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18 mei 2010 - 09:03
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Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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Philips and Electron announce partnership for development and production of Healthcare products in Russia
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Moscow, Russia and Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), and Electron, a leading Russian medical equipment manufacturer, today announced a partnership for the development and production of innovative products specifically designed to serve the needs in the Russian healthcare market. The partnership will initially focus on the development of innovative computed tomography products – the first jointly-developed CT scanner will be launched later this year – and will likely be expanded in the future with other healthcare products such as magnetic resonance (MR), X-ray, and ultrasound systems. The development and manufacturing facilities have been set up at Electron's R&D and production site in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Philips-Electron partnership is aimed at supporting the modernization of the Russian healthcare system by providing technologies needed for early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, enabling earlier treatment of patients. Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are the biggest contributors to Russia’s mortality rate. In the last two years there were approximately 2.5 million deaths due to cardiovascular diseases while there are around 300.000 a deaths a year due to cancer. 60% of all patients are diagnosed with cancer in the third or fourth stage when possibilities for treatment are the lowest. Early diagnostics, for example by using CT scans, are key in reducing the mortality rate and increasing the average life expectancy in Russia.
This innovative partnership established between Philips and Electron is a unique cooperation format for the Russian market. The two companies will be working together on all levels of the development processes: from joint development of new technologies, addressing the specific needs of the national healthcare system, to providing a technology base for clinical research and nation-wide training programs for doctors on efficient use of healthcare technology solutions...
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