MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader
commercializing its flagship CytoSorb® extracorporeal
cytokine adsorber to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced the
addition of Belgium and Luxembourg to its direct sales
territories. CytoSorb is now distributed in 42 countries worldwide.
Dr. Christian Steiner, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of CytoSorbents stated, "Expansion
of direct sales into Belgium and Luxembourg, two countries that
are on the western border of Germany, is the natural result of our strong CytoSorb sales in
neighboring Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with our own dedicated sales force. We have been working with key opinion leaders in major
hospitals in these countries for some time, and expect these territories to be a great opportunity for the company while
immediately contributing to higher margin sales growth."
Together, Belgium and Luxembourg have a combined population
of approximately 12 million people. Both countries provide healthcare insurance to their citizens primarily through public
insurance funded through social security, with the option of additional coverage through private insurance. With 113 acute
care hospitals in Belgium, it represents a focused market for CytoSorbents to target with its
own direct sales force.
About CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO)
CytoSorbents Corporation is a leader in critical
care immunotherapy, specializing in blood purification. Its flagship product, CytoSorb® is approved in the European Union with distribution in 42 countries around the world, as a safe and
effective extracorporeal cytokine adsorber, designed to reduce the "cytokine storm" or "cytokine release syndrome" that could
otherwise cause massive inflammation, organ failure and death in common critical illnesses such as sepsis, burn injury, trauma,
lung injury and pancreatitis, as well as in cancer immunotherapy. These are conditions where the risk of death is extremely high,
yet no effective treatments exist. CytoSorb® is also being used during and after cardiac surgery to remove inflammatory
mediators, such as cytokines and free hemoglobin, which can lead to post-operative complications, including multiple organ
failure. CytoSorbents has completed its REFRESH (REduction in FREe Hemoglobin) 1 trial - a multi-center, randomized controlled
study that has demonstrated the safety of intra-operative CytoSorb® use in a heart-lung machine during complex cardiac
surgery. In 2017, the company plans to initiate a pivotal REFRESH 2 trial intended to support U.S. FDA approval.
CytoSorb® has been used safely in more than 14,000 human treatments to date.
CytoSorbents' purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic
substances from blood and other bodily fluids by pore capture and surface adsorption. Its technologies have received non-dilutive
grant and contract funding in excess of $18 million from DARPA, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force,
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI), U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and others. The Company has numerous products under development based
upon this unique blood purification technology, protected by 32 issued U.S. patents and multiple applications pending, including
CytoSorb-XL, HemoDefend™, ContrastSorb, DrugSorb, and others. For more information, please visit the Company's
websites: http://www.cytosorbents.com and http://www.cytosorb.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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