A SCANNER firm has announced its plans to start the manufacture and sale of medical ventilators in the UK and across the world, to support the coronavirus response.
Kromek – which is headquartered at Netpark, in Sedgefield, expects to begin production of ventilators before the end of April 2020.
It hopes to produce up to 2,000 units within twelve weeks, with 1,000 units available within eight weeks.
Following the signing of a license agreement with Metran Co, which is expected shortly, Kromek intends to sell the ventilators in the UK and globally.
Kromek Group plc designs, develops and produces x-ray and gamma-ray imaging and radiation detection products for the medical, CBRNe security, Homeland Security and civil nuclear radiation detection markets.