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Capio buys Norwegian ophthalmology chain

Listed Swedish healthcare provider Capio has bought its third ophthalmology operator in a year, acquiring Norwegian company Orbita. We speak to Capio about the deal and look at how private hospitals are moving from inpatient to outpatient.
October 2, 2017

IVBAR spreads its wings

For-profit healthcare data platform the IVBAR Institute, which works for both payors and operators to analyse patient outcomes, is moving out of its native Sweden. We look at its business model and expansion plans. 
September 27, 2017

New Falck CEO “systematically examining business” after first half losses

Jacob Riis, new CEO at Falck, the international ambulance, fire service and healthcare group, admits H1 2017 results were “not satisfactory” and says he is "systematically examining" the business. Could this be with a view to a sale? Healthcare Europa speaks to an informed source amid speculation that we might soon see a sale of Falck’s healthcare services business – which unlike the rest of the business is doing rather well.
September 20, 2017

New Falck CEO “systematically examining business” after first half losses

Jacob Riis, new CEO at Falck, the international ambulance, fire service and healthcare group, admits H1 2017 results were “not satisfactory” and says he is "systematically examining" the business. Could this be with a view to a sale? Healthcare Europa speaks to an informed source amid speculation that we might soon see a sale of Falck’s healthcare services business – which unlike the rest of the business is doing rather well.
September 18, 2017

Interview: Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn, CEO of Norlandia

It is one year since Nordics company Norlandia, which runs nursing homes and social care units in Norway, Sweden and Finland, appointed its new CEO Yngvar Tov Herbjørnssønn. Healthcare Europa chats with him about the group's relationship with municipalities, international expansion and changes in the long-term care market in the region.
August 20, 2017

Swedish app KRY raises €20m for international expansion

Sweden-based telehealth app KRY has raised €20m to expand into new markets. The app, which lets patients access a doctor online, is already in Spain and Norway. Its CEO and co-founder Johannes Schildt talks to Healthcare Europa.
July 19, 2017

Swedish speciality care provider sheds loss-making hospitals

Swedish specialty care provider GHP has sold off two of its hospitals. The facilities, located in the Danish town of Aarhus and the Finnish capital Helsinki, were loss-making. We speak to Daniel Ohman and Philip Delborn, respectively CEO and CFO of GHP, and to Olof Bengtsson, CFO of Sweden-based operator Capio, who bought the Danish hospital.
July 18, 2017

Interview: William Stoddart, CEO, Werlabs

Werlabs is a Swedish start-up bringing lab tests to the general public. The group is growing fast from a small base, and is now expanding beyond the Nordics. Its CEO, William Stoddart, believes it can save the health system money and consumers will buy it. Healthcare Europa asks him how.
July 4, 2017

B2C lab tests set to soar in Europe

Direct-to-consumer lab groups are popping up right across Europe. Most are small and offer a limited range of tests, but there’s less to stop labs going straight to the consumer than you might have thought.
July 4, 2017
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