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A number of sites across West Birmingham and Sandwell, including the new multi-million pound Midland Metropolitan Hospital opening in October 2018, are set to transform patient care for up to 530,000 people in the area. A new partnership between Siemens Healthineers / Healthcare and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals (SWBH) NHS Trust will revolutionise its provision of medical imaging services.

Today Siemens Healthcare unveiled its new brand name Siemens Healthineers. The new brand underlines Siemens Healthcare’s pioneering spirit and its engineering expertise in the healthcare industry. It is unique and bold and best describes the Healthcare organisation and its people – the people accompanying, serving and inspiring customers – the people behind outstanding products and solutions.

Siemens has received a major order for its offshore wind power business: the company is to supply, install and commission 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of seven megawatts and a rotor diameter of 154 metres, for the East Anglia ONE project.

A contract to deliver a new central traffic signal control and management system for the south east has been placed by Highways England with Simulation Systems Limited (SSL) to meet both the immediate and future requirements of Highways England for England’s motorway and major A-roads.

With increasing numbers of leading construction and civil engineering companies choosing to work with Siemens on major design schemes and new developments, the company is showcasing its traffic services and partnerships on stand number H21 at the Civil Infrastructure and Technology Exhibition (CITE) 2016, 12-14 April at ExCeL, London.

12 month research project gathers information on vehicle emissions to explore ways to improve air quality in the city centre

A nine-month programme to upgrade traditional wait indicator lamps with longer-lasting and energy saving LED lights across more than 500 traffic signal sites is underway in Manchester.

To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2016, Siemens will launch a new education project to challenge gender stereotypes. The SeeWomen (Girls in STEM) project will inspire and motivate young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Launched at Withington Girls’ School, the project will be delivered in association with the Girls' Schools Association (GSA) and will involve girls from nearby schools.

This year’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna will include innovations from Siemens Healthcare in the area of medical imaging and therapy. Siemens’ products and solutions help healthcare providers worldwide deal with the challenges of changing healthcare systems. In times of tight budgets and increasing time pressure, Siemens solutions are geared to obtaining high-quality results in diagnostics and interventional therapy with maximum efficiency.

Siemens Healthcare, the only manufacturer to produce computer tomographs with two X-ray tubes and detectors, is strengthening its Dual Source portfolio and will present its latest model at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna: Somatom Drive.

Siemens today (March 2) advertised the first apprenticeships as part of its huge offshore wind power investment in Hull.

Education, investment and innovation key to success of UK Productivity Plan