Alliance Healthcare will be present at Infarma

Barcelona, March 2012.- Alliance Healthcare will be present again at the national fair of pharmacy, Infarma, the main European Congress of Office of farmacia y parafarmacia held in halls 1 and 3 IFEMA in Madrid during the 20 days, 21 and 22 March.

Alliance Healthcare, D-28, booth will show the synergies between products and services both to the pharmacy industry. The presence of the brand in Infarma reinforces its value as a global service provider for the pharmaceutical sector and its image of solid partner and confidence.

On 21 March, at 1730 hours, Caitlin Sorrell, Director of Alphega pharmacy Europe, will participate in the round table practices of business and law ”, providing innovative services that pharmacies are offering to patients in other countries and the international vision of Alphega.

In addition, this year you can join the team of Alliance Healthcare in the fight against cancer and make your donation at the stand. The money was collected will be donated to the Charity Foundation of research against cancer (EORTC), organization that Alliance Boots has signed an agreement to get 5 million euros in 5 years, for the creation of a BioBank enabling a personalized for colorectal cancer medicine approach.

About Alliance Healthcare

Alliance Healthcare is the Division of distribution wholesale and commercial affairs of Alliance Boots.

Alliance Boots is a leading international group health and beauty that offers a wide range of products and services to its customers. Working closely with both the pharmaceutical industry and Pharmacy and develops two major activities: Wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and pharmaceutical retailing.

Alliance Boots is a company of private property which employs close to 115,000 ** people. Its distribution network serves more than 160,000 ** pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals through more than 370 ** present in 21 pharmaceutical distribution warehouses ** countries. Account with more than 3.280 ** shopping for health and beauty, 11 ** countries, 3.180 ** of which has a pharmacy.

** Data is 31 March 2011 and approximate, and include associated companies and joint ventures.

On the EORTC

In 1976, the EORTC Foundation was established by Royal Decree in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, as an International Association, with the specific objective of obtaining funds for the support of the activities of the EORTC, to support the structure of the Organization and to support independent academic research projects. It receives most of its funding from the National Cancer Charities. All the charitable associations most important of Europe dedicated to cancer research and treatment that support the work of the EORTC are represented in the General Assembly, as well as the Association against cancer in Hong Kong.

In March 2006, the EORTC Foundation changed its name to the of La Foundation Charity EORTC according to recent changes in the Belgian legislation. The objective of the Foundation Charity EORTC remains exactly the same.