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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring and its employees helped numerous organizations throughout the United States in 2012, from local United Way chapters to patient advocacy groups, food banks and other agencies that provide vital services to people in need. With operations in King of Prussia, Pa., Kankakee, Ill. and Boca Raton, Fla., and CSL Plasma centers throughout the United States and sites in Knoxville, Tenn. and Indianapolis, Ind., the company and its...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring announced today the launch of a financial assistance program designed to cover patients' out-of-pocket expenses for Berinert(®), C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Human), a pasteurized, nanofiltered therapy indicated for the treatment of acute laryngeal, facial and abdominal attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE). HAE is a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder. Berinert Co-Pay BENefit is the most recent addition to...

MARBURG, Germany, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical study results published today in the journal Anesthesiology showed that human fibrinogen concentrate can significantly reduce the need for blood transfusion when given as an intra-operative, targeted first-line hemostatic therapy in bleeding patients undergoing aortic replacement surgery. The Phase II prospective study, performed by CSL Behring and collaborators at the Hannover Medical School, Germany, enrolled 61...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring has teamed up with Professional Supercross racer Carl Schlacht to launch www.IamaChamPIon.com. This new online resource is part of the I am a ChamPIon campaign, a partnership that aims to raise awareness of primary immunodeficiency disease (PI or PIDD) while encouraging those with the condition to pursue their dreams despite the challenges that PI can pose. "PI is a genetic disorder that can have a dramatic impact...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Behring's parent company, CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), reaffirms the company's commitment to responsible business practice and sustainable development in its fourth Corporate Responsibility Report - Our Corporate Responsibility 2012. The report details CSL's performance across key corporate responsibility priority areas for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100914/PH63692LOGO...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A high level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is achievable for patients managing hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and serious genetic disorder, when effective treatment such as C1-inhibitor (INH) concentrate is available, according to a prospective patient assessment published recently in Allergy & Asthma Proceedings, the official journal of Regional, State & Local Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Societies...

FLORENCE, Italy, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis using a new economic model demonstrates that higher dosing of subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy (SCIg) is a cost-effective alternative to intravenous IgG replacement therapy (IVIG) in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PID). The analysis shows higher doses of SCIg are less expensive than IVIG therapy because they translate into lower health care resource utilization including lower costs for hospital care. Results of...

FLORENCE, Italy, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study conducted in Japan supports the previously demonstrated safety and efficacy of Hizentra® (Immune Globulin Subcutaneous [Human]) for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency (PID). The data were presented today at the 15th Biennial Meeting of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID). Hizentra is the first and only 20 percent subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) therapy in the world for the treatment of PID, a rare...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited (ASX: CSL), one of the world's leading manufacturers of influenza vaccine, announced it has been awarded a contract by the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services to supply pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccine antigens and related services to the U.S. national stockpile. Under the terms of the contract, the U.S. Government may request CSL Biotherapies to manufacture...

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The German Society for Immunology (DGfI) has awarded its 2012 Avery-Landsteiner Prize to Alain Fischer, M.D., Ph.D., of Paris, France, for his milestone discoveries and treatment developments in the management of hereditary immunodeficiencies. The Prize was presented at the European Congress for Immunology in Glasgow, Scotland today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120907/NY69842) Sponsored by CSL Behring, the...