Thailand s BDMS Group to accelerate medical innovations
Thailand s BDMS Group to accelerate medical innovations 18 December 2020 | News BDMS aims to provide advanced healthcare services with Thai hospitality by deploying Plug and Play s state-of-the-art technology
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Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS), one of the most prestigious hospital networks in the Asia-Pacific region, has announced its partnership with Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play Tech Center to develop innovation for a new paradigm of medical treatment.
Through this partnership, BDMS intends to leverage Plug and Play s global ecosystem to identify the latest cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation across its business units to provide advanced healthcare services with Thai hospitality for excellent experience.
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