Siemens is one of the world's most innovative companies and many of China's most advanced technologies are "Made by Siemens". The company aims to be a trendsetter in all its business fields, and to shape its technologies with a clear focus on delivering tangible and valuable benefits to customers and society at large.

China already is an important research and development base for Siemens, and will be further extended. Emphasis is on locally designing and developing the right products for the Chinese market to meet local customer needs, and also using the advantages China offers to develop technologies in China for global application. In 2004 Siemens ranked as one of the top patent applicants in China with over 700 patent applications filed.

In the Automation and Control area, Siemens Numerical Control Ltd., (SNC), an operating company of the Siemens Automation and Drives Group located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, stands for R&D in the industry field and develops numerical control systems tailored to the special requirements of the Chinese market. SNC's dedicated R&D center focuses on both hardware and software development for products, systems and applications for machine tools, production machines and general automation systems. Since 1999, SNC is the market leader in China in the field of numerical control systems for machine tools.

Beijing Siemens Cerberus Electronics Ltd. (BSCE), a company of the Siemens Building Technology Group, is host to a further research and development center in the industry field, focusing on fire detection and fire alarm systems. One major objective of the R&D center is to make adaptations to imported fire detection and fire alarm equipment to meet the requirements of the Chinese market. Other key tasks include designing and maintaining its own line of fire-detection systems as well as offering its R&D capabilities to other Siemens Building Technologies companies worldwide. The R&D setup is engaged in hardware design, mechanical design and related software development.

In order to provide more efficient and environmentally compatible power plants and first-class power plants services to Chinese customers, the Siemens Power Generation Group fosters research and development in modern power plant I&C systems (TELEPERM XP) and power IT solutions. Siemens Power Plant Automation Ltd. (SPPA) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, is the center of power generation software engineering in China. The TELEPERM XP systems and major IT solution packages developed by SPPA have many successful references in China and abroad. For example, since 2002, SPPA has provided TELEPERM XP systems to the Taishan Power Plant, a major power plant with 5X600MW capacity. The systems greatly contributed to the smooth operation of the power plant.

For the fast developing Chinese rail industry, Siemens Transportation Systems Group is dedicated to providing products, systems and solutions for fast, safe and high capacity public transportation. The Group's R&D activities focus on solutions, adaptation design, and localization of signaling products and systems for mainline and mass transit. Siemens Signaling Co., Ltd., Xi'an (SSCX) located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, started R&D in 1995, the year of its founding, In 2003, SSCX successfully completed adaptation design, installation, testing and operation of the first Siemens Balise system in the line from Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province to Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The application of the Siemens Balise system enables trains to operate securely when switching between different signaling systems.

Siemens Medical Solutions Group (Med) is one of the leading suppliers to China's healthcare industry and renowned for its innovative medical technologies, high quality services and complete solutions, helping customers achieve tangible and sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. The Group's R&D activities focus on Computed Tomography (CT) technologies and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems. In December 2005, Med announced to invest 300 million RMB to establish its Asia Center of Excellence in Shanghai, which will focus on the R&D, manufacturing, service and marketing for Siemens medial products like CT, X-ray, ultra-sound and medical components. The Center will become the focal point of all Siemens medical activities in China.

Siemens Shanghai Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. (SSME), established in 1992, set up its R&D center in 1999 as the only overseas CT R&D and manufacturing center outside of Germany. Major milestones in the R&D activities of SSME were the two locally developed CTs for sale in China and world market. In September, 2000, the new spiral computer tomography system SOMATOM Smile was introduced to the local and global market. This world's most compact and cost-effective spiral CT is specially designed to meet the requirements of private radiological practices and small hospitals eager to invest in CT technology. SOMATOM Smile also won the design award of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2002 and the iF Design Award China in 2003. In early 2005, the locally-developed SOMATOM Spirit which features latest innovations was launched. Being highly cost effective, the SOMATOM Spirit has been well received for both small and large hospital facilities. Since September 2005, SSME has teamed up with Med's R&D centers in Germany to start system software development for advanced CTs like Sensation and Emotion.

