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2024/07/22

Barco leads medical display innovation, and wins China (Zhejiang)-Europe Life Sciences Innovation Prize

ニュース - デジタルパソロジー(病理学) 読み終わるまでの時間:約4分

Recently, the China-EU Science and Technology Innovation and Cooperation Symposium and the 2023 China (Zhejiang)-Europe Life Sciences Innovation Fair were successfully held in Hangzhou. Barco was invited to attend and deliver a keynote speech, introduce the company’s R&D innovation philosophy and localized investment achievements. Additionally, our industry-leading digital pathology display stood out in the innovation competition, earning accolades from the expert panel and reaffirming Barco’s leading position in the medical display field.

Promoting China-EU science and technology cooperation to strengthen localized industrial chains and frontier innovation

The China-EU Science and Technology Innovation and Cooperation Symposium was co-organized by the Hangzhou Technology Transfer Center and the China Centre of Leuven Health Technology Centre of KU Leuven, aiming to promote the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements between China and Europe.

Attendees included Luo Weihong, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress, Joseph Vandes, Dean of KU Leuven and Royal Academy of Sciences Academician, Lou Liqun, Deputy Director of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Luo Jianqiang, Deputy District Head of Yuhang District, as well as representatives from universities, domestic and overseas enterprises, and investment institutions.

In recent years, scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges between China and Europe have become increasingly close, with Zhejiang Province placing significant importance on industry-academia-research cooperation channels with Belgium and other European countries.

At the meeting, Carl Decaluwé, Governor of West-Flanders, Belgium, stated, “The friendship between China and Belgium is long-standing, and Barco is an excellent representative of Belgian enterprises, continuously advancing medical visualization innovation. We hope that through the efforts and cooperation of all parties, we can promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and achieve win-win development”.

Andrew Wu, Marketing Director of Barco China, delivered a keynote speech, introducing Barco’s development history and innovation capabilities to government leaders, academicians, and enterprise executives. “Barco has a 90-year history, we are a global leader in visualization solutions. Medical displays are one of Barco’s three core businesses, with leading technology and a wealth of successful cases in diagnostic imaging and digital surgery. Barco has always been optimistic about China’s development, continuously increasing investment in the Chinese market, and establishing Barco (Suzhou) Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. The automated production line has an annual capacity of up to 100,000 units, not only meeting the demands of the Chinese market but also exporting to Europe, America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Barco aims to create a smarter, healthier, and better future with approach of ‘In China, for China’ and ‘In China, for the world’”.

Shining in the China (Zhejiang)-Europe Life Sciences Innovation Fair, digital pathology displays receive industry recognition

As a high-quality platform connecting the medical industries of China and Europe, the China (Zhejiang)-Europe Life Sciences Innovation Fair received 162 projects from 11 countries, including China. After preliminary rounds, semifinals, and finals, outstanding products were selected. With its breakthrough performance, Barco’s digital pathology display stood out in the competition, garnering widespread market attention and winning the Technology Innovation Prize.

The competition invited successful enterprises to share their experiences and held a grand ceremony to reward and promote advanced medical technology transformation projects, attracting numerous guests from domestic and international  projects, government departments, healthcare units, enterprises, and venture capital institutions to jointly promote the cross-border transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements between China and Europe.

Wendy Jin, National Sales Director of Barco China’s Diagnostic Displays, delivered a speech, sharing Barco Healthcare’s exploration and innovation in the field of digital pathology imaging.

Aiming at precision healthcare, digital pathology is rapidly gaining popularity in China. Barco has a digital pathology display tailored for pathologists, it’s the first display that you can confidently integrate into your digital pathology workflow with multiple whole slide imaging systems, making digital slide reading more precise and efficient.

Wendy Jin

National Sales Director of Barco China’s Diagnostic Displays

At the conference, we set up a comparison between digital pathology displays and ordinary commercial displays, vividly showcasing the significant advantages in high resolution, high refresh rate, wide color gamut, high consistency, medical standards compliance, and quality assurance, attracting the keen interest and inquiries of the attending guests.

At Barco, we have been continuously exploring the field of medical display technology, leading medical display technology innovations and product upgrades, solving industry pain points from diagnosis to pathology. In China, Barco will continue to collaborate with partners across various fields to build a more comprehensive industrial chain, fully promoting the advancement of China’s digital technology and precision medicine.