improper references to self published sources . please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message b. braun melsungen ag type ag industry health care founded 1839 founder julius wilhelm braun headquarters melsungen germany key people heinz w. gro e ceo revenue eur 5 429.6 million 2014 1 number of employees 54 017 2014 1 website www.bbraun.com b. braun melsungen ag is a german medical and pharmaceutical device company which has offices and facilities in more than 50 countries . its headquarters are located in the small town of melsungen in central germany . the company was founded in 1839 and is still owned by the braun family . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 aesculap 3 external links 4 references history edit the company originated in the year 1839 as a pharmacy in melsungen where it started to sell medical herbs by mail to customers in germany . later a manufacturing plant was built where production of several medical products began mainly surgical sutures . with this product braun started to supply to hospitals and added in the following decades other product lines to its manufacturing program like intravenous solutions monitoring apparatus and other medical devices . in the 1960s braun became highly specialized in plastics for pharmaceutical and medical uses and developed the first plastic container for i. v. solutions in 1956 as well as many other products for patient care in hospitals . as the company grew manufacturing facilities were acquired or established in france italy spain switzerland hungary slovakia czech republic the united states brazil and malaysia . b. braun acquired aesculap ag a germany based manufacturer of surgical instruments . b. braun and its subsidiaries currently employ more than 54 000 people in more than 60 countries . 2 in 2009 the company was named the best company in germany to work for . 3 divisions edit on an international level b. braun is separated into several divisions 4 hospital care division which handles products related to infusion and injection and other disposable hospital supplies . aesculap division which handles products and services related to surgery . opm out patient market division b. braun avitum division which handles products and services related to extracorporeal blood treatment . transcare a home healthcare service operating in germany austria and the united kingdom . 5 the united states headquarters is located in bethlehem pennsylvania where the subsidiary company is known as b. braun medical inc. 6 it sells pharmaceutical and medical products . 7 aesculap edit b. braun s aesculap division s kli p which includes aesculap inc. its american unit is a manufacturer of surgical equipment . it derives its name from aesculapius the greek and roman god of medicine and physicians . it manufactures a range of equipment including sutures handheld surgical instruments implants and electrosurgical devices and powers systems . it also provides training to healthcare workers through its aesculap academy . 8 9 aesculap was founded in 1867 in tuttlingen germany by gottfried jetter . aesculap inc. its american division was founded in 1977 in center valley pennsylvania . aesculap ag was incorporated into the b. braun group in 1998 . 10 external links edit b. braun melsungen ag international website b. braun medical inc. u.s. aesculap division international website aesculap inc. u.s. b. braun infusion systems u.s. b. braun oem division u.s. references edit a b facts & figures . bbraun.com . retrieved 20 january 2016 . group management report pdf . bbraun.com . retrieved 20 january 2016 . dietz peter march 4 2009 . der medizintechnik konzern b.braun ist laut einer studie bester arbeitgeber der republik a study names the medical company b. braun as the best employer in the republic . frankfurter rundschau . retrieved 19 january 2013 . networking expertise . bbraun.com . retrieved 12 february 2013 . b. braun transcare . b. braun melsungen website . retrieved 19 january 2013 . about us . retrieved 1 feb 2014 . corn david april 9 2015 . mother jones . aesculap inc. company profile . hoovers.com . retrieved 12 february 2013 . company overview of aesculap inc. . healthcare equipment and supplies . businessweek.com . retrieved 12 february 2013 . from druggist to global player . take the time for a short trip through more than 170 years of successful company and family history . bbraun.com . retrieved 12 february 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title b. braun melsungen & oldid 737066313 categories companies based in hessepharmaceutical companies of germanypharmaceutical companies established in 1839hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from february 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more 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