seca opens development site in Lithuania

seca – between tradition and innovationFounded in 1840 as a scale manufacturer, seca is today the world's market leader in medical measuring and weighing. With headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and 15 branches around the world, seca is a global player with activities in more than 110 countries. For some time seca has been offering more than medical measuring systems and scales. The company's portfolio now includes innovative measuring stations that communicate with each other; networked vital data monitors; the medical Body Composition Analyzer (mBCA), which is revolutionizing diagnostics and treatment with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis; and service and software systems that make everyday medical work easier. Moreover, seca makes substantial investments in EMR-ready measuring solutions which, in the course of Medicine 4.0, will optimize the ad-hoc assessment of a patient's state of health. Every year more than 10 percent of revenue is invested in research and development.

Fast growth with Lithuanian talentDigitalization is altering the healthcare market and with it the requirements for products and system solutions. Acknowledged as an innovation driver, seca always wants to remain one step ahead of the market. The company develops ground-breaking technologies and collaborates with forward-looking people to shape the transition. "To serve the growing need for digital solutions, we want to expand further in the field of software. We are now looking for many highly-trained talented people with a digital mindset to supplement our team of experts in Hamburg. And we are finding them in Lithuania," says Frederik Vogel, managing director in the technology area. The country has the highest number of graduates in math, science and technical courses in Europe and more than half of the population speaks at least two foreign languages. "Furthermore, hardly any other country has such an advanced digital infrastructure or such pronounced digital socialization as Lithuania. We are certain that with our new software development site in Lithuania, we will develop even more efficient solutions and will be able to exploit the potential for growth in the digital healthcare market."

Modern software solutions for diagnostic supportForty employees make up the Hamburg team of IT specialists, an integral part of Research & Development, which concentrates on the development of firmware, embedded software and integration solutions for connectivity to hospital information systems. The expert team in Vilnius will work independently on a Web-based software solution for analysis of medical measurement data. With this diagnostic support for the future, the idea is not only to measure and automatically document results, but to interpret the data and point out connections with the help of seca's most modern software.

Payam Vassighi, the site manager of seca Vilnius, says, "Being part of the international seca group means working in agile project teams to help shape the transformation from a scale manufacturer to a software and system provider. We are developing software solutions of the future that will make everyday medical work even more reliable. To reach our goals, we will expand the team in Vilnius to 25 employees within the next three years. We are now searching for engaged software and quality engineers, DevOps and full-stack developers."

“It is a global trend to merge different industries and competencies in creating market-ready products, and Lithuania’s focus should settle on the sectors of IT, life sciences and medicine,” says Virginijus Sinkevičius, Lithuania’s Minister of Economy. “An analysis for the new life sciences strategy shows that the country’s investment environment is already attractive for such innovative big players as seca and continuing to improve this environment will result in more foreign investors coming to create such innovative products in Lithuania.”

More information about seca and the job vacancies in Vilnius at www.seca.com.
 

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seca – precision for healthSince 1840 seca has perfected the skill of developing innovative weighing technology combined with practical functions and has become the world's market leader in medical measuring and weighing. seca measuring systems and scales are sold by 14 branch offices and exported to 110 countries. The seca service network guarantees continuous maintenance of the precision instruments. To provide doctors and medical personnel with professional support, seca maintains close contact to users and tailors innovative products to the exact  needs of their medical applications. Examples include networked measuring stations that communicate with each other, service and software systems that simplify medical routines and the medical Body Composition Analyzer (mBCA) which uses Bioelectrical Impedance Measurement (BIA) to revolutionize diagnostics and treatment. Ultra-modern production technology, durable materials and a worldwide quality management system ensure top-level product standards.