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Agreement between Kamada and Baxter

24 August 2010:

Kamada enters into an exclusive distribution and manufacturing agreement with Baxter International for Kamada’s treatment of Alpha-1 antitrypsin Deficiency, the inhaled product called Glassia. Kamada will receive staged payments of $45m including an upfront payment of $20m; Kamada will also be eligible to receive up to $25m in aggregate payments upon the achievement of milestones and royalty payments on net sales of the product produced by Baxter.

 
National Events
Forthcoming Events:
 Germany/Austria
 Alpha1 Children's Day

 Near Lake Starnberg (exact location to be confirmed)
 10 - 12 September 2010

 United Kingdom
 Meeting North-East England

 NEWCASTLE upon Tyne
 Saturday 9th October 2010
www.alpha1awareness.org.uk

Recent Events:

  United Kingdom
 Alfa Europe  Federation
 Annual Congress
 LONDON
Friday/Saturday 9th/10th July 2010

 Report London 2010

   Austria
 General Meeting
 InfoDay
 INNSBRUCK
 General Meeting 25 June 2010
 Infoday 26 June 2010
 
  France
1ère Réunion d'information à Amiens 
  Amiens, FRANCE
 14
June
 
 Norway, Sweden
  and Denmark

 Scandanavian Alfa-1 Info Day

 Gøteborg, SWEDEN
11-13 June
 
  Germany 
 
General Meeting  InfoDay
 DRESDEN
 General Meeting 28 May2010
 Infoday 29 May 2010
 
 United Kingdom - Wales
  Informal lunch meeting
 WALES 17th April Welsh events
 Ireland
 Fundraising/Social
Event
  Glen Royal Hotel, MAYNOOTH, County Kildare
 Friday 19 February 2010
Irish Report
 Norway, Alfa Norden
 A meeting of board delegates from  Norway, Sweden and Denmark
 

Glittreklinikken, OSLO
21-22 January 2010

Norway Report
 Spain    España
1st Iberian Alpha1 Congress /
1er Congreso Ibérico de Alfa-1
MADRID, October 17/18, 2009
www.alfa1.org.es
View Resumé
United Kingdom
Alpha1 Informal Lunch Meeting
in Bodmin, Cornwall
CORNWALL
Saturday 10th October 2009

www.alpha1awareness.org.uk
View short report
Sweden Sverige
Alpha-1 Infoday in Stockholm
Alfa-1 Infodag i Stockholm

ALFA-1 INFODAG STOCKHOLM 2009
Lördagen den 5 september 2009

 
United Kingdom
Alpha1 Infoday in Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON
Saturday 5th September 2009

View short report

Germany
Alpha1 Liver Meeting in Kassel

 KASSEL
Alpha1 Deutschland e.V
View short report

Kurzen Report

 
What is Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?
  • It's a disease caused by a genetic abnormality where only low or null levels of the protein alfa-1-antitrypsin are present in the blood
  • It can cause lung disease in adults and some children
  • It can in fewer cases cause liver disease in children, infants or adults
  • It is underdiagnosed in all countries
  • Although there is no present cure, it is treatable
  • It can be easily identified by a simple blood test

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