Our Commitment

As a successful, medium-sized company and the leading supplier of urological lubricants in Germany, we are committed to a variety of social causes, especially within the urology sector. We take our commitments very seriously. As a result, we support and promote targeted educational development as well as residencies, advanced training, and continuing education in the field of urology.

German Society of Residents in Urology e. V.

Our commitment includes the fostering of young professionals, such as the German Society of Residents in Urology e. V. (GeSRU). This registered society represents the interests of German resident physicians in order to optimise the training of urological specialists in Germany and to promote the development of a network of urological residents.

www.gesru.de

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Akademie der Deutschen Urologen [Academy of German Urologists]

The Academy of German Urologists was jointly founded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie e. V. (DGU) [German Society of Urology] and the Berufsverband der Deutschen Urologen e. V. (BDU) [Professional Association of German Urologists]. The objective of the Academy is to enhance sustainable cooperation among the Academy's working groups in their urological activities and to ensure high-quality advanced training and continuing education in the field of urology. We support the Academy of German Urologists as a long-standing and reliable partner and sponsor of many events.

www.uro-akademie.de

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Berufsverband der Deutschen Urologen e. V. (BDU) [Professional Association of German Urologists]

Our involvement with the Berufsverband der Deutschen Urologen e. V. (BDU) [Professional Association of German Urologists], which represents the professional interests of urological specialists in Germany and supports and advises its members with respect to professional, economic, political, and occupational issues, includes not only our partnership, but also the membership of our CEO on its Advisory Board.

www.urologenportal.de/berufsverband.html

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C. E. Alken Stiftung [C. E. Alken Foundation]

The C. E. Alken Foundation was found in 1975. FARCO-PHARMA has provided support to this organisation for many years. The C. E. Alken Foundation promotes clinical and experimental research in the field of urology by annually inviting outstanding German-speaking scientists and clinicians within this field to present their work and by awarding the C. E. Alken Award for excellence in urological scientific research in accordance with the foundation's mission.

www.alken-stiftung.de

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie e. V. (DGU) [German Society of Urology]

We maintain a long-standing and successful collaborative relationship with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie e. V. (DGU) [German Society of Urology]. The DGU is an association of urologists and physicians with an interest in urology that promotes research, teaching, advanced training, continuing education, and patient care in the field of urology. Our commitment includes annual participation as one of the largest industrial exhibitors at the annual conference of the DGU.

www.dgu.de

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JuniorAkademie

Our commitments also include support for the JuniorAkademie, an organization that belongs to the Academy of German Urologists and was jointly developed with the GeSRU for the training of urology specialists. The JuniorAkademie is a modular course system that accompanies the 5-year residency training program and provides courses for beginners and specialists as well as continuing education courses.

www.uro-akademie.de/index.php?id=35

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ICA-Deutschland e. V. [Interstitial Cystitis Association Germany]

For several years now, we have been engaged in a loyal and reliable partnership with ICA-Deutschland e. V., a donor-financed, non-profit organisation that provides counselling and support to patients with interstitial cystitis (IC). We contribute to the extensive activities of the ICA as a member of the organisation and based on our mutual exchange of experience. The organisation has tasked itself with supplying IC patients, physicians, and scientists with the most recent information available, increasing public awareness of this disease, providing assistance with difficulties involving insurance coverage, authorities, employers or family matters, and promoting research concerning effective treatment and healing methods.

www.ica-ev.de

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"DIE ÄRZTE für AFRIKA e. V." [Physicians for Africa]

Our commitment reaches far beyond the German border. In order to ensure improved urological care at the international level, we have been involved for many years in the non-profit organisation "DIE ÄRZTE für AFRIKA e. V." [Physicians for Africa], whose objective is to improve medical care for needy people in Africa.

www.die-aerzte-fuer-afrika.de

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Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft e. V. (DKG) [German Continence Society]

The Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft (DKG) [German Continence Society] is an interdisciplinary medical sciences organisation that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of urinary and faecal incontinence. As a member of the DKG, we support these efforts.

www.kontinenz-gesellschaft.de

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The Grüner Punkt

Farco has been awarded with the environmental certificate of the Grüner Punkt. In this way we contribute to climate protection.

Press Release

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