Philips and Elekta plan radiotherapy merger:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Philips Medical Systems and Elekta AB intend to merge their radiotherapy businesses. Philips will take a large minority stake in Elekta - no more than 10%. Philips Medical, based in Best, the Netherlands and Elekta AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, intend to split responsibility for the business, with Elekta assuming overall charge of the business and Philips Medical handling sales and services.