New ValiMed™ Medication Validation System Demonstrates USP 797 Compliance at ASHP Summer Meeting
Baxa Corporation demonstrates the next-generation ValiMed System for medication safety at booth no. 729 at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Summer Meeting June 25 – 28 in Orlando, Fla. The next-generation ValiMed Technology offers the same benefits as the original system, with additional reporting features and a smaller sample requirement. - June 26, 2006
Baxa to Launch STAR Center for Professional Pharmacy and Cleanroom Training at ASHP Annual Meeting
Baxa Corporation will announce the development of a professional Skills Training, Academics and Resources (STAR) Center for pharmacy and cleanroom skills training at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Orlando, Florida. The STAR Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed for cleanroom and pharmacy practice demonstration, is located at the company’s world headquarters south of Denver, Colorado. - June 23, 2006
Baxa Launches New 35 mL Exacta-Med® Oral Dispenser
New size of Exacta-Med® Oral Dispenser completes the product range – from 0.5 to 60 mL – of safe oral medication dispensers for market leader Baxa Corporation. Exacta-Med Oral Dispensers play a vital role in preventing wrong-route administration of non-IV fluid drugs. Their unique dispenser tip cannot connect to a luer needle hub or a needleless IV system. - June 13, 2006
Baxa Corporation Wins Two AMA Awards
At the Colorado American Marketing Association PEAK Awards ceremony, Baxa Corporation won the Gold Award for Direct Mail Campaign and the Annual Marketer of the Year Award. The direct mail award recognized the success of the company’s Real Pharmacy campaign, developed to generate customer testimonials for Baxa products. Marian Robinson, VP of Marketing for Baxa Corporation was recognized as Annual Marketer of the Year (AMY) for exemplifying outstanding marketing leadership and accomplishment. - June 05, 2006
Now available on CD: Baxa Corporation Exhibitor’s Theatre Offering, 'What’s Next with USP 797?' from ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation now has a CD available of the presentation, 'What’s Next with USP 797?' from the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas. Eric Kastango, MBA, RPh, discussed the proposed changes to the USP 797 guidelines for sterile compounding and the impact on the hospital pharmacy practice. - May 10, 2006
Baxa Corporation Registered to New ISO Standard Under BSI
Baxa Corporation has met the requirements for management systems conformity under the British Standards Institution for ISO-13485:2003. The company recently named BSI as its new registrar and completed its first official assessment with them. Previously, Baxa Corporation’s US and UK operations used different auditors for ISO and CE compliance. Under BSI, the company now has a single world-class auditor for both facilities. - May 03, 2006
Baxa Corporation Wins BMA Colorado 2006 Gold Key Award
Baxa Corporation, Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices for healthcare systems, has won a 2006 Business Marketing Association Gold Key Award. The winning entry was the Baxa “One Less Thing” campaign, which promoted the safety and ease-of-use of the Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers. The Baxa oral dispensers were the company’s first product, and still contribute greater than 30% of its revenues today. - April 27, 2006
Baxa Corporation Wins National Design Awards from Graphic Design USA Magazine
Two campaigns designed and executed by the Baxa in-house design team have been selected for 2006 American Inhouse Design Awards for creative work on a recent direct mail campaign (‘right equipment’) and a national customer promotion (‘real pharmacy’). Graphic Design USA – a national magazine for design professionals – has sponsored design competitions for four decades. The 2006 winners were chosen from nearly 3,500 submissions, less than 20% of which received awards. - April 13, 2006
Baxa Corporation Announces Its UK Subsidiary, Baxa Ltd, to Expand into New Facilities, More than Doubling in Size from the Present Location
International healthcare-product manufacturer, Baxa Ltd, UK subsidiary of Denver-based Baxa Corporation, announces the relocation of its sales and marketing operations to Bracknell, Berkshire, as of the end of April. The new 10,000-square foot facility includes state-of-the-art demonstration rooms and enhanced training areas. Baxa Corporation’s investment in Baxa Ltd’s new Berkshire location provides a foundation for rapid sales expansion in the UK and across Europe. - April 05, 2006
Baxa to Feature ValiMed™ Medication Validation System at Interphex 2006
Baxa Corporation features the innovative ValiMed System technology for rapid validation of high-risk medications at the Interphex 2006 trade show March 20-23, 2006, at Booth # C302. This new system provides the only effective means for preventing med errors, detecting narcotic abuse and ensuring the quality of batch compounds. - March 20, 2006
