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Kontron AG to establish medical competence centre in Augsburg

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Kontron AG to establish medical competence centre in Augsburg

24.07.2014 / 16:48

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Eching near Munich, 24 July 2014 - Kontron AG, a leading global provider of
Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), is to establish a dedicated medical
competence centre at its new Technology Campus in Augsburg. In response to
demand by global medical equipment manufacturers and in an effort to
strengthen its position in this market segment further, Kontron
consolidates and expands its medical expert team, merging professionals
from all parts of the value chain, including system development,
validation, certification and production. The centre will be operational
before the end of 2014.

"Based on Kontron's profound ECT expertise, we will concentrate our medical
architectural and design competence at our new Augsburg facility. I have no
doubt that this will enhance our medical capabilities further and enable us
to meet demand for unique customer solutions", says Rolf Schwirz, CEO of
Kontron AG.

Kontron is the globally leading supplier of embedded computer platforms for
manufacturers of diagnostic equipment and patient care solutions. As the
largest Europe-based supplier, the establishment of the Medical competence
centre expands on Kontron's current scale and capabilities to invest in
innovation, development and global support to meet the stringent demands of
the medical equipment market. Today, the major part of the global top-20
medical equipment suppliers rely on Kontron's technology.

"Our customers, the major medical equipment suppliers worldwide, want to
reduce their time to market by innovating even more quickly. In order to
achieve that, they need strong global technology partners they can trust -
like Kontron", says Marcel van Helten, Executive Vice President responsible
for the Business Unit Industrial. "Emerging regulatory requirements and
issues such as device manageability, safety, reliability or market
disruptors like the Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming more challenging
for our customers and drive the need for integrated, scalable core
competence."

The global embedded computer market for medical equipment continues to grow
at double-digit rates, driven in particular by an accelerating digitization
of healthcare provision in developed countries and the expansion in rural
healthcare.


For more information:

Alexandra Habekost
Kontron AG
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Harald Kinzler
HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]


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Language: English
Company: Kontron AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
85386 Eching
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.kontron.com
ISIN: DE0006053952
WKN: 605395
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart


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