The Siemens Museum for Medical Technology held its grand opening in Erlangen. Occupying 400 sq mt in all, the Siemens MedMuseum offers an overview of the development of medical technology, from X-ray technology to laboratory diagnostics. Important innovations and their inventors are taken as examples, bringing home the history of medical technology to visitors in multimedia format from the field’s inception, in the mid-19th century, to the present day. The historic space once occupied by a machine shop dating to 1893 showcases selected pieces such as the first X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems from Siemens while also providing background information and explaining how these technologies work. The Siemens MedMuseum also traces the development of the various companies that were predecessors of Siemens Healthcare. For Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Minister of the Interior and Building, said, “We can be proud that high-tech medical equipment ‘made in Erlangen’ has such an excellent reputation all over the world. Our new Siemens MedMuseum lets you relive this Erlangen-made success story that now spans already more than a hundred years.”
The history of medical progress is a story of technological aids and equipment. Throughout history, medical devices have been used to diagnose and treat disease, relieve pain, and find out more about the structure of the human body and how it works. Numerous advances in medical technology are closely associated with Siemens. “We are proud that our innovations have been helping to shape progress in medical technology for many decades,” said Prof. Dr Hermann Requardt, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Siemens Healthcare.
EH News Bureau
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