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23 April 2020

€102m NIB loan finances Elekta’s R&D activities for cancer care

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The Nordic Investment Bank and the Swedish medical equipment solutions provider Elekta AB have signed a €102 million, seven-year loan to finance R&D costs for the development of new radiotherapy solutions.

Elekta’s research programme for 2021–2025 focuses on the development of radiation therapy and radiosurgery tools, clinical treatment solutions and workflow-enhancing software systems.

Stockholm-headquartered Elekta’s R&D efforts aim to integrate interdisciplinary activities and support cooperation with clinics and academic hospitals. This intends to improve control of radiation physics, radiation dose calculation, software development and deep learning.

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