Elekta joins as patron to the Foundation IDIS.

Madrid, March 2012.- Elekta, manufacturer of equipment and innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders, signed its accession to the founding Board of Trustees of the Institute for the development and integration of the health (IDIS).

Based on this agreement, Elekta will collaborate with the Foundation IDIS, that brings together the leading companies of the private health sector and aims to highlight the contribution of private healthcare to the national health system, in a context of collaboration and complementarity with public health.

According to the general manager for Elekta Iberia, Eduardo Rodríguez Urcelay, with the accession of Elekta to the patronage of the IDIS hope to be able to contribute to sustainable development and the quality of the health sector in Spain, bringing our international experience and capacity and innovation in the fields of neuroscience and radiation oncology. ”

el IDIS brings together more than 56 institutions and companies, which have more than 10 million users and employ 350,000 professionals. The companies that make up the founding Board of Trustees of the IDIS include Adeslas, Caprio health, DKV, hospitals of Madrid, Sanitas, among others.

On the IDIS

The IDIS is a non-profit that aims to highlight the contribution of the private health to the health of our country and promoting the improvement of the health of all Spaniards. To this end, promotes and develops all initiatives, including those of research, from private health aimed at achieving an optimum level of welfare and health of all sectors of the population.

About Elekta

Elekta is a human care company pioneered innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. Elekta provides intelligent and efficient technologies that improve, prolong and save the lives of patients.

In 2011, Elekta integrates Nucletron, world leader in brachytherapy that offers the types of radiation more advanced and efficient, through integrated products, software and services.