November 6, 2021, Shanghai – Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson, the world’s leading healthcare company, announced that they will deepen cooperation in the Chinese market, at the 4th International Import Expo (CIIE). By accelerating the integration and innovation of digital in the big health industry, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft seek to help forge a “Healthy China”. Microsoft Intelligent Cloud’s modern office environment, intelligent business applications, and Power Platform, will help Johnson & Johnson build a productivity and innovation platform that empowers internal employees and medical staff, and will further apply cloud intelligence in big health scenarios. Boosted by technology platform such as MR and AI, the two parties will create a more efficient, intelligent, and personalized and innovative user experience, as well as explore the application of big data, sustainability, digital twins, and other technologies across factories and the supply chain.
Will Song, Chairman of Johnson & Johnson China and President of Johnson & Johnson Medical China, said, “Innovation is in Johnson & Johnson’s DNA and a core growth driver of our high-quality development in the Chinese market. We are accelerating the introduction of innovative healthcare products and technologies, continuously improving local R&D and high-end manufacturing capabilities, and supporting the government to build an open innovation ecosystem. These efforts will enable us and our industry to provide advanced healthcare solutions that can benefit more Chinese citizens, making continuous contribution to realizing the grand vision of ‘Healthy China’ at an early date. It is a great pleasure to continue our in-depth cooperation with a leading technology company like Microsoft. I believe that our strong cooperation will bring new impetus to innovation-driven digital development and smart healthcare.”
Dr. HOU Yang, Corporate Vice President, Chairman, and CEO of Microsoft Greater China, said, “Science and technology have been instrumental in fighting the pandemic. The integration of digital technology in the big health industry will help forge the ‘Healthy China’ to which we are all committed. Microsoft is honored to provide the full range of technical support to Johnson & Johnson to help drive its innovation strategy, empowering employee innovation and frontline medical staff to enhance operation efficiency and accelerate technological innovation. In the future, the two parties will further leverage their respective advantages and drive greater innovation in fields such as advances in medical technology, medical production and R&D, as well as disease cycle management. We will contribute to accelerating the building of ‘Healthy China’ and the well-being of its people ”
Intelligent Cloud + Big Health to drive innovation in the medical industry
As an important partner in Johnson & Johnson China’s innovation strategy, Microsoft is leveraging its combined advantages across its four major intelligent cloud services officially commercial in China to build an innovative technology platform and implementation solution that empowers enterprise employee innovation and supporting medical staff working, to optimize the patient experience, by fully integrating advanced technology within a wide range of application scenarios.
The main application scenarios that have been or are being deployed include strengthening the innovation and collaboration capabilities of front-line employees with safe and efficient Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365, and quickly enabling flexible business expansion with the Power Platform. Contribute to the capacity building of medical staff, support Healthcare Professionals (HCP) by AI and business intelligence insights to help enhance training, build up intelligent and efficient medical literature, and enable medical image retrieval and analysis with a dedicated platform and service.
Building on existing cooperation, Johnson & Johnson will partner with Microsoft to conduct greater exploration into the application of digital technology in the big health industry. This includes innovating digital to empower practitioners, with Microsoft HoloLens, creating more efficient and user-friendly services experience. This also includes the jointly promote the construction of an innovation medical ecosystem anchored in technological innovation, to strengthen Johnson & Johnson’s leading advantages in the business sector s of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and Vision. Moving forward, the two parties will open up resources sharing in partner ecosystem and actively explore the application of technologies such as data platforms and digital twins in supply chain and factory management.
Healthcare + Technology joins forces to build a “Healthy China”
Besides being leaders in their respective in healthcare and technology fields, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft are the world’s only two listed companies to have earned a “AAA” credit rating from the Standard & Poor. In the post-pandemic era, as technological innovation propels the digital transformation of the global healthcare industry, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft are joining forces to roll out a comprehensive partnership in intelligent healthcare.
At the World Economic Forum in March 2021, Satya Nadella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, and Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson, discussed how technology can help cope with the impact of the pandemic. During the pandemic, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft jointly held a series of hackathons, exploring how digital technology can improve the efficiency of medical staff and respond to pandemic crises; a large number of technologies, platforms, services, and solutions were demonstrated.
Rooted in the Chinese market, moving forward, Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft will continue to deepen their all-around cooperation on the digital transformation of the medical and health industry with pioneering technologies, jointly help China to accelerate the development of big health industry, and help realize the “Healthy China 2030” vision so that mankind can look forward to a healthy future for all.
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