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Vironovas dotterbolag NOW Electronics får ny VD
Förvärvet av NOW electronics AB som gjordes i december 2015 innebar en teknikförstärkning för Vironova och en fortsatt satsning på lösningar för elektronmikroskopbaserad teknologi. NOW, med 19 anställda norr om Stockholm, fortsätter även som dotterbolag till Vironova att erbjuda konsulttjänster inom elektronikkonstruktion och embedded programmering primärt för industriell bildanalys. Mikael Wik tillträder i augusti som ny VD och bidrar förutom med sitt kunnande inom elektronikområdet även med sin passion och erfarenhet av affärsutveckling.
”Mikael Wik har en relevant bakgrund och blir ett mycket välkommet tillskott för att driva bolagets tillväxt inom Vironova koncernen”, säger Mohammed Homman, VD för Vironova.
Per Neihoff och Henrik Wallin som tillsammans lett NOW sedan 1985 kommer även fortsättningsvis genom sin tekniska expertis och förståelse för kundbehoven spela en stor roll för NOWs utveckling.
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NOW electronics, subsidiary of Vironova, appoints new CEO
The acquisition of NOW electronics AB in December 2015 strengthened the Vironova technology platform and supports the Vironova focus to become a leading provider of electron microscopy based technology. As a subsidiary NOW, with 19 employees situated north of Stockholm, will continue to offer services for electronic construction and embedded programming for industrial image analysis applications. Mikael Wik is appointed new CEO and starts in this position in August. He brings technical expertise together with passion and strong track record of business development to the company.
“We are very happy to welcome Mikael Wik on board, he will be a very important contributor for driving the continued growth of Vironova” says Mohammed Homman, CEO Vironova.
Per Neihoff and Henrik Wallin who have been leading NOW since 1985 will continue to play a critical role in the development of NOW through their great asset of technical expertise and deep understanding of customer needs.
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Founded in 2005 as a result of interdisciplinary research at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, Vironova a company with 55 employees has quickly established a following of global customers working in highly-regulated and quality-demanding industries such as vaccine development, the pharmaceutical industry and material science. Vironova has developed a unique offering of services, hardware and software products. Today it has GLP-certified cell- and virus facilities that include equipment for advanced electron microscopy, image analysis, nano-characterization and viral clearance testing.
