An outcome of Integrated Diagnostics, personalized medicine is about a more precise diagnosis and targeted treatment regimen for the individual patient or patient groups. It is becoming a reality through the decoding of the human genome. By studying a patient’s genetic fingerprint, physicians can discover a disease’s genetic causes or even predict disease before it presents itself. A patient’s genotype or gene expression profile can be used to tailor medical care to an individual’s needs on a proactive basis.

First results in the area of oncology, cardiology, and neurology show:

• Interventions can begin earlier - before a patient experiences symptoms of disease.
  
• Treatment and monitoring can be targeted more effectively.
  
• Hospitalization can be minimized and overall healthcare costs reduced.
  

In collaboration with our customers, Siemens is delivering on the vision to shift the focus of medicine to a personalized and proactive model that:

• Allows earlier prediction and diagnosis
  
• Better understanding of disease
  
• Provides the information to tailor therapies to the unique needs of the individual.

It is a most dynamic and exciting time – a true revolution in medicine and we are excited to partner with our customers to make this a reality. Personalized medicine is an innovation closer than you may think.