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Hitachi Data Systems Collaborates with Universiti Teknologi Petronas on Brain Injury Study

Partnership will enable the integration of key medical data for better clinical support and faster analysis

Oct 09, 2015   15:50 IST 
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has signed a research collaboration agreement (RCA) with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), one of Malaysia’s most prominent universities, with the aim of improving clinical support for traumatic brain injuries. The partnership will bring together Hitachi Cloud Services Connection (HCSC) – Healthcare, a first-of-its-kind open healthcare cloud platform for analytics, with UTP’s biomedical image analysis and analytics. The study will initially be focused on traumatic brain injuries, integrating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, blood panels and intensive care unit (ICU) data to deliver precise and instant clinical support that can benefit both patients and healthcare professionals. Because HCSC – Healthcare is based on industry standards, any additional medical data can easily be integrated and analyzed throughout the study.

 

The signing ceremony took place during the 2015 Workshop on Intelligent Signal and Imaging for Biometric Applications (WISIBA ’15) at Le Meridien Hotel and was attended by Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching, UTP’s Vice Chancellor, Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hashim, and Hitachi Data Systems’ Managing Director for Malaysia, Wee Kai Teck.

 

“Today’s announcement signals yet another step forward in medical research; connecting industry leading technology solutions with diagnostic imaging and data to improve analytics and information mapping for patients. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS has been involved in the field of neurosciences for some time and has a wealth of patient data that we start to integrate immediately with the aim of giving us better insight for these types of injuries,” commented Mark Ablett, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific, Hitachi Data Systems.

 

UTP Vice Chancellor, Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hashim said, “This project marks another milestone in the collaboration between Hitachi and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, which was started in 2011. Our Center for Intelligent Signal & Imaging Research (CISIR) will work closely with HDS and clinical partners from Prince Court Medical Center, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Malaya to develop this new application for traumatic brain injury patients. CISIR was appointed as 1 of 14 Higher Institution-Center of Excellence in Malaysia by the Ministry of Higher Education and is one of our leading centers, undertaking transformation towards world-acclaimed research.”

 

CISIR Director, Prof Ir. Dr. Ahmad Fadzil Mohd Hani said, “This research will be part of a global study in traumatic brain injury which is under the umbrella of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF). We are very pleased to be collaborating with HDS. The technology behind HCSC – Healthcare is a wonderful complement to our core competency in biomedical signal and image processing.”


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About Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established in 1997 and has grown to be one of the most prominent private universities in Malaysia. UTP offers wide range of industry-relevant engineering and technology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and aims to produce well-rounded graduates with excellent leadership qualities and communication abilities. It is ranked 228 in the 2015 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings under the Engineering and Technology Faculty.

 

UTP has produced more than 10,000 graduates and currently has an enrolment of over 6,000 undergraduates and 1,200 postgraduates from more than 50 countries around the world. The university places a strong emphasis on R&D as it strives to achieve the status of an internationally renowned Research University. For more information, visit www.utp.edu.my.

 

About Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., builds information management and Social Innovation solutions that help businesses succeed and societies be safer, healthier and smarter. We focus on big data that offers real value – what we call the Internet of Things that matter. Our IT infrastructure, analytics, content and cloud solutions and services drive strategic management and analysis of the world’s data. Only Hitachi Data Systems integrates the best information technology and operational technology from across the Hitachi family of companies to deliver the exceptional insight that business and society need to transform and thrive. Visit us at HDS.com.

 

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society’s challenges with our talented team and proven experience in global markets. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2014 (ended March 31, 2015) totaled 9,761 billion yen ($81.3 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes power & infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, construction machinery, high functional materials & components, automotive systems, healthcare and others. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.


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