"MARCONI MEDICAL SYSTEMS, a division of Philips Medical Systems, was created in 1999 out of Picker International, Inc., then a leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic systems. Picker International began in New York City when druggist James Picker first supplied Kodak x-ray plates and accessories to local hospitals in 1909. Picker organized the James Picker Co. in 1915 to offer sales and service of X-ray equipment and supplies. In 1921, Picker incorporated the firm as the Picker X-Ray Corp. After acquiring a New York X-ray manufacturing facility in 1929, Picker established a second facility in Cleveland in 1930. Located at E. 30th St. and Superior Ave., the plant developed and produced a variety of new X-ray apparatus. In 1936 the operation moved to larger quarters at 17325 Euclid Ave.,