GE HealthCare Unveils Largest Innovation Hub in Shanghai, Accelerating Digital Healthcare Ecosystem in China

Nov 16, 2023 21:50 CST Updated 21:50

GE Healthcare

Digital Solution Provider

GE Healthcare Focuses on Digital Innovation,

Focus on "Global + China" original innovation, digital-physical integration,

Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration, Innovation Incubation,

Accelerate the construction of China's local medical innovation ecosystem,

Promote the "two-way convergence" of digital technology and clinical applications.

On November 16, 2023, GE Healthcare China's third "Innovation Center" officially opened in Zhangjiang, Pudong, Shanghai. As a member of the Pudong Large Enterprises Open Innovation Center (GOI), the Shanghai "Innovation Center" will focus on digital medical technology and application innovation, serving as the "smart brain" to empower GE Healthcare China's R&D, an incubation platform supporting specialized and innovative enterprises, and a one-stop platform to accelerate the transformation of digital healthcare achievements. This reflects GE Healthcare’s global precision medicine strategy following its spin-off.AlsoThis is another milestone in the deep advancement of GE Healthcare's China strategy, which focuses on "comprehensive localization, boundaryless innovation, and win-win cooperation." The center is dedicated to bridging global resource allocation with scientific and technological innovation capabilities,打通国际国内的产学研用生态链条，and further boosting the development of Shanghai as a science and technology innovation hub while promoting the integration of the Yangtze River Delta region.。

As GE Healthcare's first innovation platform in China focusing on digital healthcare, the Shanghai "Innovation Center" initially covers an area of 4,000 square meters, making it the largest and most comprehensive innovation entity among GE Healthcare’s three Innovation Centers.。Currently, the center has 100 R&D experts, with the first batch of four digital technology companies having moved in. Shanghai's "Innovation Center" will continue to empower GE Healthcare's 1,800 R&D engineers in China through digital innovation, serving as the "innovative brain" driving GE Healthcare’s R&D in China. Together with ecosystem partners, it will explore the implementation of cutting-edge digital technologies and integrated diagnosis-treatment solutions.

President and CEO of GE Healthcare

Peter Andoni

Peter J. Arduini

At the opening ceremony of the "Innovation Center" in Shanghai:

"China is GE Healthcare's largest single-country market outside the United States, where we have been deeply engaged for over three decades. I look forward to the Shanghai Innovation Center working in synergy with the innovation centers in Beijing and Wuxi, as well as GE Healthcare's major production bases across China, to continuously advance digital healthcare innovation."

"China's economy is resilient and holds immense potential. The healthcare market continues to expand, with increasing demands from both medical professionals and patients. The government keeps introducing favorable policies to promote growth. It is for these reasons that I can confidently say,GE Healthcare will always be committed to long-term development and investment in China, and continuously strive to meet the increasingly diversified healthcare needs of the Chinese people.。”

Global Executive Vice President of GE Healthcare

President and CEO of China

Zhang YihaoIndicates:

"From the world's first-generation X-ray machine to the first-generation CT, from the first vascular image to the first whole-body MRI device... Leading innovation in every era has been the key to GE Healthcare's success."

"Innovation in the future will definitely be integrated innovation. In this process, we cannot work in isolation; we must consolidate internally and leverage externally. As a promoter of the global innovation chain, we look forward to...""The Innovation Center" can serve as a bridge connecting international cutting-edge wisdom and technology, providing a global platform for pioneering scientists from all fields to fully expand collaboration opportunities, unleash innovative inspiration and potential. It will drive more innovative technologies and achievements into hospital settings, to the doctors and patients, truly serving the mission of healing and saving lives, and fulfilling our original aspiration of "caring for every critical moment in every Chinese person's life."。”

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As the practical application of digital healthcare scenarios continues to deepen, the need for a more flexible and open innovative model to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technologies and patient care services has become increasingly urgent. To this end, starting from 2021, GE Healthcare has implemented "one layout per year," consecutively launching three "Innovation Centers" in Beijing, Wuxi, and Shanghai over three years. Each center focuses on its respective strengths, creating incubation platforms targeting the supply chain, imaging chain, and digital chain.

Currently, GE Healthcare's "Innovation Center" has collaborated with over 40 partners from various fields. Specifically, in artificial intelligence alone, more than 30 digital products/technologies have been integrated for innovative development and applied in clinical settings. The center continues to focus on four key areas: "Global + China" original innovation, the integration of digital and physical technologies, industry-academia-research-application collaboration, and innovation incubation. These efforts aim to accelerate the construction of a localized medical innovation ecosystem in China and promote the "mutual advancement" of digital technology and clinical applications.