March 7, 2023—Hamamatsu announced a multiyear distribution agreement with Siemens Healthineers. Under the agreement, Hamamatsu will provide NanoZoomer whole slide scanners to support Siemens’ expansion into digital pathology in the Americas and Europe.
“We now complement our portfolio for digital pathology with the products and expertise of Hamamatsu,” Christian Zapf, head of digital and automation at Siemens, said in a press release. “Together with our strong Syngo Carbon portfolio in enterprise imaging IT, we can now help our customers to comprehensively gain the benefits of a digital transformation in digital pathology.”
The C13220-01MD NanoZoomer S360MD Slide scanner system is intended for in vitro diagnostic use in the United States. Syngo Carbon consists of several products that are medical devices, some of which are under development and not commercially available.