LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 29, 2024--
With its focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, DEKA, which is part of the multinational El.En. group, listed on the Euronext Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, continues to transform the laser application landscape in several sectors, including aesthetic medicine, surgery and the restoration of works of art.
Since 1981, El.En. Group has been a global leader in optoelectronics, photonics and laser engineering capabilities. The group founded its French subsidiary - DEKA Sarl - in 1996.
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DEKA and its French subsidiary have built up a solid reputation in France and North Africa, owing to their unrivalled expertise in developing and marketing state-of-the-art laser technologies.
Whether it's the famous MonaLisa Touch ™, the MOVEO ™ technology, or the latest platforms of the "PRO" range, Deka has always met the complex challenges of modern professionals with unique and exclusive solutions.
More recently, the company has developed technologies based on artificial intelligence (for example, its Lipo AI ™ for the lipolysislaser and the laser-assisted liposuction, and the nano and picosecondTORO ™ hybrid system). These innovations further differentiate the brand from the global technological panorama and have fostered a fruitful history marked by strategic partnerships and continuous research.
The entire DEKA France team were on hand to celebrate the opening of the new offices. Numerous doctors from all regions of France, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, as well as a large delegation from Italy, led by the president Ing. Andrea Cangioli, DEKA CEO Ing. Paolo Salvadeo, International Sales Director Dr. Giustino Gallo, and Davide Zotta, Global Marketing Director on behalf of the parent company, were also present.
“Today, DEKA is proud to inaugurate its new premises in Lyon, which is designed to ensure a solid expansion of our business in France and throughout the Maghreb region, and to showcase the company's latest range of medical devices, including micro-ablative and sub-ablative CO 2 laser systems which ensure a minimal amount of time off for patients, as well as cutting-edge devices for tattoo removal, body contouring and melasma treatment. These innovative solutions have been designed to optimize results, in complete safety, while guaranteeing the best possible return on investment for our customers”, stated Emmanuel Maroselli, General Manager, DEKA Sarl.
“Our CO 2 laser solutions are recognized across the world. The CoolPeel ™ procedure, currently launched in the United States, is the leading rejuvenation treatment, which can be performed even during a lunch break, enabling patients to resume their daily lives, including their professional lives, without any time off. These platforms deliver outstanding results in applications ranging from dermatology and otolaryngology to gynecological and proctological surgery, with a maximum level of precision and selectivity. Our laser solutions guarantee superior treatment quality and long-lasting results. The opening of our new offices is proof of this excellence, marking a new era for DEKA in France and North Africa.
As Managing Director of El.En. Group and CEO of DEKA, I'm proud to see the growth of our subsidiary in France. This is the result of extensive investment and teamwork", Paolo Salvadeo, CEO of DEKA.
DEKA offers a complete range to satisfy all the needs of doctors and patients. “In the field of tattoo removal, DEKA has developed innovative laser solutions using the latest ultra-short-pulse technologies, including picoseconds, on new-generation platforms: the latest addition is the "TORO ™” laser, a versatile concentrate also used for pigmented lesions, rejuvenation and other treatments. But that's not all, DEKA is also proud of its innovative exosomes, which deliver information and nutrients to cells, guaranteeing even more synergistic results with our energy-based devices,” stated Giustino Gallo, DEKA's Director of International Sales.
“At DEKA, we firmly believe that every customer is unique and deserves customized solutions tailored to their particular needs.
Our clinical and customer service teams work in harmony with our partners to understand their challenges and goals, providing advice, training and technical support to maximize the effectiveness of our technologies.
It has been an honor to collaborate with leading physicians in a variety of fields; their feedback attests to our commitment to excellence.", confirmed Benjamin Martinent, Sales Manager France DEKA Sarl.
Information about DEKA Sarl
DEKA Sarl is the French subsidiary of the multinational EL.EN. group, recognized as a leader in laser technologies for over 40 years.
The Florence-based El.En Group is rooted in a culture characterized by a constant quest for excellence.
Drawing on its rich cultural heritage and unique history, DEKA's mission is to transform every scientific discovery into a tangible benefit for doctors and patients, as well as to ensure every technological innovation becomes a lever for the continuous improvement of its products and services, with the aim of enhancing everyone's quality of life.
