We provide innovative products, comprehensive solutions and highly responsive services across the entire healthcare continuum, including prevention, early diagnosis, therapy and ongoing care. By combining the most advanced laboratory diagnostics, imaging systems and healthcare information technology, we enable clinicians to diagnose disease earlier and more accurately, making a decisive contribution to improving the quality of healthcare.

As the world’s population continues to grow and age, healthcare providers are facing increasing challenges when it comes to providing high-quality, affordable care. Through our integrated capabilities, we’re helping make information exchange and patient and clinical workflows more efficient and beneficial – for both patients and doctors in practices and hospitals alike.

Our growing investments in research and development will enable the further expansion of our innovative capabilities and ensure that we can continue offering clinicians valuable products and solutions. Hospitals around the world are acknowledging our innovative power. For example, two facilities in Korea – the Catholic Medical Center in Seoul and Pusan National University Hospital in Yangsan – recently ordered a total of 114 medical systems, including comprehensive service plans. The contracts encompass leading-edge technologies for radiology, nuclear medicine, oncology, cardiology and emergency medicine – enabling our customers to deliver improved-quality, patient-focused, highly efficient care.

Our innovative strength is also setting us apart and creating value for our customers in the U.S., where healthcare providers and facilities are facing dramatic reimbursement cost pressures. In this situation, it’s particularly crucial for hospitals and doctors’ offices to have trendsetting technologies. Faster and more accurate than older technologies, our new systems are delivering cost benefits, thereby ensuring a decisive advantage in an increasingly competitive environment in healthcare delivery.

Our goals for a successful future are clear: we want to further enhance customer excellence by partnering with our customers and maintaining our innovative edge. In combination with a clear focus on profitable growth, we’re confident in our ability to continue leading the industry to unprecedented heights.