Grifols Opens Diagnostic Training Center in Dubai

Barcelona (Spain), 4 September 2016 - Grifols (MCE: GRF, MCE: GRF.P and NASDAQ: GRFS),  a global healthcare company with more than 75-year legacy of improving people's health and well-being, today celebrated the opening of its new training center in Dubai. Created to support the company's growing Diagnostic business, the center will offer single and multi-day training courses for laboratory technicians, engineers, and specialists working with the company's broad portfolio of Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Diagnostic instruments, assays, and software. The center will also train attendees on associated best practices in the laboratory.

"Locating this new center in Dubai, a city focused on being a healthcare center of excellence, allows us to more closely partner with customers throughout the Middle East and Africa working to provide excellent care to patients," said Carsten Schroeder, president of the Grifols Diagnostic Division.

Globally, Grifols is paving the way for the growth of its Diagnostic division through the introduction of new products, entry into new markets, and strengthening of its presence in areas where it already operates. The division is focused on advancing patient care with innovative diagnostic solutions designed to simplify laboratory operations and improve the detection and management of disease.