2026 WMIF | Fireside Chat: Toshio Takiguchi
Summary Toshio Takiguchi joined Jim Brink MD to trace Canon's long history in healthcare and discuss how medical imaging, AI and portable technology are changing where diagnostic care can be delivered. Takiguchi connected Canon's current medical business to a history that began with an X-ray camera developed in 1940 and later expanded through ophthalmic imaging, digital radiography and the acquisition of Toshiba's medical business. What interested him most, however, was not the product timeline but what happens between invention and broad use. Canon's approach emphasizes validating clinical ou…