Libby Thomson the lead nurse endoscopist at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust marked the formal launch of Wassenburg in the UK at a ceremony held on the stand at the British Society of Gastroenterology meeting in Liverpool.
As she cut the green ribbon to a round of applause from delegates, she was joined by John Crispin, managing director of Wassenburg (formerly managing director of Dawmed), and Ronald Wassenburg, managing director of the Dutch-based group Wassenburg & Co BV. The new company has considerable experience in the washer disinfector market and was created following the acquisition of Dawmed Internationa At the meeting, Wassenburg showed its Dry 300 endoscope dryer (which is also available as a pass-through option) which gives clinicians a 72-hour instrument storage period.
