Sectra AB is a Swedish company founded in 1978 active within
medical technology and
encrypted communication
Secure communication is when two entities are communicating and do not want a third party to listen in. For this to be the case, the entities need to communicate in a way that is unsusceptible to eavesdropping or interception. Secure communication ...
systems. Notable products include the communication system
RAKEL which is used by Swedish organisations and institutions that provide vital
public services
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such as
emergency services
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and
public utility providers like power companies.
During the fiscal year 2019/2020 the company had a net revenue of 1 661 million
SEK, an operating profit of 295 million
SEK and 859 employees. The company is publicly registered on Nasdaq, OMX Stockholm.
The company originated from
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...
, Sweden, where their headquarters are located. It is one of the larger technology companies in the city and has close connections to
Linköping University
Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fou ...
where the company was started.
In November 2019 the company was named as the preferred supplier for a ten-year radiology contract for a
picture archiving and communications system with eight
NHS trust
An NHS trust is an organisational unit within the National Health Services of England and Wales, generally serving either a geographical area or a specialised function (such as an ambulance service). In any particular location there may be several ...
s in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
.
References
External links
Official website
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Medical technology companies of Sweden
Swedish brands