2012年6月6日，上海------一个多世纪以来，研发中心一直都是GE的创新引擎。近日，GE投入5亿巴西雷亚尔（约合2.4亿美金），在巴西开建GE全球第五个研发中心，这也是GE在拉丁美洲的首座研发中心。它将与GE位于美国、印度、中国和德国的研发中心一起，不仅开发适用于当地市场的解决方案，同时应对全球面临的技术挑战。
除了建设研发中心的设施之外，巴西研发中心的投资还包括最初的200个工作机会，之后总研发人员将达400名。自2011年9月1日以来，GE在巴西UFRJ科技园区的50多名研发人员主要从事生物燃料、智能系统和系统集成化三个领域的研发。根据计划，巴西研发中心将于2013年下半年完工。
GE拉美总裁兼首席执行官Reinaldo Garcia说："巴西正经历快速增长期，拥有特定的基础设施发展需求。通过为巴西专门打造量身定制的解决方案，巴西研发中心将致力于帮助巴西缓解基础设施方面的瓶颈。"
First CFM-powered A320 aircraft in Qantas Group fleet
Extends 20-year relationship with CFM, a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Snecma
Sydney, Australia -- 19 April 2012: The Qantas Group today announced it has signed a US$2.0 billion order (including spare engines) for advanced LEAP-1A engines to power 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft currently on order.
The LEAP engine, developed by CFM International (a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Snecma (Safran group), is one of the world's most advanced aircraft engines, delivering:
"헬씨메지네이션 챌린지" 1차 관문 수상자 발표
* 자금지원을 통해 유방암 조기 진단 및 치료책 개발, 인큐베이션, 가속화에 초점
* 수상자들의 혁신 아이디어를 통해 유방암 발견 및 진단을 앞당기고, 효과적인 치료법을 판별함으로써 환자의 생존율 높일 것으로 기대
2012년 3월 27일, 캘리포니아 샌프란시스코 -- GE는 미화 1억 달러 규모의 암 퇴치 캠페인인 'GE헬씨메지네이션 챌린지'의 첫 관문에서 총 5개의 혁신 아이디어를 선정해 수상했다고 발표했다. 40개국으로부터 500개 이상의 아이디어가 제출되었으며, 200개 이상의 학술 및 연구기관 사이에서 GE의 오픈 이노베이션 플랫폼에 대한 활발한 논의가 전개됐다.
Affordable housing, mental illness, drug use and marriage equality highlighted as challenges in Melbourne
Australian icons have their say on the country‟s future
Melbourne, 15 March 2012: Climate Change, The Economy and Government Leadership are the top challenges facing Australia according to early results of GE‟s country-wide poll to uncover Australia‟s greatest challenges.
Innovation key to creating more competitive, productive Australian economy
Sydney -- Australia, 19 January 2012: Australia needs to strengthen industry support and engagement with its leading innovation programs to increase competitiveness and productivity, two reports, commissioned by GE, have found.
Final call for Australian submissions -- Challenge closes 20th November 2011
Australia -- 28 October, 2011: GE is calling for final submissions for their $100 million global healthymagination Challenge aimed at accelerating innovation in breast cancer, ahead of the closing date later this month.
2011 Data Visualization Marathon winning entry highlights our changing healthcare needs
Sydney -- Australia, 20 October 2011: GE has teamed up with the 2011 Data Visualization Marathon in Sydney to take a closer look at Australia's changing healthcare landscape. The winning entry, 'Guess What Australia', draws on data about the nation's aging population, changing demographics and skills shortage to visually represent the challenges faced by our healthcare system today.
Sydney, Australia -- 1 September, 2011 - GE (NYSE:GE) today announced that it has joined Virgin Australia and a consortium of other partners to research and develop commercial biofuel for the aviation industry. The consortium will focus on pyrolytic conversion of biomass from mallee eucalypt trees and intend to have a pilot biofuel production unit operating in Australia by 2012.
