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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 October 2021
Employment effect (start)
9 October 2021
Foreseen end date
9 October 2022
Description
Lithuanian digital health and wellness company Kilo Health (Kilo Grupe) has announced that it will create about 600 jobs worldwide, including Germany and Ukraine, within the next 12 months. The company has launched new offices in Berlin (Germany) and Kyiv (Ukraine). In Ukraine, the company is to build an IT development centre, while the office in Germany will provide various services.
Operating for over eight years, Kilo Health is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company offers a wide range of mobile apps and currently it is one of the leading digital health and wellness companies globally, employing about 600 staff.
Eurofound (2021), Kilo Health, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 105432, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105432.
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