Agfa HealthCare's board of directors has issued a statement denying rumors that the company plans to sell its healthcare business group, the company said.
According to Agfa, a number of articles have appeared in the Belgian press stating that Agfa-Gevaert plans to launch a formal sales process for the group. The company's board of directors denied these reports in a statement issued today, stressing that it is committed to the healthcare business group.
"The board has decided that absolute priority must be given to customer satisfaction, to the development of the business, and to operational improvement," the statement said. "The board confirms that no decision has been taken to launch a process for the sale of the HealthCare business group."
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