Sony and Olympus – New joint medical company – Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. – will be established on April 16

SONY and Olympus - New joint medical company - Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. - will be established on April 16
SONY and Olympus - New joint medical company - Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. - will be established on April 16

A new medical company, “Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.,” will be established on April 16 through a joint investment by Sony and Olympus. The new company’s president and vice-president will talk in the press conference on the same day. The company will work on developing next-generation medical equipment by using both Sony and Olympus’s know-how and technologies.

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