BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (Europe) GmbH and Fresenius Medical Care Europe today announced formation of the Scientific Committee of the largest-ever multinational European dialysis research initiative, designed to study European dialysis practice patterns to optimise care and improve survival of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis. The Scientific Steering Committee will be led by Professor Jürgen Floege, Head of Nephrology and Immunology, Medizinische Klinik II, RWTH Aachen, Germany, and co-chaired by Professor Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Head of the Nephrology/Hypertension Section, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. The committee members include ten internationally-renowned scientists with expertise in nephrology, cardiology and epidemiology.
