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08 May 2017
Medela’s in-house clinical trials help usher in a new generation of devices that benefit millions of moms around the world

Baar, 8 May 2017. Why have in-house clinical trials? They bring mothers and Medela scientists together directly. Mothers talk, and the scientists listen, gaining profound new insights into what mothers and babies still need to truly thrive along ...
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02 May 2017
300 million years of evolution have matched mother’s milk to the baby’s brain: Cow’s milk for a human brain?

Baar/Bologna, 2 May 2017. “Moms liquefy their bodies to feed their babies,” says evolutionary biologist Katie Hinde. Her latest cross-species research offers indisputable evidence that human breast milk is peerless in providing the necessary ...
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25 April 2017
World’s leading breastfeeding advocate urges health professionals to be honest with mums

“Is breastfeeding always natural?” is a question that one of the world’s most influential breastfeeding experts answered at Medela’s 12^th International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium earlier this month. Her honesty was truly inspiring and ...
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18 April 2017
The world’s leading researchers agree: 130 million babies need breast milk now

Baar/Bologna, 18 April 2017. “Breast milk is food, medicine, and signal; it is the first food a baby has evolved to eat, and we do not know enough about it to replicate it.” With this statement, symposium speaker Assoc. Prof. Katie Hinde ...
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28 March 2017
New pasteurization method will increase the critical value of breast milk at milk banks

Baar/Bologna, 28 March 2017. Breast milk plays a critical role in supporting the vulnerable premature infant’s immune system, growth, and long-term cognitive development. April 7-8, at the International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in ...
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14 March 2017
Myth or fact? The truth about human milk

Baar/Bologna, 14 March 2017. Could new information change the way we approach breastfeeding and infant feeding in the hospital, in the neonatal ward, at work, and in public? Could deeper insights into the value of human milk and breastfeeding ...
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17 February 2017
Breast milk breakthroughs: Breast milk components proven to kill over 40 kinds of cancer

Baar/Bologna, 17 February 2017. Breast milk components can kill cancer cells? This and other revolutionary research in breastfeeding and human milk will be explored in depth, as nine of the most renowned international researchers convene in ...
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22 April 2016
11^th international Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium

Love and optimal nutrition are especially important for babies to thrive. Breast milk as a food combines both for healthy infants: close contact with mother and a supply of nutrients and protective substances tailored to the child's ...
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18 April 2015
10^th international Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium

At Medela's 10^th Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Warsaw, which took place over this weekend (17-18 April 2015) over 450 delegates from 48 countries were reminded of the immeasurable value that breast milk provides for both preterm ...
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02 March 2015
Management change at Medela: Daniel Frutig takes over CEO function from Renate Schreiber

The globally successful medical technology company Medela, headquartered in Baar (Canton of Zug), is to have new leadership. The Board of Directors has reached an agreement with current CEO Renate Schreiber on the change in the management ...
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