Siemens Healthineers and Aster DM Healthcare strengthens trusted partnership with Master Research Agreement (MRA)

01 February 2023 - Siemens Healthineers strengthened their partnership with long term partner Aster DM Healthcare through the signing of a Master Research Agreement (MRA) to advance and implement new innovative solutions in the field of clinical diagnosis and treatment. The partnership combines Siemens Healthineers’ global expertise and R&D focused approach with a highly diversified hospital infrastructure and research interest at Aster DM Healthcare as one of the leading healthcare institutions in the region providing high end care delivery. The MRA will be the extension of the existing Value Partnership between Siemens Healthineers and Aster DM Healthcare further leveraging the Siemens Healthineers existing Installed Based of Medical Imaging, Laboratory Diagnostics.

Going forward, a series of co-creations sessions will be organized to identify potential areas of research interests primarily to focus on “Digitalization of Healthcare" to improve patient experience across multiple clinical fields.
The collaboration will also focus on expanding precision medicine on a cross-disciplinary level and on increasing operational efficiency of connected healthcare institutions through workflow optimization.

Commenting on the partnership, Ole Per Maloy, Managing Director Siemens Healthineers Middle East and Southern & Eastern Africa, said: “Siemens Healthineers is honored to be part of this aspirational collaboration as a strategic and trusted partner. Enabling direct access to care to more people and improving patient experience are core values of our corporate identity and ambition. With both our organizations working closely together and supporting each other on our joint mission, this partnership will not only be a milestone in the healthcare sector of UAE but will also pave the way to transforming care delivery across the wider region.”

With this agreement, Aster DM Healthcare is becoming a member of Siemens Healthineers’ global collaboration network which brings together more than 400 prestigious institutions worldwide and across a diverse portfolio of scientific research fields.