The Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra has signed a partnership agreement with Kurt & Kurt A.S., a Turkish medical distribution company. Kurt & Kurt is a leading supplier of medical equipment with a large customer base in Turkey and neighboring countries.
Through this partnership agreement, Kurt & Kurt becomes a distributor of Sectra's system for processing and archiving of digital radiology images (PACS) and digital mammography solutions.
"This partnership agreement significantly widens our representation and presence in the new Europe," says Dr Torbjörn Kronander, President at Sectra Imtec AB. "Kurt & Kurt is very successful and well-established in the Turkish market. The company enjoys an excellent reputation based on 30 years of operations. We view the company as a well suited partner of Sectra," Dr Kronander adds.
With a population of 72 million, Turkey is a large healthcare market. The use of digital healthcare systems is growing rapidly.
"There is a growing demand for medical imaging solutions in the Turkish market and in response to this demand we want to provide our customers with the best solution available," says Nurgül Vatansever General Manager of Kurt & Kurt AS. "Partnering with Sectra will strengthen our position by delivering a well-proven, top-of-the-line technology to the Turkish healthcare market."
Kurt & Kurt AS is the parent company of a group of companies. Formed in 1975, with the aim of marketing quality-control equipment for agricultural produce and products, it rapidly grew to encompass medical, nuclear, analytical and other related instruments. In 1980 the Board of the company decided to start new companies for each major area of activity. After the implementation of this decision, Kurt & Kurt stayed in the medical equipment and instruments area. It is now the major leading company in the radiology and endoscopy market in Turkey. Kurt & Kurt has 95 employees. The headquarter is located in Ankara and the company also has main offices in Istanbul and Izmir.
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27
Dr. Jan-Olof Brüer, CEO and President, Sectra AB, +46 705 23 52 09
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Sectra, the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 650 installations worldwide. Sectra's core business is delivering top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. The company has a large number of systems installed in most major
countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
Sectra, founded in 1978, has its roots at the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of cutting edge products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra operations include medical systems and secure communication systems.
Sectra has offices in eight countries and operates through partners all over the world. Sales for the fiscal year 2004/2005 totaled SEK 456 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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