Hamamatsu, a leading manufacturer of photonics devices, including whole slide scanners for digital pathology, recently announced a multi-year distribution agreement with Siemens Healthineers. Under the agreement, Hamamatsu will provide multi-year distribution agreement with Siemens Healthineers. Under the agreement, Hamamatsu will provide NanoZoomer whole slide scanners to support Siemens Healthineers expansion into digital pathology in the Americas and Europe.
Digital pathology is at a tipping point, and the evolution from glass to digital is already transforming standards of care. The technological combination of high-speed, high-resolution imaging; trusted medical data storage; fast, secure data transmission; and intuitive, inter-operable workflows with continual improvements in AI, are the key pillars supporting this movement.
Hamamatsu brings over 60 years of experience in photonics engineering to bear on the development of NanoZoomer scanners, resulting in instruments renowned for image quality, reliability, and ease of use. When coupled with Hamamatsu’s dedication to customer service, Hamamatsu users experience the best combination of robust performance and personalized support.
Siemens Healthineers brings decades of experience in diagnostics, enterprise imaging, and healthcare IT. The partnership with Hamamatsu NanoZoomer whole slide scanners will help Siemens Healthineers bridge the gap between radiology and pathology to reach the full potential of digital operations in patient care.
This partnership between Hamamatsu and Siemens Healthineers will create tremendous value for laboratories and healthcare ecosystems,” said, Fumio Iwase, Executive Officer, Division Director, Systems Division at Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. “Together, we will help laboratories across healthcare systems adopt digital pathology by seamlessly integrating pathologists’ workflow with hardware to provide the utmost patient care.” Mr. Iwase believes integrating complex hardware and software solutions into pathologists’ workflow is critical to maximizing the potential of digital pathology in clinical environments.
“We now complement our portfolio for digital pathology with the products and expertise of Hamamatsu,” said Christian Zapf, Head of Digital & Automation at Siemens Healthineers. “Together with our strong Syngo Carbon portfolio in enterprise imaging IT, we can now help our customers to comprehensively gain the benefits of a digital transformation in digital pathology.”