Baxa Corporation’s Jeff Baldwin Honored as a Top Business Leader by the Denver Business Journal
In an awards ceremony held Friday at the Denver Marriott City Center, Baxa President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Baldwin was recognized as one of the top 40 business and community leaders in the Denver area. The 2006 winners were chosen on three criteria: business leadership, personal accomplishment and community involvement. - March 18, 2006
Baxa Automated Pharmacy Production Equipment on Show at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacist’s Congress
UK-based pharmacy products supplier, Baxa Ltd will feature its proprietary systems for automating pharmacy fluid handling and streamlining multi-source mixing applications at the 11th annual Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) in Geneva from 22nd to 24th March 2006. The EAHP Congress, entitled ‘Quality and Medication Safety Hand in Hand,’ will focus on quality and safety improvements within the pharmacy and reducing patient risk. - March 02, 2006
Baxa Announces the release of New Adapta-Cap™ Bottle Adapter
New cap fits sterile water bottles, expanding the line of Baxa accessories that facilitate easy access with Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers. Designed to ensure dose accuracy while preventing med errors and wrong-route administration of IV drugs, oral dispensers and accessories are recommended by the Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) for use in oral and enteral fluid drug delivery. - February 09, 2006
Baxa Ltd Announces Direct Sales and Marketing Operations in France and Benelux
Baxa Ltd, subsidiary of Denver-based Baxa Corporation, has moved to a direct sales and marketing model for the French and Benelux markets. The company provides systems and devices for simplifying the handling, mixing and administration of fluid medications. Direct operations will provide Baxa Ltd with improved customer access for product development and continuous improvement, while continuing their excellent customer service. - January 03, 2006
“Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs” Technical Paper from Baxa Corporation Now Posted on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com For Media Access
Discussions from a scientific advisory board on the impact of USP 797 and the NIOSH Alert for guiding the safe handling of hazardous drugs in healthcare settings are the topics of a new technical paper posted at the Public Relations Newsroom Web site. This posting joins a related page at the Expert Information for Journalists Web site (Expert411.com) featuring James Jorgenson, RPh, MS, and Martha Polovich, MN, RN, AOCN, industry experts on the subject of safe handling. - December 22, 2005
Baxa Corporation Signs Agreement to Market SMARTPAK® Sterile Bulk Bag for Prescription Compounding
Baxa Corporation, Denver-based provider of systems for automated compounding of sterile medications, announces a co-marketing agreement with Samson Medical Technologies LLC for the promotion of the SmartPak Bags. SmartPak provides a closed system for sterile compounding that complements the Baxa Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe Filling System and Repeater™ Pump for fast and accurate production of sterile IV syringes. - December 05, 2005
Baxa Corporation Launches Specialty Electronic Users Group (eBug)
Baxa Corporation, manufacturer of systems for automated compounding and syringe filling, launches its first electronic users group for hospital pharmacies. The “eBug” will be launched at a reception during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, Nev. on December 4, 2005. - December 04, 2005
Baxa Selects Neenan Company for Design/Construction of New Headquarters
New Baxa world headquarters to be built in Englewood, Colo., by The Neenan Company of Fort Collins, Colo. Baxa chose Neenan after an extensive search for a design-build partner that focused on collaboration and shared values. - December 02, 2005
Baxa to Sponsor Exhibitor’s Theatre: “What’s Next with USP 797?” at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a program at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas. The speaker will discuss the proposed changes to the USP 797 guidelines for sterile compounding and their impact on pharmacy practice. - December 02, 2005
Baxa to Launch ValiMed™ Medication Validation System at ASHP Midyear Meeting
Baxa Corporation announces its launch of the ValiMed System for medication safety at booth no. 2221 at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting to be held December 4 – 8, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nev. The innovative ValiMed Technology offers validation of medication to ensure the type and strength of high-risk medications. The technology also validates narcotic returns and identifies counterfeit medications. - November 29, 2005
Baxa Corporation and Carmel Pharma ab End Exclusive Distribution Agreement for PhaSeal®
