UCSF, GE HealthCare launch Care Innovation Hub for patient care

University of California, San Francisco or UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and GE HealthCare (GEHC) announced the launch of a Care Innovation Hub, a joint research collaboration that aims to address meaningful clinical challenges in three key areas: accessibility to advanced medical imaging, non-invasive diagnosis and management of neurological and neurodegenerative disease, and precision oncology. The Care Innovation Hub leverages the strengths of academia and industry to create, evaluate and translate novel technology into a clinical setting with the goals of advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease, improving hospital operations and driving more equitable access to care. The Care Innovation Hub builds on a decades-long history between UCSF and GE HealthCare, bringing research focus areas under one framework. It integrates the research and clinical expertise of UCSF in critical care areas such as brain health, neurodegenerative disease and oncology, with GE HealthCare’s deep knowledge in research and product development. “Our collaboration with GE HealthCare brings a practical focus on addressing well-defined clinical objectives,” said Sharmila Majumdar, PhD, Research Vice Chair in the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging. “Together, we’re accelerating innovation in ways that will improve access to care and outcomes across healthcare settings.”