Overview
China has become the largest market for Siemens Healthineers since the beginning of 21st century. The city of Shenzhen, which has an advantageous geographic location and has benefited from China's economic reform, has been ranked as mainland China's top city for overall economic competitiveness. Its inclusive environment, innovative approach, comprehensive supplier infrastructure, high governmental efficiency, abundant well-qualified human resources make Shenzhen highly attractive to companies like Siemens Healthineers. Siemens Shenzhen Magnetic Resonance Ltd. (SSMR) initially took root in the Shenzhen High-tech Industrial Park in 2002 as a joint venture with Siemens Healthineers. In 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthineers. From 2013, SSMR developed significantly with more investment from Siemens Healthineers. It brought the three Business Areas of MR (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), AT (Advanced Therapies), and ME (Medical Electronics) together under one roof, occupying the construction area of about 46,000 square meters. There are around 1,000 employees at SSMR and our Research and Development team accounts for more than one fifth of the total headcount. SSMR is one of the largest developing and manufacturing centers of Siemens Healthineers worldwide. Under the strategy of“Rooted in China, creating for the world," SSMR has established a full industrial value chain in China and offers a wide range of innovative MRI and AT solutions to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since 2002, SSMR has delivered more than 6,000 products to global customers, achieving double-digit business growth every year.