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http://www.crestmedical.co.uk/

6 more financial working days to HCEGs year end . Expect a loss but what they are doing to set up the future will make up for that !

They're working on it ! http://www.crestmedical.co.uk/

"The 'C' column will contain a 'C' if there are any bargain conditions on the trade. The particular bargain condition for each trade is not reported by the Exchange."

http://tinyurl.com/2volqw http://tinyurl.com/2chy62 ISO 13485 http://www.tuvps.co.uk/iso-13485.asp "For example, Canada requires that medical device manufacturers marketing their products in Canada must have a quality system certified to ISO 13485 or ISO 13488 after January 2003. Existing licence holders have until November 2003 to demonstrate compliance."

http://tinyurl.com/2eflb9 And the Procurement calender 2007 is a very interesting read !

Please note that it is under Dressings and not First Aid Kits which makes me think that it is fairly new .

"However, the Esense hand products have failed to make headway as the NHS protocols still require alcohol based products." 03/07/06 http://tinyurl.com/w53vt Could the NHS protocols have changed ? or ..... "Abstract of WO2006013315 An antimicrobial skin treatment composition comprises 0.001 - 5 % w/w of a biguanide compound and/or 0.001 - 5 % w/w of a quaternary ammonium compound. The composition may be a skin rub, in which case it may additionally comprise at least one alcohol, at least one lipogel and at least one oil. Alternatively the composition may be a skin wash, in which case it may additionally comprise at least one detergent agent and at least one amphoteric surfactant" Published 09/02/06 http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=WO2006013315&F=8

http://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/portal/page/portal/Dressings/Useful%20links

The pressure is on in the USA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 100,000 people die each year from hospital-acquired infections, and an additional 2 million patients, or 6 percent to 10 percent of inpatients, acquire infections during their hospital stay. Over 70 percent of hospital infections have shown some resistance to antibiotics, which are typically administered to half of hospitalized patients. Experts estimate that up to 50 percent of hospital antibiotic use is unnecessary. In addition, hospitals face tremendous pressure to control infections and their associated costs, and the problem has drawn national attention from regulatory and advocacy groups. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a plan, which would take effect in October 2008, to eliminate reimbursement payments for certain infections that CMS deems preventable. Source: Premier Inc. http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/72h1414301965346.html

Took the tenner and did a runner ! :-)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6365123.stm

Ebiox - Patented decontamination and disinfectant products that are safe and alcohol free but substantially more effective than conventional methods at destroying embedded microorganisms. The Ebiox range includes hand hygiene products, surface disinfectants and products to clean and decontaminate surgical instruments. Optiscope - Patented single use rigid endoscope which is more robust and does not involve fibre optic technology, thereby reducing contamination issues and allowing for a more cost effective and simple product design. Fertiligent - Innovative slow release pump for intrauterine insemination, proven to significantly enhance pregnancy success rates. Medilator - A platform for single-use, disposable dilatation devices. The first product to be launched will be CerDilator for the safe performance of cervical dilatation, without anaesthetic. http://www.hcegroup.com/index.jsp

And Bingo it is Storm ! Good Morning Everyone ! For the newcomers who have a med. to long term outlook of HCEG . This is still a hard and long "row to hoe". The new management are in the process of setting good sound foundations . The US EPA Approval is only one of them .I believe this will trigger more interest World Wide ! From the HCEG web site : About Us Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC (HCEG) is an international healthcare company focused on specialised, high-value products and services worldwide. Our commercial goals are to: Build a significant international healthcare company; Identify and acquire synergistic high value products and services; and Leverage our distribution platform to provide effective international distribution to niche healthcare markets. Our Crest Medical division is the largest occupational healthcare and first aid operator in the UK. Through Crest Medical we provide a comprehensive range of medical products for occupational health and first aid professionals, = to the retail first aid market. and to distributors We benefit from exclusive relationships with Asian manufacturers which provide manufacturing capability for a number of our products. We are introducing a number of high-value products and technologies, with significant international growth potential to our healthcare products distribution business. HCEG brands include: Ebiox - Patented decontamination and disinfectant products that are safe and al

http://www.hcegroup.com/advservices/contactmds.jsp http://tinyurl.com/29rrxf http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200607270803038092G 'We have had a positive response from a number of industry leaders following an initial marketing campaign of the first Optiscope product, a 10mm laparoscope. In view of this, we have retained the services of Burnham Securities, Inc, a New York based investment bank with a well regarded healthcare practice, to assist us in optimising the commercialisation of Optiscope, subject to the approval of Optiscope shareholders. Also, our production partner, Jenoptik Polymer Systems GmbH, has confirmed that it will invest directly in the equipment and components required for mass production of the initial Optiscope product. http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/horizon/PDF_files/2006reports/Optiscope.pdf http://www.mrg.net/news_newwin.php?news_id=183 http://tinyurl.com/ys8cgf http://www.advancedimagingpro.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=3634 http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/01/endoscope_maker.html http://www.visionsciences.com/vsi-products/slide-on-endosheath.html An idea of some kind of possible value of Optiscope . http://tinyurl.com/2oryku http://www.optiscopetech.com/

http://www.ludgate.com/ludgate181/investments.html

It still amazes me that a BIG name , AVIVA , has bought up so many shares recently and now owns 9.77% of HCEG , got the wrong response and the SP decided to go south ! ????

And made the ICT ! http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hotnews/72h6718024087.html

"Plastic optics provide high-value and flexible applications for endoscopy" http://www.jenoptik.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-26EE34DB-A17545D4/jenoptik-ps/hs.xsl/4047.htm "This milestone relates to proof of concept, being that the first of the Optiscope family of disposable endoscopes, the 10 mm laparoscope, can outperform the market leading reusable product when linked directly to an endoscopic viewing suite." "Wahl have indicated that initial prototypes, which will incorporate optical plastics utilised in this fashion for the first time ever" http://www.hcegroup.com/presscentre/newsdetail.jsp?newsitemdisplay_id=3094 "Also, our production partner, Jenoptik Polymer Systems GmbH, has confirmed that it will invest directly in the equipment and components required for mass production of the initial Optiscope product." http://www.hcegroup.com/presscentre/newsdetail.jsp?newsitemdisplay_id=3482

Since June 9th 2006 Aviva had to buy a minimum of 21,235,819 shares . The issued share capital on June 9th 2006 would have been ( I believe ) 187,415,351 shares and 3% of that is 5,622,460 . Give or take a share . :-) They weren't in the 3%+ bracket on June 9th 2006