What do you associate with BODE? Questions and answers from important companions and partners On January 16, 2024, we invited partners, companions, former and current employees to an anniversary event in a historic hall at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). Here are their thoughts on our milestone birthday. Anniversary interviews: Insights into the company‘s history ’BODE is an innovative company that has made history with a century-old brand. Also HARTMANN is more than 200 years old. So, tradition is a fundamental value of our company. Tradition means thinking long-term and making consistent decisions in the interests of our customers. It is therefore important that we make decisions today that will ensure we can meet our customers‘ growing needs for the next 100 years. Infection prevention is a key issue for us as a company. And disinfection is an essential part of that.’ Britta Fünfstück, CEO PAUL HARTMANN AG ’This is a special evening for me. Together with Mr Eberhard Bode on the Advisory Board, I was able to nurture and care for the company for 24 years from 1987. At that time, we also felt that we needed to back up our product range with scientific evidence. That‘s why we started with DESINFACTS and promoted practical hygiene research. We have always been able to react quickly to new developments thanks to our close contact with the research community. For example, we realised early on that we also needed an effective hand disinfectant against non-enveloped viruses. That’s why Sterillium® Virugard was developed. With Sterillium® as the most important product for hand disinfection, the name BODE today stands for quality.’ Dr. Ulrich Möllers, Former Managing Director of BODE Chemie GmbH ’For me, BODE Chemie means disinfection. I started working in heart surgery in Eppendorf in 1964. At that time we still had a lot of problems with infections. My idea was to develop a product that would not work by washing, but only by rubbing into the skin. Working with BODE gave me the ideal opportunity to develop a product that would simplify hand disinfection and be gentle on the skin. Since then, my professional career has been associated with the name BODE: I always enjoy seeing a bottle of Sterillium® somewhere.’ Prof. Dr. Peter Kalmár, Former heart surgeon at UKE, source of ideas for the development of Sterillium® 1OO YEARS BODE CHEMIE 12
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