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March 19, 2018

CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS VISITS FC BARCELONA MEDICAL SERVICES

A delegation from Canon Medical Systems visited the Medical Services of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper this Sunday. The meeting between representatives of the Japanese company and members of the medical area of ​​the Club, was attended by the director Pau Vilanova Vila-Abadal, who received the guests and accompanied them during his visit.

The delegation of Canon Medical Systems has been led by Mark Holmshaw, President of Canon Medical Systems Europe; and conformed by Nobuyuki Hatakeyama, Vice president of Canon Medical Systems Europe; Kazufumi Ishiyama, Global Strategic Marketing Manager at Canon Medical Systems Corporation; Manel Rodríguez, Managing Director of Canon Medical Systems Iberia and Ferran Hernández, Marketing Manager of Canon Medical Systems Iberia

The guests have visited the facilities of the Medical Services of the Club guided by Dr. Ramon Canal, director of Sport Sciences of FC Barcelona. The reason for the visit was to formalize the name change of the company, because last 2017 Toshiba Medical Systems was acquired by the Canon Group and since the 4th of January, the company has become known as Canon Medical Systems.

Despite the change in designation, equipment, people, services and technology remain the same, and Canon Medical Systems continues to be the official sponsor of FC Barcelona for medical systems. The Club continues to have access to the departments of Canon Ultrasound and MRI Engineering, which provide the latest advances in diagnosis for image, support and advice for doctors of FC Barcelona.