Carmel Pharma elects to end Baxa distribution and establishes a US headquarters: Baxa Corporation announced today that its exclusive US distribution rights for the PhaSeal Products will end on December 31, 2005. The products’ Swedish manufacturer, Carmel Pharma ab, has elected not to continue the agreement. Over the course of the agreement, Baxa more than tripled annual PhaSeal product sales. Today, PhaSeal is used in more than 300 leading cancer treatment facilities nationwide. - November 14, 2005
Colorado BioScience Association Names Baxa Corporation 2005 Company of the Year
CBSA awarded Baxa Corporation its Company of the Year designation during BioWest 2005 in Denver, acknowledging operational excellence and commitment to giving back to the community as key to the recognition. Chairman and CEO Greg Baldwin accepted the award for Baxa at the Colorado Convention Center last evening. - November 09, 2005
Process Changes at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Result in Safer and More Efficient Nutrition Compounding
The introduction of the Baxa automated compounder and Monterey Medical Software allows a leading children’s hospital to minimize med errors, reduce man hours and improve clinical efficacy. - October 31, 2005
Baxa Corporation Receives Design Award from Art Directors Club of Denver
The Graphic Design team at Baxa Corporation received a 2005 Environmental Design award for their “right equipment” trade show graphic. The award, sponsored by the Art Directors Club of Denver, recognizes design excellence from Denver metro area agencies and in-house graphics teams and was one of several presented at the ADCD Annual Show. - October 03, 2005
Baxa Introduces New Oral and Enteral Liquid Dispensers with Purple Plungers to Increase Patient Safety
Specialized Baxa oral dispensers now have a purple plunger for immediate visual differentiation from IV syringes to prevent wrong-route administration errors. Oral dispensers are syringe-like devices with a unique tip configuration that cannot accommodate a hypodermic needle or actuate a needleless IV access port. - September 12, 2005
Baxa Corporation Honored as Colorado Top Company
Baxa Corporation was recognized as a Top Company in an award ceremony held today at the Denver Center for Performing Arts. The annual competition, established by Colorado Biz magazine in 1988, highlights the best of Colorado businesses – those demonstrating financial and operational excellence as well as a commitment to giving back to their communities. - September 08, 2005
Baxa Repeater™ Pump Validated in Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour Sterilisation Tests
Baxa Ltd announces that their pharmacy peristaltic filling pump – the Repeater Pump (099E) – tested successfully through 26 gas sterilisation cycles at one cycle per day with hydrogen peroxide vapour. Bioquell (UK) Ltd, manufacturers of the Clarus® hydrogen peroxide gas generator system, performed the tests for Baxa at their Andover laboratory. The Repeater Pump exhibited no adverse effects on performance or accuracy of operations during the third-party testing. - September 07, 2005
Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers Eliminate Wrong-Route Errors And Inappropriate Clinical Line Connections
Baxa Corporation, a Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices and systems, offers the Exacta-Med Oral Dispenser specifically designed for safe oral liquid delivery. The Exacta-Med Dispenser’s design prevents the attachment of a luer needle hub and from engaging with a needleless connector, eliminating potential error from wrong-route oral liquid medication administration. Additionally, the dispenser is labeled “Oral Use Only,” further promoting patient safety. - August 31, 2005
Nutrition Therapy and Continuous Infusion Case Studies From Baxa Corporation Now Available for Media Access at PublicRelationsNewsroom.com
Two case studies produced by Baxa Corporation are now posted on the Public Relations Newsroom Web site for media access. The first case details how a new Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) process minimizes medical errors and reduces man hours at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH). The second case focuses on the therapeutic benefits of continuous infusion of β-lactam antibiotics at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, West Virginia. - August 31, 2005
Baxa Corporation Named As Colorado Top Company Finalist
Baxa Corporation has been recognized as a finalist in coloradobiz magazine’s annual competition for Top Company. Established in 1988 by Colorado Business magazine (now coloradobiz), the Top Company competition recognizes Colorado’s most outstanding businesses in nine business categories. - August 25, 2005
Baxa Corporation Announces Compliance To The European Directive On Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment
Baxa Corporation, a Denver-based manufacturer of equipment that automates fluid dispensing for hospital pharmacies, announces its compliance to the European Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment Directive, or WEEE. The WEEE Directive aims to reduce the quantity of waste resulting from used electrical and electronic equipment and increase its re-use, recovery and recycling. Baxa is the 2005 recipient of two excellence in exporting awards. - August 15, 2005
