| Koichi Sano, Dr. Eng. | Medical System Operations Gr., |
| Shigenori Okamine | Healthcare Business Development Center, Research and Development Gr., |
| Hironori Kodama, Ph. D. | Corporate Technology Office, |
Because the average life expectancy in Japan is increasing while the birthrate is declining, persons 65 years of age and older are rapidly coming to account for a larger percentage of the Japanese population. In average age, in fact, Japan's population is fast becoming the oldest in the world. Demands are being made, meanwhile, to hold down the expanding costs of medical treatment, a factor contributing to substantial changes occurring in the environment surrounding the medical field. Hitachi Group is tackling advanced healthcare from the prevention stage to diagnosis and therapy, aiming to realize tailor-made medicine most fitting for the physical condition of each patient and minimum invasive surgery for less trauma to patients when surgery is required. It is also strengthening its approach to providing total medical solutions for medical institutions and in the area of regenerative medicine, aiming to support higher quality and more effective medical treatment than has been available up to now.
 |
Hitachi Medical Corporation |
|
Hitachi High-Technologies / Science & Technology |
|
The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only) |
minimum invasive surgery, tailor-made medicine, regenerative medicine, genetic diagnosis, healthcare service
