The new agreement will replace the previous agreement from 2005. The cooperation involves manufacturing of the analysis instrument CellaVision® DM96 and further development of the product’s optics and optronics.

”Extensive experience, specialization, and a continuous strive to improve are qualities that make Kitron a partner who complements our core competences. Kitron understands the special demands that characterize our industry and affect the manufacturing of our products,” says Yvonne Mårtensson, CEO of CellaVision.

”We are proud of CellaVision’s continued confidence in us and our manufacturing of their products for clients worldwide. We are impressed by CellaVision’s success in the market and are glad to be able to contribute with our competence in both manufacturing and development,” says Johannes Lind, General Manager for Kitron Sweden.

10 January 2008
Kitron ASA

For more information, please contact:
Johannes Lind, General Manager Kitron Sweden
Phone: +46 736-68 33 20. E-mail: johannes.lind@kitron.com

Kitron is one of Scandinavia’s leading companies in development, industrialisation and production of electronics for the data/telecom, defence/marine, medical, automotive and other industries. The company is located in Norway, Sweden and Lithuania. Kitron had a revenue of about NOK 1.7 billion in 2006 and has about 1,300 employees. See also www.kitron.com.

CellaVision AB develops, markets and sells market leading image analysis based systems for routine analysis of blood and other body fluids. The company's associates have expertise in advanced imaging analysis, artificial intelligence, and automated microscopy. The company headquarters are in Lund, Sweden and CellaVision has subsidiaries in Jupiter, FL, USA, and Toronto, ON, Canada. For more information, visit www.cellavision.com.