Siemens is one of the largest suppliers to the health care industry in the world. The company is renowned for its innovative products, including imaging systems for diagnosis, therapy equipment for treatment, hearing instruments, and critical care and life support systems, as well as a wide array of information technology and data management solutions that optimize work flow and increase efficiency in hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices. It employs nearly 436,000 people in over 150 countries, and reported worldwide revenue of $27.863 billion in the 2nd quarter of 2007. For more information about Siemens in the U.S., visit www.usa.siemens.com
The CCIR at WUSM has forged a partnership with Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG, with headquarters in Erlangen, Germany. This partnership, the imaging expertise and the technology provided by Siemens enable our medical research professionals to obtain vital information needed in a wide range of research areas using state-of-the-art biomedical imaging technologies. Siemens benefits from this relationship by collaborating and working closely with many world-class imaging scientists located at WUSM, ultimately to incorporate new cutting-edge research findings into routine healthcare services.
