Winning with Wipro GE

Events

The 12,500th Ultrasound Machine from Wipro GE

GE Ultrasound has been collaborating with the clinical community to provide unsurpassed clinical performance and enhanced productivity, and now with the continued support of the medical fraternity, the ultrasound business at Wipro GE has been growing from strength to strength. The current manufacturing facility started manufacture in 1992, and has been continually expanded with state-of-the-art plant and equipment, technical manpower and space.

The Ultrasound manufacturing facility has now passed a landmark number in equipment shipped - The 12,500th unit was shipped out on September 18th out of the Bangalore manufacturing facility.

To commemorate this event, GE Chairman & CEO, Mr. John F. Welch, during his visit to India handed over the 12,500th Ultrasound equipment to a star ViP of ours - Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Adonis Medical Services Pvt. Ltd. in our Bangalore facility.

Clinical Roundtable with Indian Luminaries on September 16, 2000 :

Leading clinical researchers in radiology, cardiology and neurosurgery attended the Clinical Round Table at Wipro GE on September 16, 2000, moderated by Prof. (Dr.) Kakarla Subba Rao. The meeting took stock of the research opportunities for GE with clinical collaborators in India.

Mr. Prasanna kicked off the meeting highlighting the potential for great collaborative work that GE can undertake in India. Dr. Ramesh Venkatesan, Principal Scientist - Advanced Applications then presented an overview of the collaborative research conducted at Manipal Hospital and Escorts Heart Institute focussing on the global linkages in the work done at these two sites. This has resulted in customer- driven products delivered by MR developed and optimized in collaboration with these two research sites. Mr. Saragnese, Vice President - Technology,
GE Medical Systems then spoke on GE's directions in Clinical Research. He spoke on what was required to make clinical research successful :

• a statement of the"scope of the work" (common interests, common and defined objectives and well-understood and documented expectations)
• a "clear-cut plan" (dedicated resources and defined timeline for the deliverables) and
• a "Platform" (state-of-the-art equipment and patient flow).

Following the discussion, Prof. (Dr.) Rao summarized the voice of the Indian clinical researcher. Luminaries later participated in the inauguration of John F. Welch Technology Centre.