GE Healthcare
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout joins the newly spun-out company from Amazon Web Services.
GE HealthCare began trading on Nasdaq as an independent company on Wednesday.
The companies will develop an AR-based system for physicians to examine 3D images and collaborate with care teams in different locations.
The deal comes about a week after GE announced new details about its plans to spin off its healthcare unit.
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Healthcare institutions will be successful if they unite clinical medicine and data science, says Simon Philip Rost, CMO at GE Healthcare Enterprise Digital Solutions.
The Egyptian non-profit has teamed up with GE Healthcare to utilise AI to assess how well a patient is responding to neoadjuvant therapy, commonly used prior to surgery.
The industrial giant plans to retain a stake of almost 20% in GE Healthcare.
The companies expect the acquisition will close in 2022. GE said the deal will support the expansion of its ultrasound business.
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David Labajo, VP of digital sales Europe at GE Healthcare, says leadership is crucial to developing new strategies to provide more sustainable healthcare and improve outcomes.
The Vscan Air comes from a long heritage of handheld imaging devices, keeping some features like a two-sided probe while ditching all the wires.