Key Takeaways

Egon Amann points out in the conversation that the diagnostics industry will definitely be more guided by artificial intelligence in the future. The core of transformation does not lie in disrupting machine-human interfaces, but in data interpretation and result interpretation being done much more by using such new technologies like artificial intelligence.

For the next 10 years, data integration will be very important—as electronic data and patient-specific data gather in the cloud, we may have "Avatars" or "Digital Twins" in the future. Data from medical imaging, clinical chemistry, even psychological disorders will converge into comprehensive patient profiles, and different disciplines will move from fragmentation to fusion.

Many laboratories use multi-brand, multi-vendor equipment simultaneously. How to achieve interconnectivity in LIS is an urgent problem to be solved. The comparison and collaboration of test items from different brands will drive the realization of standardization and harmonization of various tests. Globally, ISO standards are widely applied, but IFCC surveys show that only about 50% of standards are truly implemented among over 90 countries, leading to a gap between regulatory standards and actual implementation due to resource disparities, which needs to be gradually narrowed in the future.

He summarizes his impression of Mindray in three key points: extremely outstanding ability in combining knowledge, continuous improvement of the instrument line over the years, and data integration and cross-device collaboration are core advantages. He believes that Mindray's global laboratory layout is extremely valuable for expanding new customer groups.