Toshiba completes acquisition of imaging division of Barco
16 February 2009
Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe, Ltd. (TMVS), a
subsidiary of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, has completed its
acquisition of the Advanced Visualization Imaging System Division (AVIS)
of Barco nv, of Edinburgh, Scotland. This acquisition brings in-house
the development of 3D volume rendering and advanced visualization
capabilities for all Toshiba modalities.
“TMVS now serves as the foundation of a world-class medical research
and development center in Europe,” said Kenichi Komatsu Ph.D., president
and CEO, Toshiba Medical, “demonstrating Toshiba’s strong commitment to
our European customers as well as the healthcare industry worldwide.”
The AVIS team has been conducting research, development and sales of
medical 3D visualization software products since 1991 as Voxar Ltd. For
the past 10 years, Toshiba has used Voxar 3D visualization core software
in its medical imaging products and picture, archiving and communication
systems (PACS). AVIS, as part of Barco, provided advanced visualization
solutions for the medical imaging and PACS markets.
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