Barco Wins Two Imaging Awards

Barco (Kortrijk, ) recently received two awards from international growth consultants Frost & Sullivan (Palo Alto, CA, USA) for its leadership in the medical imaging market.

The first award, the Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year Award, was given to Barco because the company has successfully capitalized on opportunities in the three-dimensional (3D) medical imaging field, and because it has demonstrated significant growth in the area of medical display systems. The second award, the Technology Innovation Award, is an acknowledgement of Barco's success in the U.S. mammography imaging market for fiscal year 2004.

Frost & Sullivan commended Barco's strategy in entering the field of 3D imaging by successfully acquiring Voxar (Edinburgh, UK), a move that will allow the company to attain greater accomplishments in the medical imaging industry. "The acquisition of Voxar has enabled Barco to become a comprehensive provider of 3D imaging solutions worldwide,” said Srividya Badrinarayanan, industry analyst, medical imaging, Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Practice.

The second award to Barco, the Technology Innovation Award, acknowledged the company's leadership, technologic expertise, and breadth in high-end, diagnostic displays used for mammography reading.

"Barco was able to maintain leadership during the shift from CRT to LCD [liquid crystal display] technology. This ability has given Barco a unique position over its competitors,” explained Paul Matthijs, vice president of Barco's Medical Imaging Systems business unit. "Barco achieved this leading position by always taking into account the stringent need of mammography professionals for display solutions that maximize productivity and offer film-like, diagnostic precision.”





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