The R&D for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems and components is based in the R&D center of Siemens Mindit Magnetic Resonance Ltd.(SMMR), another joint venture of Siemens Medical Solutions Group. In March 2005, the Siemens MR Center of Excellence for Asia was opened in SMMR and is the only Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) R&D and manufacturing base outside of Germany. With a total investment of 300 million RMB, the center will provide MRI systems and components to meet demands from the local and world markets. Siemens NOVUS 1.5T super-conducting MRI system and the NOVUS 0.35T permanent magnet MRI system are the result of hardware and software development of super-conducting and permanent magnet MRI systems conducted at SMMR.

In October 2004, Siemens Medical Solutions Group launched its R&D and manufacturing base for X-ray tube housing assembly at Siemens X-Ray Vacuum Technology Ltd. in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. With the total investment of 45 million RMB, this R&D and manufacturing base is the only such facility outside of Germany.

Osram, a wholly owned Siemens subsidiary, is a leading lighting solutions provider with strong R&D capabilities serving the increasing demand for energy saving lamps tailored to meet local market needs. Its R&D center called OSRAM Design Center China (DCC) was established in March 2002 in Foshan, Guangdong province. In close cooperation with other Osram Component Groups in Germany, Italy and the USA, the OSRAM DCC in China concentrates on developing compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and electronic control gear (ECG). OSRAM DCC has designed efficient and affordable CFLs not only tailored to the specific requirements for the Chinese market and the Asia-Pacific region, but also for NAFTA and Latin America. In the ECG area the DCC focuses on developing electronic ballasts that drive linear fluorescent lamps for energy saving operation.

Bosch Siemens Household Appliances (BSH) established its local R&D activities in July 2003. Located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the unit concentrates on the joint development of advanced drive systems for home appliances. In September 2004, BSH announced plans to invest 99 million US dollars to establish a small home-appliances park in the Nanjing Economic Technology and Development Zone which consists of a R&D center together with manufacturing facilities. August 2005 witness the ground breaking for the Consumer Products Workshop in the park.

Corporate Technology of Siemens Ltd., China (SLC CT) was established in 1999 and started significant expansion in 2004 with the mission to develop unique innovations for Siemens business in China and worldwide.

With diverse needs and customers who are willing to try new things, China is an ideal place to develop world-class innovations. To best use these strengths, the innovation strategy of SLC CT is to lead in high-end with Mainstream Innovation, and change the games in emerging market with S.M.A.R.T. (Simple, Maintenance friendly, Affordable, Reliable, Timely to market) Innovation, which is a new way to do an old thing, and good enough for a group of initial customers in emerging market with the potential to move up into mainstream and change the games. SLC CT is also working on Cost Innovation which can sustainably reduce the cost without sacrificing the value to the customers. The research fields of SLC CT cover industry, energy, and healthcare to address the main challenges China is facing.

In 2005, Technology-to-Business China was established in Shanghai with the outside-in model to work with external innovation sources to systematically bring their innovations into commercial usage. CT Corporate Intellectual Property and Functions (CT I) bundles innovation related strategic functions on a corporate level. CT I provides professional services and governance in the areas of Intellectual Property, including patents and trademarks, Standardization & Regulation, and Environmental Affairs & Technical Safety.

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Siemens Program and System Engineering (Nanjing) Co. Ltd., (SPSE) was established in February 2004 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. As the software development partner for all of Siemens Business Groups in China, the company develops embedded software for Siemens products, systems, services and solutions that are closely oriented towards local customers' needs and market requirements. A comprehensive technology management system, comprising of advanced software development methods, processes and tools as well as leading quality management know-how and comprehensive project expertise, ensures that all software developed by SPSE meets the highest quality standards and is delivered to customers on time and within budget. In the medium term the company plans to employ 1,000 software engineers. The SPSE Hangzhou R&D Center was opened in July 2005. The center will work closely with Chinese mobile operators and the local university to develop data applications for future 3G networks (WCDMA and TD-SCDMA) and billing systems for convergent networks.