A cooperation protocol between Ain Shams University and Siemens Healthineers' global to promote the digital transformation of health care

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, and Michael Schmermer, General Manager of Siemens Healthineers in Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Djibouti, Eritrea, signed a joint cooperation agreement between Ain Shams University and Siemens Healthineers, to enhance the digital transformation of healthcare using artificial intelligence.

Under the agreement witnessed and supervised by Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President of Ain Shams University for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs, the two parties will jointly develop solutions to meet critical health care challenges in cardiovascular diseases, neurology and oncology. Cardiology at Ain Shams University and Siemens Healtheners in the field of research.

In his speech, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain University, said that the German company Siemens Healtheners has become one of the influential companies in the Egyptian market, and cooperation has been made with it as the mother company of many medical technology companies. He praised the efforts of the Ain Shams University team, which held its talks headed by Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research for a period of three months, hoping that this cooperation will open up wider horizons in the field of health care in light of the rapid development the world is witnessing and the expansion in the use of artificial intelligence and robotics techniques to reach the maximum levels of accurate treatment and empower health care providers. Health care aims to increase its value by providing them with smart and innovative technologies in the areas of diagnostic imaging, treatment and laboratory diagnosis, in addition to digital health services, which increases the ability to make a high-accuracy treatment and clinical decision.

a. Dr.. Mahmoud El-Matini reviewed the steps of Ain Shams University in the field of digital transformation, which began years ago, stressing that the university is working according to a philosophy based on integration between all sectors to produce the best results, inviting the Siemens delegation to visit the University's Network and Information Technology Center to see the latest digital technologies that it applies the University.

On his part, Prof. Dr. Ayman Saleh that the university represented by the Departments of Cardiac and Diagnostic Radiology at the Faculty of Medicine submitted 22 researches in the field of artificial intelligence to be the first joint cooperation with Siemens International in the field of health care and medical robotics technology in the light of a knowledge-based society, which allows Ain Shams University to lead in this field. He stressed that the university is in the process of adding other departments to the umbrella of joint cooperation between the two sides in the near future.

Michael Schmermer stressed that the challenges in the field of health are great, which requires the cooperation of all parties together, expressing his happiness to cooperate with Ain Shams University because of its scientific and academic reputation at the international level, in addition to its rich human cadres and elite of the best professors and scientists In the relevant disciplines, pointing out the importance of this agreement not only at the level of Egypt but also at the global level and the future of Siemens in the field of health care.

He added that this agreement is in line with the company's trends and values ​​and its efforts to provide the best medical care for patients. To complement these efforts, Siemens Healthcare is also providing another package of services to medical and treatment institutions that allow them to provide patients with high-quality and efficient levels of health care.

Eng. Tarek El-Sheikh spoke about the journey of cooperation between the company and Ain Shams University, which culminated in the signing of this agreement. He also shed light on Siemens Healtheners, which is a leading healthcare company in medical technology worldwide, headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. The company targets and its regional branches continuously update and develop its range of services and products, by employing the latest tools and applications of artificial intelligence and adopting the latest digital solutions that represent the cornerstone of the modern medical technology system, and that contribute to improving the company’s capabilities in developing the fields of laboratory diagnosis and diagnostic radiology.

The signing ceremony of the agreement at the headquarters of the Zafaran Palace witnessed by Prof. Dr. Hesham Tamraz, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof. Dr. Ashraf Omar, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Prof. Dr. Nagwa Badr, Dean of the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Prof. Dr. Shahira Samir, Executive Director of the International Relations and Academic Cooperation Sector, Prof. Dr. Hala Mushir, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences for Education and Students, Prof. Dr. Yassin El-Shazly, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof. Hossam Fahim, Professor at the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Refaat, Director of the International Cooperation Department, Mr. Dr. Tarek Youssef, Deputy Executive Director of University Hospitals, Prof. Dr. Sahar El-Feki, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, Head of the Department, and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Samir, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and a member of the Steering Committee of the Center of Excellence for Processing Medical Images with Artificial Intelligence, and Prof. Dr. Aya Yassin, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Director of the Center of Excellence for Medical Image Processing with Artificial Intelligence, and Prof. Dr. Dina Farouk Abu Zaid, director of the university's media center, Dr. Ahmed Othman, assistant professor of diagnostic radiology, Dr. Sarah Tantawy, teacher of diagnostic radiology, and Dr. Islam Hijazi, Director of the Center for Networks and Information Technology at the university.

The signing by Siemens Healthineers Egypt was witnessed by Mr. Aser Al-Zorba, Chief Financial Officer in Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Eng. Tarek El-Sheikh, Head of Sales Sector in Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Dr. Ansam Amin, Director of Marketing and Media Department for Siemens Healthcare, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Djibouti, Eritrea.

Also, via video conference, from Siemens Healthineers Middle East, Igancio Valens, Director of Scientific Partnerships Sector at Siemens Healthineers Middle East, and Mr. Syed Ali Mahdi, Director of Cooperation at Siemens Healthineers Middle East and Africa also participated.