GE HealthCare Greater China ultrasound headquarters project breaks ground in WND
wndonline.cn Updated: Mar 12, 2025
The groundbreaking ceremony for GE HealthCare's ultrasound Greater China headquarters is held in WND. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
The groundbreaking ceremony for GE HealthCare's ultrasound Greater China headquarters took place in Wuxi National Hi-Tech District, or Xinwu district, on March 11.
The project will introduce new production lines while establishing an innovation center to integrate global research resources. This aims to foster deep collaboration between industry, academia, and research institutions. A service center will also be built to provide product maintenance, green upgrades, and personnel training. Additionally, a customer experience center will focus on customized solutions for Chinese users, accelerating the commercialization of innovations.
The rendering of GE HealthCare's ultrasound Greater China headquarters. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
Furthermore, the project seeks to create a high-end medical equipment ecosystem, promoting collaboration among upstream and downstream enterprises and fostering the growth of both large and small businesses. By leveraging Wuxi's industrial advantages, it aims to build a distinctive medical device cluster that serves the Yangtze River Delta and beyond, contributing to the development of the healthcare industry in China and globally.
Zhang Yihao, executive vice-president of GE HealthCare Global and president & CEO of GE HealthCare China, expressed gratitude for Wuxi's long-standing support. "Here, we see Wuxi's unique industrial advantages, continuously improving business environment, and strong policy support," he said. He emphasized that GE HealthCare China will continue collaborating with partners to enhance medical care without boundaries, delivering better, more convenient, and more efficient healthCare products and services.
In recent years, Wuxi has been actively developing future-oriented industrial parks focused on synthetic biology, AI-driven biomedicine, and the beauty economy. By 2024, the city's biopharmaceutical sector had expanded to over 2,400 enterprises, with an industry scale surpassing 200 billion yuan ($27.62 billion).
