Acquisition of one of the Opitek group companies

Acquisition of one of the Opitek group companies

by | Nov 19, 2024 | News

04/11/2024

Acquisition of Opitek

Asker Healthcare Group’s subsidiary OneMed Denmark has acquired Opitek ApS, a provider of equipment and surgical instruments to hospitals in Denmark.
“We continue to strengthen our position in Denmark within surgery with Opitek’s portfolio of high-quality products and surgical instruments. Together with the Sterilean instrument portfolio we acquired a couple of years ago, we can now offer a more comprehensive and more efficient solution for Danish healthcare providers,” says Johan Falk, CEO Asker Healthcare Group.

Opitek sells patient positioning devices, OR-room equipment, and surgical instruments including educational programs, service and repairs. The company has a revenue of approximately SEK 10m per year and will be integrated into OneMed Denmark.

For further information, please contact:

Emma Rheborg, Head of Communication Asker Healthcare Group
Phone: +46 73 313 62 17
E-mail: emma.rheborg@asker.com

Asker Healthcare Group is a partner to caregivers and patients across Europe providing medical products and solutions. We build and acquire leading companies that together support the healthcare system to improve patient outcomes, reduce total cost of care and ensure a fair and sustainable value chain. We are a European healthcare group that combines the entrepreneurial drive of strong local companies, with the abilities and collected knowledge of a large group – driving progress in the healthcare sector. The group has 4 000 employees in 17 countries and revenues amounting to SEK 15 billion.

25 years of opitek

25 years of opitek

by | Sep 29, 2023 | News

25 YEARS OF OPITEK

On October 1, 2023, Opitek celebrates its 25th anniversary.

I’m very proud and happy that we’re celebrating our 25th anniversary. It means a lot to us working in the company, that we’ve been able to build our business on top of our customers’ loyalty. Without our customers there would be no anniversary.

So, first of all a huge thanks to all our customers.

I’d also like to thank our loyal suppliers. A large number of them have been with us for all 25 years.

On a personal note, I’d like to express my gratitude to our dedicated employees, my family, all my valued colleagues in the medico business and all other professionals I’ve been working with during the years. Without your support and cooperation there would be no celebration.

I’m looking forward to continuing the journey with Opitek and to create future growth with the company and you.

My best wishes

Peter Christensen

CEO, founder

 

Bonus info (nice to know or need to know):

The name OPITEK was made up in a couple of hours on September 30, 1998, when founding the company. It is made up of 3 word elements in Danish:

OP = OPerationsstue udstyr/OPeratingroom equipment

I = Instruments/Innovation

TEK = Medical TEKnologi/technology

I learned later that the world’s first patient surviving open heart surgery was in fact called Henry Opitek – a thought-provoking connection to surgery too.

Also, Opitek is a Polish family name, which however has never led to any misunderstandings.

EORNA 2022

EORNA 2022

by | Jun 7, 2022 | Meet Opitek, News

EORNA 2022 – Winds of change 🏥

Our profession is constantly changing to enhance perioperative care, with more advanced technology for quality and safety of patient care in operating theatres.

“Winds of change” was the theme of the 10th biennial congress of the European Operating Room Nurses Association which was held in the beautiful city of Stavanger in Norway.

Our colleagues Tine Friis and Peter Christensen attended the conference and saw some interesting new trends of change.

Especially we want to highlight the new paradigm in getting disposable patient positioning equipment to go hand in hand with patient safety.

An example of this is the lateral positioning system Hip Fix, where single use pads are used for each surgical procedure to reduce cross contamination in hip replacement/revision procedures.