Infection control
Market and customers
The business area markets comprehensive solutions to prevent the onset and spread of infections in healthcare and medical care, and the pharmaceuticals industry. Healthcare and medical care customers include sterilisation centres, clinics and elderly care facilities. In the Life Sciences area, customers include research laboratories and the pharmaceuticals industry. The business area also offers IT solutions for traceability, quality assurance in the areas of sterilisation production, technical service, consumables and training programmes.
Current events in the business area
In 2011, the business area is focusing on actions that promote growth and enhance competiveness:
- Continued development of the business area’s service concept
- Continued focus on sales to attractive emerging markets
- Launch of a number of new products, including the Getinge 46 Turbo washer-disinfector and the Getinge HS66 Turbo Combi steriliser
- Continued consolidation of manufacturing to fewer and more efficient plants to strengthen the business area’s profitability.
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| Product area |
Disinfection |
Sterilisation |
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| Products |
- Washer disinfectors
- Flusher disinfectors
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- Sterilisation equipment
- IT-systems
- Loading equipment
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| Market segment |
Healthcare, Life Science and Elderly care |
Healthcare and Life Science |
| Market size |
5 000 MSEK |
8 000 MSEK |
| Competitors |
Steris, US; Miele, DE; Belimed, CH |
Steris, US; Sakura, JP; Belimed, CH |