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Deka France Team and Dr. Pineau. (Photo: Business Wire)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
In announcing the visit, Russia’s Defense Ministry didn’t say whom Belousov would meet or the purpose of the talks. North Korean state media didn’t immediately confirm the visit.
Belousov, a former economist, replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in May after Russian President Vladimir Putin started a fifth term in power.
Photos released by the Defense Ministry showed Belousov walking alongside North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol on a red carpet at a Pyongyang airport. North Korean military officials were seen clapping under a banner that read, “Complete support and solidarity with the fighting Russian army and people.”
Belousov noted after his arrival that military cooperation between the countries is expanding. He applauded a strategic partnership agreement signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following their June meeting in Pyongyang, which he said is aimed at reducing tensions by maintaining a “balance of power” in the region and lowering the risk of war, including with nuclear weapons.
The June meeting demonstrated the “highest level of mutual trust” between the leaders, Belousov said, and “also the mutual desire of our countries to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation in a complex international environment.”
North Korean Defense Minister No also praised the expanding cooperation between the countries’ militaries and reiterated North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, describing it as a “just struggle to protect the country’s sovereign rights and security interests.”
The visit comes days after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in the South Korean capital, Seoul, and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to North Korea’s dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia to help its fight against Ukraine.
Kim in recent months has prioritized relations with Russia as he tries to break out of isolation and strengthen his international footing, embracing the idea of a “new Cold War.”
The United States and its allies have said North Korea has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia in recent weeks and that some of those troops were engaging in combat.
North Korea has also been accused of supplying artillery systems, missiles and other military equipment to Russia that may help Putin further extend an almost three-year war. There are also concerns in Seoul that North Korea, in exchange for its troops and arms supplies, could receive Russian technology transfers that could improve its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
“The Russian defense minister doesn’t visit North Korea just to celebrate bilateral ties,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul. “This visit indicates Putin and Kim’s military cooperation in violation of international law is about to increase further.”
Yoon’s national security adviser, Shin Wonsik, said in a TV interview last week that Seoul believes that Russia has provided air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for sending its troops.
Shin said Russia also appears to have given economic assistance to North Korea and various military technologies, including those needed for the North’s efforts to build a reliable space-based surveillance system, which Kim has stressed is crucial for enhancing the threat of nuclear-capable missiles targeting South Korea. Shin didn’t say whether Russia has already transferred sensitive nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technologies to North Korea.
Yoon’s office hasn’t said whether the two governments discussed the possibility of South Korea supplying weapons to Ukraine in his talks with Umerov.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, South Korea has joined U.S.-led sanctions against Moscow and provided humanitarian and financial support to Kyiv. But it has avoided directly supplying arms, citing a longstanding policy of not giving lethal weapons to countries actively engaged in conflicts.
Yoon has said his government will take phased countermeasures, linking the level of its response to the degree of Russian-North Korean cooperation.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Belousov will meet with Kim, the North Korean leader. Last year, Kim hosted a Russian delegation led by then-Defense Minister Shoigu and gave him a personal tour of a North Korean arms exhibition, in what outside critics likened to a sales pitch.
That event came weeks before Kim traveled to Russia for talks with Putin which sped up military cooperation between the countries. During another meeting in Pyongyang in June this year, Kim and Putin signed a pact stipulating mutual military assistance if either country is attacked, in what was considered the two countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.
The Russian report about Belousov’s visit came as South Korea scrambled fighter jets to repel six Russian and five Chinese warplanes that temporarily entered the country’s air defense identification zone around its eastern and southern seas, according to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. It said the Russian and Chinese planes did not breach South Korea’s territorial airspace.
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, second left, speaks with North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, third right, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, left, speaks with North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, unseen, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, left, and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, right, shake hands during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, second left, speaks with North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, second right, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Vadim Savitsky, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, right on the red carpet, is welcomed by North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, left on the red carpet, upon his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport outside of Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Russian Defense Press Service via AP)
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, left, is welcomed by North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol upon his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport outside of Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Russian Defense Press Service via AP)
