts to establish a Haemophilia Treatment Centre Collaborative Network for China.

Vienna Marathon Fundraiser In May this year, Octapharma assembled a team of highly spirited employees to participate in the Vienna Marathon in order to raise money for the WFH. Octapharma presented a giant check with the "matching" funds to the amount raised during the marathon to Ross Robinson and Dr. Paul Giangrande during the congress.

Octapharma thanks and congratulates the WFH for organising a highly successful congress!


© Octapharma AG, 2004