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We pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare.
For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
Our purpose
Our products, services, and solutions
With our comprehensive portfolio – from in-vitro diagnostics and best-in-class imaging to therapy and follow-up care – we address the complete care continuum for many of the world’s most threatening diseases.
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Our innovation leadership
Tackling a global challenge
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Global business, local care
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Our innovation legacy
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Want to take a peek into our archives?
Visit the pages of our Siemens Healthineers MedMuseum to discover more stories from our past.
Pioneering breakthroughs are in our DNA
![Pantix X-ray tube](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/2b2683d05e7fb6f3/a57121822417/v/8bf92b46aef9/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_Historical-firsts_1933.jpg)
1933: Pantix X-ray tube
This design, with a diskshaped rotating anode, is still the basis of X-ray tubes to this day.
![Gamma camera](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/8e2e3ba06acc3c22/53ff2683c677/v/07a1590daa2e/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_Historical-firsts_1958.jpg)
1958: Gamma camera
By capturing an entire organ at once, this scintillation camera gave rise to modern SPECT technology.
![Vidoson](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/b9e96799d52c5265/7760ebf42f00/v/7b7b40075c3c/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_Historical-firsts_1967.jpg)
1967: Vidoson
The world's first ultrasound system to allow real-time observation of movements inside the body.
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1990: Somatom Plus-S
Spiral CT paved the way for the future of computed tomography technology.
![1999: The Millennium™ multileaf collimator (MLC)](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/5aea5146a53f8068/d623f4eb9e78/v/3d0d99da05a2/1999_Varian_Millennium.png)
Varian’s high-resolution, digital beam shaping device ushered in the era of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
![2010: ProBeam™ proton therapy system](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/e04c6a7d7e0ec92a/7f3245545b3c/v/488a783d7045/MicrosoftTeams-image--4-.png)
Varian’s integrated solution featuring the most powerful particle accelerator available today to treat cancer.
![Atellica Solution](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/451e92bc039b9199/651539d8eb69/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_2016.gif)
2016: Atellica® Solution
A revolutionary clinical chemistry and immunodiagnostics system.
![Magnetom Terra](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/abf1cbdaf58b16bb/694b1d9ef351/v/3bd3eec6832f/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_Historical-firsts_2017.jpg)
2017: Magnetom Terra
The first ultra-high-field (7T) scanner released for clinical use in Europe and the U.S.
![2020: Ethos™ therapy system](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/f2ebe4143975aad3/6d6b051bf055/v/4b837fb914f5/2020_Varian_Ethos.png)
Varian’s AI-driven holistic solution enables the delivery of an adaptive radiotherapy treatment for cancer within a typical 15-minute timeslot.
![2020: MAGNETOM Free.Max](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/e95aa09157c3c6e6/e46b81bfe798/v/06c4a038c0bd/2020_MAGNETOM-Free.Max.jpg)
Our smallest, most lightweight and virtually helium-free whole-body MRI with the world's first 80 cm bore sets a new paradigm in magnetic resonance imaging.
![2021: NAEOTOM Alpha](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/6c6fd0d4cda0410c/6e0c5a62e24a/v/cefd60f80c33/2021_NAEOTOM-Alpha.jpg)
World’s first clinical CT system with photon-counting detection technology.
![Pantix X-ray tube](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/2b2683d05e7fb6f3/a57121822417/v/8bf92b46aef9/Purpose_Innovation-legacy_Historical-firsts_1933.jpg)
1933: Pantix X-ray tube
This design, with a diskshaped rotating anode, is still the basis of X-ray tubes to this day.
Our legacy lives on
Our culture
A culture of inclusivity
Our responsibility
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Our management
A publicly listed company
What's in a name?
Our purpose is to drive innovation to help humans live healthier and longer, and our mission is to enable healthcare providers worldwide increase value. These goals are expressed in our company name.
We chose a name that makes us stand out – one that, above all else, reflects the people who work here; people who pioneer and engineer in healthcare.
Our strategy
- Our ambition is to leverage our strong core in imaging and robotics to expand our relevance in cardiovascular and neurovascular care. And building on our oncology leadership by expanding along the diagnostic and therapeutic disease pathway.
- Our ambition is to enable healthcare providers to better serve more patients by augmenting and automating manual workflows.
- <p>Our ambition is to become a trusted partner to healthcare systems and patients by addressing the most pressing needs and enable healthcare for everyone, everywhere.</p><p><a href="/company/access-to-care">Learn more</a></p>