Samsung Medison's innovative, standard-setting ultrasound technologies have received international praise and recognition.

![[1995~2000]](../image/company/ceImg002.gif)
1995 - 2000
1995- Received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Productivity (Korea Productivity Center)
- Received the IR52 Jangyeongsil Award
1996- Signed a joint venture with Austria-based
KRETZTECHMIK
- Received the Gold Award at the Trident Korean
Industrial Exhibition (Prime Minister's Award)
- Designated as one of the top 100 companies in
quality and competitiveness (Agency for Technology
and Standards)
1997- Announced the release of Voluson 530D GAIA
- Received the Gold Export Tower Award for exports
exceeding $50 million
1998- Announced the world's first 4D ultrasound product
- Awarded the Grand Prize for Improvement of
Corporate Values (Korea Management Association)
- Received the Minister of Commerce, Industry and
Energy's Award at the 1st Industrial Cooperation
Convention
- Named one of the Best Managed Companies in
Korea (Asiamoney, Hong Kong)
1999- Monthly Chosun ranked MEDISON no. 1 in the
'Top 50 Technology Enterprises in Korea'
- Ranked No. 1 in on-site contracts at MEDICA in
Germany for 3 years in a row (contracts valued at
approximately KRW7.3 billion)
- Received the Export Tower Award for exports
exceeding $100 million
- Announced an innovative technology for diagnosing
incurable diseases and submitted patent application
