Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2014
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Yokogawa Medical Solutions Corporation announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Fujitsu Corporation on the joint creation of new businesses focused on the future of medical care. Under this agreement, Fujitsu will take a minority shareholding in Yokogawa Medical Solutions.
Fujitsu, starting with its electronic medical record systems, has been active in the fields of healthcare and social welfare, and in December 2013 launched the Center for the Future of Medical Care, the goal of which is to pursue medium- to long-range technology development and create new businesses and new markets in the field of next-generation health and medical care.
Since its founding in 1993 as a Yokogawa Electric medical-business project, Yokogawa Medical Solutions has achieved growth and now provides mainly large and medium-sized hospitals with medical-imaging and radiology-information systems. More recently, it has expanded into radiology-therapy information systems, where it has built a strong foundation of technology and expertise.
This alliance will bring together the expertise and technology of the two companies to conduct joint research and development in areas such as radiological therapy, an increasingly important field as the number of cancer patients increases. The two partners will also look to provide new services using information and communication technology.
The two companies will work together to create new businesses focused on the future of medical care and will build businesses in the field of next-generation health and medical care. Yokogawa Medical Solutions will also continue to actively develop its existing businesses.
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