Larry leksell

A successful neurosurgeon, researcher and innovator, Lars Leksell spent his career developing new treatments for disorders of the nervous system. His work would eventually lead to the invention and manufacture of new custom-made instruments that are still used internationally today. 1 2 Laurent Leksell (born in 1952) is a Swedish PhD Economics, international business leader and entrepreneur. With his father, Lars, Laurent Leksell jointly founded Elekta AB in 1972, while he was still a student of the Stockholm School of Economics to exploit the Gamma Knife his father had invented. [1]. 3 4 Neurosurgeon Lars Leksell invents Leksell Gamma Knife to treat brain cancer—without an open surgical procedure! Now, how will that impact traditional radiotherapy? Sons Larry and Danny help turn it all into a proper company. Professor Lars Leksell, inventor of the Leksell Gamma Knife, ca 1984. 5 The product, sprung from Professor Lars Leksell’s use of focused gamma-based radiation for brain indications, was at the heart of the company that his son Larry led as CEO and where his other son Danny was a key medical advisor and network builder. 6 In May 2005, Larry Leksell, the company’s CEO from the start in 1972, handed over the reins to company veteran Tomas Puusepp. Tomas took a company with more than 3.5 billion SEK in sales and some 1,700 employees worldwide. Larry assumed a role in which he, as a main shareholder, could focus more on the company’s long-term strategy. 7 8 Laurent Leksell, fodd 14 december i Lund, ar en svensk ekonomie doktor, foretagsledare och entreprenor. 9 Laurent Leksell, fodd 14 december i Lund, ar en svensk ekonomie doktor, foretagsledare och entreprenor. 10