Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Gemelli University Hospital), one of Europe's largest healthcare institutions located in Rome, Italy.
The MOU establishes a framework for exploring collaboration in the development of next-generation healthcare solutions utilizing medical robotics and digital transformation technologies, in cooperation with Kawasaki's R&D innovation center in Strasbourg, France, Kawasaki Innovation Centre Europe SAS (KIC-EU). The planned collaboration with Gemelli University Hospital represents the first partnership between KIC-EU and a European healthcare institution.
The MOU reflects the parties' shared commitment to advancing innovation in healthcare, enhancing medical excellence, and addressing societal challenges through technological advancement. Under this framework, Kawasaki and Gemelli University Hospital will explore opportunities for collaboration, including the joint development of next-generation healthcare solutions and other initiatives aimed at improving healthcare delivery. The parties will also examine the possibility of establishing a permanent joint development hub within the hospital to support development activities, proof-of-concept projects, and related validation initiatives.
