Gambro Limited 1964

occupation:
Manufacturer of kidney dialysis equipment
Nationality:
Swedish
born in:
Lund, Skåne, Sweden

1964 - founded when the industrialist Holger Crafoord met the inventor of the first artificial kidney Professor Nils Alwall to market this innovative product. 1967 - Mass-production of single-use artificial kidneys and dialysis machines began. 1970s - first plant built outside Sweden in Hechingen, Germany.