Safe Life acquires Caryosa, doubles down in Spanish AED market
Stockholm, Sweden – November 5, 2025 – Safe Life, a leading global provider of public access life-saving solutions, proudly announces the addition of Caryosa Hygienic Solutions S.L. (“Caryosa”) to the Group. Caryosa, based in Barcelona, is a leader in the growing Spanish market for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) both in terms of market presence and opinion leadership. Caryosa serves a variety of different segments and clients, ranging from large corporates and public entities to SMEs, with products and programs to achieve heart-safe environments at workplaces and in public spaces.
“Earlier this year, we affirmed that Spain is a large and dynamic market in Europe. When we looked at strengthening and broadening our footprint, Caryosa and its leadership were top of the list of companies”, says Jimmy Eriksson, CEO of Safe Life. “They have a strong history and installed base, great entrepreneurial spirit, and live by the same core values as our group – founded in the strong conviction that more lives can be saved with increased awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, CPR training, and AED access. The business is highly complementary to our existing Spanish business, and I’m fully convinced that the future holds great things for Safe Life in Spain.”
Led by CEO Óscar Saorín Guajardo and a seasoned management team, the Caryosa team have built an impressive and resilient business reaching all four corners of Spain – and beyond with some international clients. Óscar is also a standout public advocate in the continuous work to increase awareness of sudden cardiac arrest and how to save more lives.
Óscar Saorín Guajardo, Managing Director of Caryosa, comments:
"When Safe Life entered Spain this year, I saw that someone had taken our quest onto a larger playing field. When I then came to meet Jimmy and Alex, the founders, I could see their strong vision and passion very clearly. With that backdrop, I am so pleased we are now joining the Safe Life team. We remain fully committed to our clients and creating heart-safe environments and will now have access to a next-level set of capabilities to accomplish this. I am truly grateful to our business partners and the team for the journey thus far, and now we should all be excited about the future!"
The acquisition is part of Safe Life’s ambitious and accelerated growth strategy. With increasing demand for AEDs and public safety equipment, Safe Life continues to pursue strategic opportunities to expand its reach and impact. The Group’s strategy combines use of its platform strength and breadth of offering, with harnessing the power of local entrepreneurship and market knowledge.
About Safe Life
Founded in 2019, Safe Life is a group of companies focused on delivering life-saving equipment and training. With a core focus on AEDs, Safe Life has rapidly expanded across Europe, North America and Asia through a series of successful acquisitions, supporting a shared vision of safer communities everywhere. Learn more at https://www.safelife.se.
About Caryosa
Founded in 2008, Caryosa has always developed and sold solutions that improve people’s health with a particular focus on cardioprotection and defibrillators. With unwavering commitment to long-lasting client relationships and solving for clients’ needs as well as public health, the company has flourished and been a force in shaping the Spanish AED market. Learn more at https://caryosa.com/