ADAC Receives Marketing Approval in Japan.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1995--ADAC Laboratories (ADAC/NASDAQ) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (住友金属工業株式会社 (SMI (1) (Storage Management Initiative) The initiative developed by the SNIA in 2003 to create a single standard interface for storage management technologies used by multiple vendors and networking communities. ) announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare The Ministry of Health and Welfare is a branch of the government of South Korea. External links
• • has approved their application to market the ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council VERTEX EPIC(TM) nuclear imaging system in Japan. With this marketing approval, ADAC and SMI gain access to Japan's nuclear medicine equipment market, the third largest in the world. SMI is the exclusive representative of ADAC Laboratories products in Japan. Andy Eckert, President of ADAC Medical Systems stated, "The approval by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare to market the VERTEX EPIC marks an important step forward in ADAC's globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation . We are pleased to bring ADAC's leading nuclear medicine equipment technology to Japan's healthcare providers to improve the quality and increase the cost-effectiveness in delivery of patient care. The VERTEX EPIC system offers the highest level of clinical performance, imaging precision, and system reliability. It is the most popular nuclear imaging system in the industry today and ADAC is excited to extend this success into the Japanese market. We expect our momentum to build in Japan, with a meaningful impact in 1996." The VERTEX EPIC system incorporates a digital, dual-head, variable-angle camera and provides maximum diagnostic capabilities for cardiac, total-body or general imaging procedures. ADAC Laboratories is recognized as the world market share leader in nuclear medicine and the leading supplier of radiology information systems in North America. ADAC was one of only six manufacturing companies nationwide to receive a site visit for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality in 1994. The company headquarters are in Milpitas, California. CONTACT: ADAC Laboratories Kathleen Call, 408/321-9100 |
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