Samsung plans to expand the medical device division into one of the five new businesses
According to South Korea’s “Central Daily News†today, Samsung Electronics is accelerating the development strategy of the medical device market. In December this year, Samsung Group will face personnel transfer. The scale of Samsung Electronics Medical Device Business will be expanded and it is expected to be reorganized. Regarding the merger of Samsung Medison and the Medical Devices Division acquired in 2011, Samsung is also actively discussing the time and method. The field of medical devices is one of the "five new businesses" selected by Samsung President Lee Kin Hee (72 years old), and is the most dedicated area of ​​Samsung Electronics in addition to the main mobile information technology (IT). Samsung Electronics said on November 25 that it signed a business cooperation agreement with the US medical device company "ThermoFisher Scientific" and officially entered the global market. ThermoFisher is a global company of "Thermo Electron" and "Fisher Scientific" in 2006, which sells in vitro diagnostic reagents and diagnostics. Samsung Electronics will provide a diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, metabolic and inflammatory diseases through this agreement. Strategically, it plans to leverage ThermoFisher's strong sales network and service infrastructure in more than 100 countries around the world. This included the “IB10 (Heart Disease Clinic)â€, which received favorable reviews in the Scottish National Medical Demonstration Project last year. ThermoFisher President Mike Drey Blair also looks forward to "Samsung Electronics is having an innovative in vitro medical device platform that can attract consumers' attention." In particular, Samsung Electronics plans to cooperate with ThermoFisher as an opportunity to develop and expand the medical device market. Zhao Xiuren, general manager of Samsung Electronics Medical Devices Division, said that "this cooperation will build a business foundation for strengthening the in vitro medical device business and expanding the market." "In the future, we will continue to develop medical devices that users can easily use with confidence." In fact, Samsung Electronics selected health care projects, including medical devices and biology, along with the Internet of Things (IoT) as future development projects. Although some people in the industry have predicted that Samsung is not doing medical device projects because of not many obvious results, Samsung Electronics’ person in charge stressed that “this contract (signed with ThermoFisher) indicates that Samsung will actively Carry out business in the field of medical devices.". Recently, the words and deeds of Li Zaiyu (46 years old) vice president also reflected. Vice President Li said in the Boao Forum in China in April this year that “there are many R&D resources being invested in discovering new possibilities in the medical field now.†“Efforts are being made to graft the advantages of Samsung Electronics – IT and mobile technologies. To the medical and health care business." The IB10, which was decided to be delivered this time, is also a system that collects body fluids and sends them directly to the hospital after analysis by a smartphone. Vice President Li also met with President Joe Kaeser of Siemens, a global Medical Equipment company, last month to discuss the project cooperation plan. Samsung Electronics' medical device business is constantly evolving. Following the launch of cutting-edge medical devices and a full range of medical and health solutions at the International Medical Device Show earlier this year, Samsung has decided to invest in the "Samsung" trademark for the first time in the US market next year. Advanced ultrasound medical equipment. As the project begins to show results, the organization will be more flexible. The relevant person in charge of Samsung Electronics said that “there are two presidents (general managers) in the Consumer Appliances (CE) department, one of whom is in charge of the Medical Devices Divisionâ€. “Although not sure, but including mergers, If the merger or other means of restructuring, the size and role of the organization will increase." Anesthesia Medical Co., Ltd. , https://www.trustfulmedical.com