Addtech Life Science markets and sells instruments, consumable supplies and services to laboratories in healthcare and research, diagnostics equipment for healthcare and process and analysis equipment for industry. During 2011/2012 net revenues in the business area amounted to MSEK 1,002, which is equivalent to 19 percent of Addtech’s revenues.
Business
Addtech Life Sciences markets and sells instruments and con-sumables to laboratories in healthcare and research, diagnostics equipment for the healthcare sector, and process and analysis equipment for industry. The business area focuses on products from globally successful suppliers; its companies’ main market comprises the Nordic countries. Products include blood-gas equipment for the healthcare sector, chromatography instru-ments for research, and chemical analysis equipment for the process industry.
Companies in this business area create value added for their customers by providing knowledge-intensive services such as technology and application knowledge, consulting, training, support and maintenance. Calibration is also offered in process engineering. Its employees’ extensive technology and application expertise make it possible to optimise customers’ solutions for maximum user benefit.
Customers and market
Addtech Life Science sells its products and services to end users in the Nordic countries. Customers mainly operate in healthcare and research, as well as in the energy, chemicals, food and pharmaceutical industries.
The Addtech companies enjoy strong market positions in their respective areas of operation and, thanks to the ever increasing knowledge and technology content of their products, they are key partners for customers and suppliers. These developments also create a growing need for aftermarket services, which is profitable to Addtech.
Customers represent globally competitive Nordic companies and organisations in industry and research. The market for diagnostic equipment in healthcare is stable over time, and is mainly affected by the general economy.
Examples of customers
AstraZeneca, Karolinska Institutet, Novo Nordisk, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and DONG Energy.
Examples of competitors
Roche, VWR International and Endress+Hauser