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In-house articles and guest articles
In-house articles and guest articles
Tuesday 9.6.2020
Denmark’s hospitals have been undergoing massive change in recent years. Via vast reform, Denmark is aiming at better and more cohesive patient treatment, improved patient safety, greater […]
Tuesday 24.3.2020
Working in cleanrooms demands precision and accuracy – especially when we are talking about the sterile preparation of medicine. Even though it’s not your traditional heavy work, […]
Monday 20.1.2020
In the Icon News issue 2/2019, Senior Lead Tuula Tiihonen from the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra talked about the digital transformation gaining ground globally, across sectors. In the article, she […]
Monday 18.11.2019
Pharmacy automation is still in its infancy in Indonesian hospitals – only about ten of Indonesia’s 2,813 hospitals* have pharmacy automation equipment. The main reason for the […]
Monday 18.11.2019
In the main article of Icon News 2/2019, Senior Lead Tuula Tiihonen from the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra talks about the heated debate currently on-going in many […]
Tuesday 29.10.2019
While travelling around the world visiting our customers, I have received praise for a few quite surprising things. Surprising because the issues raised are so self-evident for […]
Friday 11.10.2019
Specification of requirements is an important part of the automation system procurement process as discrepancies and misunderstandings are a pain in the neck for both the customer […]
Friday 14.6.2019
The global pharmacy automation market is growing at an exhilarating pace. The market is currently valued at EUR 5.5 billion and predicted to reach around EUR nine […]
Friday 14.6.2019
The OECD* crowned Sweden as world leaders in digitalisation in 2018 – a prize well deserved based on a number of metrics. However, when it comes to […]
Friday 14.6.2019
The most critical factor for the success of pharmacy automation projects is a realistic procurement schedule. Many hospitals set overly optimistic timetables when requesting quotations, and up […]
Thursday 7.2.2019
The fundamental purpose of our work is to make our customers happy. We have noticed that the best way to create happiness is to create quality, which […]
Tuesday 26.6.2018
In early 2018, we reached a turning point in the decade-long history of our company. Our investments in internationalisation finally paid off as our export sales exceeded […]
Monday 28.5.2018
Back in 2009, the theme of the second day of the Hospital Pharmacy Days held in Kuopio was “Technical applications as promoters of medication safety.” This was […]
Monday 20.11.2017
Research shows that research, development and innovation activities improve the expertise and networking in society. They affect the national economy on an extensive basis, increasing prosperity, employment […]
Monday 20.11.2017
At the time of the publication of this article, Finland is getting ready to celebrate its centenary as an independent country. Compared to many other cultures in […]
Friday 2.6.2017
Ten years ago, NewIcon was born like the Phoenix rising from the ashes. My first automation business had run into financial difficulties in 2006, and since entrepreneurship […]
Thursday 21.4.2016
Social media conversations often indicate that many people have a rather outdated view of pharmacies. For example, few people know that pharmacies are among the leaders of […]
Thursday 21.4.2016
It is great to be the third Finnish company, not to mention a health technology company from Kuopio, to have met the strict financing criteria for the […]