U.S. sales boost Nycomed to Queen’s Award
Nycomed Amersham received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, which is given in recognition for a company’s outstanding achievement in technology, exports, or environmental performance. Queen Elizabeth grants the awards on her April 21st
Nycomed Amersham received the Queens Award for Enterprise, which is given in recognition for a companys outstanding achievement in technology, exports, or environmental performance. Queen Elizabeth grants the awards on her April 21st birthday.
The companys headquarters are located in the U.K. while its North American operations are headquartered in Princeton, NJ.
The companys U.K. imaging business group won the award for its continuous achievement in export sales from 1994 to 1999. During this time, Nycomeds British exports more than doubled. Over half of Nycomeds success came through sales from the U.S. office. Myoview, a heart imaging agent, and OncoSeed, a treatment for prostate cancer, were best-sellers, said Daniel L. Peters, Nycomed Imagings U.S. president. The company has won the Queens Award 14 times in the last 33 years.