Baxa Corporation’s CEO Greg Baldwin Tours Gregg Moss of 9News Through The Company’s Sterile Medical Device Manufacturing Facilities on “Where In The Town Is Gregg Moss”
As anchors say during the widely viewed 9News Denver regional broadcasts, “Gregg Moss took his Rambler on the road today.” This time to Englewood, Colorado, on the morning of July 22, 2005. He took viewers to the world headquarters of Baxa Corporation and toured the company’s state-of-the art, sterile medical device manufacturing facilities. CEO Greg Baldwin served as tour guide for Gregg Moss during three, early-morning business news segments on Denver’s NBC affiliate, 9News. - July 22, 2005
Baxa Corporation’s Jeff Baldwin Provides Business Perspective To Denver’s 9News Regarding UK Terrorist Attacks
Jeff Baldwin, President and COO of Denver-based Baxa Corporation was interviewed by Mark Koebrich of Denver’s NBC affiliate, 9News, about the business ramifications for Colorado companies with holdings in the UK. Baldwin served as Managing Director of Baxa Limited, the company’s UK subsidiary for for two years prior to returning to the US as Chief Operating Officer. He had been to London the week prior, riding the Underground while attending meetings with Baxa hospital customers in the city. - July 14, 2005
Baxa Corporation’s Brian Baldwin Wins 2005 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award
Brian Baldwin, founder and Vice Chairman of Baxa Corporation, was selected as an Ernst & Young 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year in a ceremony last evening at the Donald Seawell Ballroom of the Denver Center for Performing Arts. Brian, the winner for the medical and health sciences category, joined eight other award winners in six different categories for the Rocky Mountain Region. - June 24, 2005
Baxa Corporation’s Brian Baldwin Selected As Finalist For Ernst & Young 2005 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards
Brian Baldwin, founder and Vice Chairman of Baxa Corporation, has been selected as a finalist for the Ernst & Young 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year® Awards. Nominated this year for the first time, Baldwin is one of 24 finalists in the Rocky Mountain Region selected from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges consisting of area leaders from business, academic and civic organizations. - June 15, 2005
Baxa Corporation Awarded Best Sales Team In 2005 American Business Awards
Baxa Corporation, a medical device manufacturer focusing on hospital pharmacy applications, was awarded a 2005 American Business Award for Best Sales Team in a ceremony held June 6th at the New York City Marriott Marquis. The national American Business Awards is the only business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. The third annual American Business Awards ceremony featured Ali Velshi, host of CNN’s The Turnaround, as Master of Ceremonies for the program. - June 08, 2005
Baxa Sponsors Team In Courage Classic Fundraiser For Children’s Hospital
Baxa Corporation is sponsoring a bicycle racing team for the 16th annual Courage Classic ride to raise money for The Children’s Hospital of Denver. Baxa will provide financial support for the team, along with jerseys and riders. Team captain Jerrod Milton, Director of Campus Transition and Occupancy for the hospital’s new Fitzsimons facility, will lead 35 riders for Team Road Rage, including Baxa executives and associates. - June 01, 2005
Baxa Corporation Announces Direct Sales And Marketing Effort in Canada Beginning June 1
Baxa Corporation announces that it will be moving to direct marketing and sales in Canada as of June 1, 2005. For the past ten years, Baxa products have been sold through a distributor under the name of Baxa Canada. In that time, product marketing and technical support activities were done through the company’s corporate offices in Colorado. With its distributor contract expiring, Baxa decided to begin direct sales and marketing operations for all of North America from its US headquarters. - May 31, 2005
Baxa Corporation Receives Small Business Exporter Of The Year Award
Baxa Corporation was honored as Colorado’s Small Business Exporter of the Year at an awards ceremony held at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on May 25, 2005. The award was presented by the Colorado Small Business Administration, and accepted by Baxa President and Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Baldwin. - May 30, 2005
Family Business Experts Credits Family Business Synergy As Key To Baxa Corporation’s Success
Baxa Corporation is featured in a recently published “Family Business Experts” profile detailing the key to the company’s 30 years of success in product innovation and customer responsiveness. The company was selected as the featured family business for the Family Business Institute’s (FBI) top-ranked Internet site, because Baxa met criteria as both a positive family and a business success story. - May 23, 2005
