Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services for improved cancer care and management of brain disorders.

Elekta’s systems and solutions are used at over 4,500 hospitals around the world to treat cancer with radiation therapy, to diagnose and treat brain disorders as well as to run efficient and effective clinical practices.

Elekta is the world leader in image guided and stereotactic clinical solutions for radiosurgery and radiation therapy, giving radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons an unmatched capability to aggressively treat tumors and functional targets with ultra-high precision while sparing healthy tissue.

Elekta develops clinical solutions and information systems through close collaborative relationships with customer partners in research and advanced product development.

Through these efforts Elekta is addressing the needs of healthcare systems as well as patients by reducing hospitalization costs and providing less traumatic treatment options.

Elekta was founded in 1972 by the late Lars Leksell, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1994 under the ticker EKTAb.

Elekta conducts extensive research and development with around 350 qualified team members involved in the product creation process at the company’s research centers in Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, Finland and China.

Vision

In the vision:

“We believe that by working together we
can fight serious disease and enhance
quality of life”

...the spirit that pervades Elekta is reflected, as well as the pride that Elekta’s employees take in their work.

Mission

The summarized mission statement:

“To always be the first choice”

...encompasses the endeavor to be the company that patients, healthcare professionals, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders first think of when they seek treatment, a supplier, employment or an investment opportunity.

Values

Elekta’s decentralized organization and decision processes give each manager and employee considerable scope in making decisions regarding his or her work. While this implies a large degree of freedom, it also places substantial demands on Elekta’s employees. The five Elekta Values function as support for decision making and as general guidelines in the daily internal and external work.

• Long-term Customers
• Trust and Reliance
• Stretch Boundaries
• Careful with Resources
• Speed and Performance