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Hologic, Siemens To Form Strategic Alliance.(to develop digital mammography systems)

Women's Health Weekly

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2001 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., and Siemens, AG, have executed a letter of intent to enter into a strategic alliance focused on the development of second-generation digital mammography systems.

The alliance would combine Hologic's proprietary amorphous selenium direct-to-digital mammography technology with Siemens' proprietary software for a dedicated physician's workstation. The parties intend to negotiate the details of this alliance over the next several months.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to partner with Siemens, long recognized as an innovative leader in medical imaging and mammography technology," said Hologic President and CEO Jack Cumming. "Moreover, we believe Siemens' interest in Hologic's amorphous selenium direct digital detector is further validation of our significant technical achievements in the development of this technology."

Through the intended alliance, Siemens and Hologic are proposing to combine their proprietary mammography technologies and expertise to bring to market the first true, direct-to-digital mammography systems. Siemens and Hologic are also discussing joint efforts to migrate the current technology to the next generation of mammography systems, with the goal of providing clinicians with the capability of ...

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