HELSINKI and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation (Tekes) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a partnership that will enable Finland to utilize Watson cognitive computing to help doctors improve the health of its citizens, and strengthen and develop the Finnish innovation and business ecosystem in the fields of health and well-being. To facilitate the collaboration, IBM intends to establish a Watson Health Center of Excellence in Finland, the first Nordic Healthcare Competence Center, and the first National Imaging Center of Excellence outside the United States in Finland. These centers are expected to employ 150 people over the next few years.
Image: Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation and IBM sign a landmark collaboration that will enable Finland to utilize Watson cognitive computing across its health ecosystem. From left to right: Maarit Palo (IBM), Tuomo Haukkovaara (IBM), Pekka Soini (Tekes), Mika Lautanala (Tekes)
