GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012*. With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical device manufacturers within the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry (COCIR), have proactively committed to a self-regulatory initiative for the energy efficient design of medical imaging equipment.
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Maternal-Infant Care Solution's Strong Start to 2010 Includes New Installs, Demonstration of Interoperability Commitment
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- April 19, 2010 -- After a strong finish to 2009, GE Healthcare IT's maternal--child departmental solution, Centricity® Perinatal, has surged into 2010.
The solution continues to expand its customer base with several key implementations since January, adding 12 new customers to its current install base of more than 1500.
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TORONTO -- April 9, 2010 -- GE Healthcare will today present results from its multicenter phase 2 study of flutemetamol at the 4th annual Human Amyloid Imaging (HAI) Meeting in Toronto, Canada. Flutemetamol is a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent in development by GE Healthcare, in the field of brain imaging.
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GE showcases ultrasound innovations and healthymagination at AIUM 2010 convention
SAN DIEGO, CA, MARCH 24, 2010 ― GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced that an important new feature has been added to its LOGIQ E9 platform; elastography. The enhanced device is on display at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's (AIUM) 2010 Annual Convention in San Diego (booth 301).
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Thirteen Thought-Leading Academic Medical Centers and Reference Labs across Six Countries Compose Founding Members
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, today announced the launch of a Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products, technology, and use for clinical applications.
The program's goals are to:
1) Increase adoption of digital pathology in clinical applications
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Company celebrates Zenith Award for respiratory care products and services
MADISON, WI -- March 19, 2010 -- GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) was recently named one of five companies to receive the Zenith Award from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The prestigious award is given to outstanding companies that provide products and services to the respiratory care profession. The award was presented during the AARC's 55th International Respiratory Congress in San Antonio in December 2009.