Health alert on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat is accused of ‘making millions’ peddling illegal cancer treatments – CSN News

A MARBELLA entrepreneur has actually been charged of marketing unlawful cancer cells therapies to thousands of clients– netting him countless euros while doing so.

In 2019, the Junta de Andalucia got a record implicating Immucura Med SL of making use of sophisticated treatment medications unlawfully.

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The Spanish Medicines Company (AEMPs) likewise reported the firm for supplying dendritic cell treatment, a cancer cells therapy not presently authorized in Spain.

Johannes Schumacher, Creator and Taking Care Of Supervisor of Immucura, was gotten to discontinue supplying the therapy and got a significant penalty for ‘performing wellness treatments without authorisation.’

Regardless Of this, a global team of investigatory reporters asserts the German-owned firm has actually proceeded supplying therapies right into 2024.

The consortium was comprised of El Pais, German television network ZDF, Austrian paper Der Criterion and Belgian paper De Tijd.

They discovered that Schumacher had actually been supplying dendritic cell treatment for practically a years, dealing with thousands of terminally sick clients around Europe and generating countless euros.

Dendritic cell treatment utilizes your very own immune cells to eliminate conditions, specifically cancer cells.

An unique sort of immune cell, dendritic cells aid the body immune system identify and assault cancer cells.

In dendritic cell treatment, physicians take a blood example and essence the dendritic cells. These are after that ‘educated’ in a laboratory to identify cancer cells by revealing them to tiny components of the tumor.

They are ultimately infused back right into the person, where they aid turn on the body immune system to target and damage cancer cells.

Presently, the only business permit for dendritic cell treatment is readily available in the United States.

Several research studies are still recurring right into the performance of the therapy and it is typically just readily available through scientific tests.

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Schumacher initially operated in financial investment financial, handling funds in the Cayman Islands and also asserts to have actually recommended the Russian federal government.

Nevertheless, regardless of not having clinical certifications, he has actually released a publication admiring the favorable impacts of dendritic cell treatment for cancer cells clients.

Guide guarantees to ‘aid you comprehend exactly how you have the power to get rid of cancer cells’, with suggestions from thankful clients specifying ‘many thanks to Immucura I get rid of a mind growth.’

In 2022, Immucura was once again reported to the Junta, sustaining even more penalties.

Although the firm asserts they no more run in Spain, the paper De Tijd discovered that a Belgian person got a call from Spain in addition to documents sent out from Marbella.

In spite of Immacura’s specifying ‘their solutions are not readily available in Spain’, you can conveniently access the web site, where there is a task advert for an English talking ‘Wellness Organizer’ in Marbella.

On June 26 this year, the Marbella District attorney’s Workplace introduced they were exploring Immucura Medication SL for scams and criminal offenses versus public wellness.

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The firm has actually dealt with over 1,000 individuals throughout 6 European nations, according to Airomedical, a therapy online search engine.

In spite of task titles consisting of ‘Health Coordinator’, possible staff members need to just have sales experience, with wellness associated experience a ‘plus’.

According to an ex-employee: “What we performed in Marbella was all business. We called individuals that left their information on the web site to market them the therapy. A single person had actually been a store aide, one more an artist, individuals from all histories, it was uncommon that individuals knew biology or medication.”

At first, the therapy was used for around EUR40,000.

” Immucura Medication SL has actually not had any type of wellness centres, solutions or facilities authorized by the Junta de Andalucia,” stated the Junta in a declaration.

One more ex-employee informed the investigatory reporters: “They were simply middlemans with no sort of clinical expertise or capability to provide therapy, they simply offered clients a therapy for 4 times the rate they purchased it for,” he described.

The worker left Immucura after seeing it was not a ‘legit center.’

When Schumacher reacted to concerns from the reporters exploring the firm he stated: “We do not need authorization to operate in nations where we deal with clients due to the fact that our duty is to moderate in between clients, research laboratories and centers … they have the ideal licenses.”

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He rejected to call any one of the research laboratories or centers Immucura deals with as a result of ‘person privacy.’

Although the firm asserts to deal with ‘extremely certified’ experts, El Pais asserts it is ‘tough to locate individuals with a cancer cells associated occupation.’

Also the Medical Supervisor, Riadh Ben Sghaier MD, does not consist of any type of cancer cells associated work with his public CV however he has actually operated in the clinical area considering that 2003.

On LinkedIn, he specifies he operated at Immucura Marbella from August 2022 up until June 2023, when he relocated to Benalmadena based Sonic Wellness.

Though Schumacher did not expose which centers he collaborated with, the Junta’s 2019 examination caused the closure of neighboring Clinica El Campanario, Calahonda.

According to an ex-employee gotten in touch with by the European reporters, this was just one of Immucura’s crucial companions.

In spite of clients taking a trip to Gibraltar with Schumacher to obtain therapy and advertising and marketing solutions in Gibraltar, the Gibraltarian authorities mention there are ‘no clinical centers which have actually asked for a certificate to perform dendritic cell therapies.’

Furthermore, the German reporters associated with the examination can not determine the ‘supersecret laboratory in Germany’ several sales agents mention when supplying dendritic cell therapy.

The German authorities mention there are just 4 research laboratories which deal with dendritic cells in the nation and all of them refuted dealing with Immucura.

Clients claim they have actually obtained bundles from a lab in Ulm, a city in southerly Germany best recognized for being the birth place of Albert Einstein.

Nevertheless, the proprietor refuted having actually collaborated with Schumacher and declared he did not recognize exactly how Immucura had actually acquired their trademark.

They likewise acknowledged never ever having actually collaborated with dendritic cells or had a permit to do so.

Haematologist Felipe Prosper, supervisor of the Advanced Therapies Device at the Clinica Universidad de Navarra, has actually taken part in scientific tests to examine dendritic cells.

Although it is an encouraging therapy, he specifies: “We do not yet recognize whether it can be utilized in mix or as a solitary treatment. We are trying to find the very best alternatives.”

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Dendritic cell treatment is typically applauded for its absence of adverse effects.

Nevertheless, El Pais highlights Immucura’s ‘doubtful’ techniques, consisting of sending out cells by blog post, an absence of guidance by an oncologist and an absence of adhere to ups.

They likewise highlight that dendritic cell treatment is still in scientific test stages and not certified for usage in several nations.

Generally, when a person takes part in such speculative therapy, they do not need to pay the costs.

Immucura’s web site states clients are alerted the therapy is ‘still in the procedure of clinical research study’ however at the exact same time asserts their ‘outcomes are based upon scientific research’ and the therapy is ‘all-natural, much safer and less costly.’

In 2022, a business was established in Dublin under the name Immucura Limited.

The brand-new endeavor was integrated with Goodspeed Organization Solutions, a Spanish firm established by Schumacher in 2021.

The German entrepreneur likewise developed Immunyo in June 2023, an Ireland based therapy centre offering dendritic cell treatments.

Nevertheless, this is not yet lawful in Ireland.

The evaluation of a Swedish male that shed his spouse to cancer cells regardless of Immucura’s therapy, sums up the despair and hope sustaining business: “I have no remorses. If I had actually aided, it would certainly have deserved every dime.”

The Olive Press has actually called Immucura for remark however got no action.

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