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Unison Healthcare Group (友信醫療集團), also known as UHG, started out as "Unison" (友信行), is a Taiwanese medical device distributor founded in 1955, headquartered in Taipei. The corporation provides equipment and systems ranging from radiology, cardiology, orthopedic, telemedicine, medical imaging to medical robots.〔(Corporate Overview ), Unison Healthcare Group.〕 It is also a turnkey project and total solution provider for hospitals, offering overseas technical support in over 45 countries, such as North Korea, China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Thailand. Over the years, UHG have developed a strategic alliance partnership with several companies in different medical fields, including Unison, Papasign, Unimed, UnisonMed Academy, Unison Surgicals Company, Promedics Technology, Feynman Technology, and Sincere Medical Imaging Center. ==History== 1955: Unison founded in Taipei, Taiwan by Mr Y. F. Shih, started out with as a pharmaceutical company. 1960: Acquired agency rights from western manufacturers, including Philips Duphar, Dolder, Dagra, etc. 1965: Acquired distribution agency right for Philips Medical Systems in Taiwan. 1970: Acquired distribution agency right for Siemens Medical Systems in Taiwan. 1973: Introduced the iodinator (a commercialized water filter system that was first applied in space shuttles) to the Taiwanese market, Apollo 7 astronaut Wally Schirra visited Taiwan to promote the use of iodinator. 2003: Completed the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) center BOT project with Tri-Service General Hospital and National Cheng Kung University Hospital. 2003: Commenced the development and construction of the Pyongyang Red Cross Hospital Schools project. 2005: Siemens Medical Systems retrieved distribution rights from UHG due to the establishment of Taiwanese branch. 2009: UHG's subsidiary Unison Surgical acquired distribution rights from Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical System and IMRIS. 2014: Philips Medical Systems withdrew CT/MRI and other imaging product's distribution right from UHG in Taiwan.〔(About Unison, History ), Unison.〕 2014: Established collaborative relationship with GE healthcare.〔(創造「雙雙」贏 奇異與友信行簽約 ), United Daily News, September 30, 2014.〕 2014: Acquired Taiwanese market dealership rights from Yaskawa Electric Corporation for the ReWalk Robotic Exoskeleton system, a commercial bionic walking assistance system that uses powered leg attachments to enable paraplegics to stand upright, walk and climb stairs.〔(安川電機與友信醫療集團跨界結盟 ), Sina News, November 17, 2014.〕 〔(安川電機與友信醫療結盟 立可走機器人腿推出上市 ), United Daily News, November 19, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unison Healthcare Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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