Baxa Corporation Awarded Colorado Governor’s Award For Excellence In Exporting
Baxa Corporation has been chosen to receive the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting in an announcement made last week by Governor Bill Owens. The award honors Colorado companies that have made significant contributions to exporting during the past year. This is the second exporting award Baxa has received this year. - May 16, 2005
Baxa Corporation Named Finalist In 2005 American Business Awards
Baxa Corporation has been selected as a finalist in the Best Sales Team category for the third annual American Business Awards. Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), The American Business Awards are the first national, all-encompassing... - May 11, 2005
Baxa Corporation Honored With Two American Inhouse Design Awards In The National 2005 Competition Sponsored By Graphic Design USA
The Graphic Design team at Baxa Corporation was awarded two 2005 American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA – a national magazine for design professionals – for their humorous and creative work on a three-part direct mail campaign for the company’s Rapid-Fill™ Automated Syringe... - May 07, 2005
Baxa Features Exacta-Med® And Closed System Technology For Safe Handling And Administration Of Fluid Drugs At Interphex 2005
Baxa Corporation will present its proprietary systems designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of fluid medication handling and delivery at the 26th annual Interphex Conference and Exhibition -- April 26 – 28 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. Its Exacta-Med products offer added value to packaged pharmaceuticals as part of a complete drug delivery system. - April 26, 2005
Baxa CEO Greg Baldwin Is Now Profiled at the Expert Information for Journalists Website and Available to Address Selected Business Topics
Greg Baldwin, Chairman and CEO of Baxa Corporation of Englewood, Colorado, is now profiled on the Expert Information For Journalists website – Expert411.com. Baxa Corp., a privately held company is a leader in serving hospital pharmacy systems for handling, packaging and administering liquid medications from oral to multi-ingredient IV. Baxa is a registered medical device manufacturer with the FDA and has sales in over 35 countries. - April 02, 2005
Baxa CEO Greg Baldwin Joins Healthprolink Board of Directors
Greg Baldwin, Chairman and CEO of Baxa Corporation of Englewood, Colorado, has joined the Board of Directors for Healthprolink of Bellevue, Washington. Baxa Corporation, a privately held company, is a leader in serving hospital pharmacy systems for handling, packaging and administering liquid medications from oral to multi-ingredient IV. Baxa is a registered medical device manufacturer with the FDA and has sales in over 35 countries. - March 30, 2005
Baxa Corporation Celebrates 30 Years of Product Safety and Innovation for Hospital Pharmacies
In March 1975, two entrepreneurs with experience in pharmacy sales and product development started Baxa Corporation, a medical device company focused on products that ensured patient safety. Thirty years later, the company’s first product – a dispenser dedicated to safe delivery of oral medications – is still the market leader, alongside a full line of devices and systems designed to streamline fluid drug handling, admixture and packaging activities in hospital and alternate-site pharmacies. - March 24, 2005
Baxa Introduces Four New Microfuse® Infusion System Administration Sets
Baxa Corporation announces the addition of four specialty administration sets to the MicroFuse® Syringe Infusion System line. These new sets incorporate a T-site for the convenient administration of coronary vasodilators during myocardial perfusion imaging. Their design resulted from customer feedback on safety and ease of administration for this specialty cardiac application. - March 17, 2005
Baxa Introduces New Amber Oral Dispenser Packaging For Ward And Bedside Applications
Baxa Corporation announces the release of new packaging configurations for its amber Exacta-Med(R) Oral Dispensers. Oral dispensers are syringe-like devices designed specifically to provide safe and accurate delivery of oral liquid medications, without the possibility of wrong-route administration through a patient’s IV or epidural line. Their amber coloring promotes further differentiation of oral dispensers from standard hypodermic syringes. - March 07, 2005
Cleanrooms: A Question & Answer Document from Baxa Corporation is Now Posted on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com for Media and Professional Access
"Understanding Cleanrooms: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions," authored by Pat Hynes, VP of Global Quality for Metro Denver-based Baxa Corporation is now posted for media and professional access on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) released USP 797 in January 2004 and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published its 2004 alert on the health risks posed to those working with hazardous drugs. - February 27, 2005