Highlights and 2018 in figures

We had a busy year in 2018. NewIcon achieved several international milestones, including the EUR 4.5 million investment made by Highlight Health Investment Limited, Thailand-based Thanes Development Co., Ltd. and Indonesian PT Multi Sinar Adamar. We also won a public contract for Israel’s fifth-largest hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus.

The Falsified Medicines Directive required us to update the software of nearly a hundred devices and bring the systems of our customers into line with the needs of today. We also gained a number of new domestic accounts, and NewIcon’s systems are currently used in almost every hospital district in Finland.

Now is the time to relax for a while and celebrate the holidays, but January will see us back to business as usual. To quote Chairman of the Board Mikko Suonenlahti: ”Full speed ahead.”

Continue reading to see what happened in 2018 and how the year looks in figures.

Year 2018 in figures: 

  • We received a EUR 4.5 million investment from China
  • We expanded our operations to 5 new countries
  • We reached the 75-employee mark
  • We delivered to our pharmacy and hospital customers:
    12 automated dispensing systems
    13 automated dispensing cabinets
    5 compounding systems
    306 scheduled maintenance programs
  • And, the cherry on the cake, 1 new website


Highlights of 2018: 

International success: 

Active development:

Successful customer experiences:

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