Systagenix & Team Sky extend their sponsorship agreement

GATWICK, United Kingdom - Tuesday, March 19th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Systagenix and Team Sky have announced an extension of their sponsorship agreement which will run until the end of 2013. Systagenix will continue to supply Team Sky – the world’s number 1 professional cycling team – with its advanced wound care products and clinical support through 2013.

Simon Jackson, Vice President – Europe at Systagenix said “We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Team Sky. Everyone here at Systagenix is extremely proud to be associated with Team Sky and the amazing success the team has had. We work closely with the team’s doctors and medical staff who have found our ADAPTIC TOUCH®, INADINE® and TIELLE® dressings in particular a real help for riders who have crashed to ensure they heal as fast as possible and with minimal pain.”

Team Sky Doctor, Alan Farrell said “Systagenix have proved time and time again that they are the experts when it comes to advanced wound care understanding and management. The riders provide wonderful feedback on the comfort and healing time achieved with many of the products, particularly TIELLE® and ADAPTIC TOUCH®. In addition the technical support and education Systagenix provide the care givers in the team ensure that the team is on the cutting edge of research and management of these injuries. We are delighted with the continuing relationship.”

Established in 2008, following the acquisition of Johnson & Johnson’s professional wound care business, Systagenix is 100% dedicated to wound care, developing and marketing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions and supplying over 20 million advanced wound dressings per month globally.

Systagenix leading edge product portfolio includes: SILVERCEL® NON-ADHERENT, ACTISORB®, INADINE®, PROMOGRAN®, PROMOGRAN PRISMA®, ADAPTIC TOUCH® and TIELLE®. The recently launched WOUNDCHEK™ Protease Status is the first in the Let’s Test® category, which is the entry point to the company’s Let’s Heal® approach to wound care.

Contacts

VSPR for Systagenix

Vicky Stoakes, +44-(0)7747-534-519

vicky@vs-pr.com