Siemens Healthineers and Singapore General Hospital Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Healthcare Innovation
- Five-year strategic partnership to improve patient care
- Focus on developing new technologies, improving diagnostics and treatment protocols, providing training and knowledge sharing.
SINGAPORE, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Healthineers and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a five-year strategic partnership to advance healthcare solutions and support SGH in medical innovation. Working together, the two organizations aim to strengthen Singapore's healthcare ecosystem by driving continuous learning, innovation, and excellence in patient care.
The MOU, signed at the Siemens Healthineers headquarters in Erlangen, Germany, focuses on improving patient care by developing new technologies, clinical solutions, and data-driven approaches to enhance diagnostics and treatment protocols. The collaboration emphasizes hands-on training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives to build expertise and capacity, while also laying the foundation for future advancements in AI-driven diagnostics, digital health solutions, and sustainability initiatives.
"Singapore General Hospital has always been our valued partner in diagnostic imaging, and this partnership marks a significant step forward in driving medical innovation and enhancing patient outcomes," said Ms Siow Ai Li, Managing Director, Siemens Healthineers Singapore and Malaysia. "Collaboration is key to advancing healthcare. By co-developing new clinical solutions and leveraging our expertise, we are committed to supporting SGH and the broader Singapore healthcare landscape in pioneering future-ready innovations."
This strategic partnership is built on these key pillars:
- Clinical Research and Collaboration – Siemens Healthineers and SGH aim to develop new technologies, clinical solutions and data-driven approaches to enhance diagnostic and treatment capabilities and protocols. This collaboration aims to foster innovation and improve patient care through joint research initiatives and clinical trials.
- Education and Training - Siemens Healthineers is committed to supporting SGH with the latest knowledge and skills. Through partnering with SGH for hands-on training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing initiatives, this partnership will build expertise and capacity to deliver better patient care.
- Future-ready Healthcare: The partnership will lay the foundation for future collaboration in areas such as AI-driven diagnostics, digital health solutions, and sustainability initiatives. By leveraging advanced technologies, SGH and Siemens Healthineers aim to stay at the forefront of medical innovation.
This collaboration creates valuable opportunities for mutual knowledge exchange between Siemens Healthineers and SGH. By sharing best practices and expertise, both parties can co-develop innovative solutions that address evolving healthcare challenges. Siemens Healthiners aims to support SGH's medical professionals with our innovative services and insights, while SGH's clinical expertise and real-world experience will help refine and advance cutting-edge medical technologies.
"This partnership marks another step towards future-ready healthcare, opening up exciting possibilities in diagnostic imaging and radiological sciences. We look forward to working closely with Siemens Healthineers to pioneer new approaches in diagnostics and treatment, driven by AI and data, while building valuable expertise among our healthcare professionals through knowledge exchange and training initiatives," said Associate Professor Andrew Tan, Chairman, Division of Radiological Sciences, SGH.
"At Siemens Healthineers, we are convinced that strategic partnerships are pivotal to advancing healthcare for everyone," said Dr Jochen Schmitz, CFO Siemens Healthineers. "It was a pleasure to recently welcome the team from Singapore General Hospital in Erlangen and engage in a meaningful exchange of ideas on co-developing solutions that benefit both patients and healthcare professionals. We look forward to continuing our collaboration based on the pillars of this memorandum of understanding."
The two organizations aim to determine the next areas of focus for various workstreams, with a steering committee set to oversee and guide activities under this strategic partnership and MOU.
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Siemens Healthineers pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. The company is a global provider of healthcare equipment, solutions and services, with activities in more than 180 countries and direct representation in more than 70. The group comprises Siemens Healthineers AG, listed as SHL in Frankfurt, Germany, and its subsidiaries. As a leading medical technology company, Siemens Healthineers is committed to improving access to healthcare for underserved communities worldwide and is striving to overcome the most threatening diseases. The company is principally active in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, cancer care and minimally invasive therapies, augmented by digital technology and artificial intelligence. In fiscal 2024, which ended on September 30, 2024, Siemens Healthineers had approximately 72,000 employees worldwide and generated revenue of around €22.4 billion. Further information is available at www.siemens-healthineers.com. |
Singapore General Hospital, established in 1821, is the largest acute tertiary hospital in Singapore and ranked among the world's best. It provides the most comprehensive patient-centred care with over 50 clinical specialties on its campus. As an Academic Medical Centre, it takes pride in training healthcare professionals and conducting cutting edge research to meet evolving needs of the nation as well as the region. Driven by a strong sense of purpose, SGH is committed to give of its best to heal and bring hope, as it has for over 200 years. Clinical research is an integral part of SGH's institutional practice and is actively carried out by clinicians and scientists from medical, nursing and allied health departments. The hospital leverages on its multi-disciplinary capabilities, depth of specialization, a large patient base and its research affiliations with renowned centres locally and globally. A not-for-profit institution, SGH is wholly owned by the government of Singapore and the flagship hospital of the public healthcare system. SGH is a member of the SingHealth cluster of healthcare institutions. Further information is available at www.sgh.com.sg. |
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