Intelligent buildings workshop
A workgroup on intelligent buildings and assistive home technology will be held in Belgium at the end of September. The workshop will take place in two different venues across Belgium, in Bruges on the 24 and in Gits on the 25 September 2009. The workshop will be run by the CIB W098 workgroup for Intelligent […]
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BVMED sets out medical technology plan
The German Medical Technology Association, BVMED, has published a ten point plan for advanced medical technology in patient care. The plan aims to provide a basis for health policy discussions in the run-up to the German general election this autumn. The key points include the need for fewer restrictions on the introduction of new technology […]
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Dutch set out European ‘robo roadmap’
Dutch innovation agency, TNO, has published a ‘robo roadmap’ on the way forward for robotics in the medical and health arena for the next fifteen years.
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EC consults on ICT strategy past 2010
The European Commission has launched a consultation to help prepare a new EU Information Society strategy, to follow on from the current strategy. The initial Information Society strategy, known as the i2010 initiative, was first launched in 2005 and is set to expire at the end of 2009. The i2010 strategy set the aim of […]
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Siemens deal for India’s Medicity
Siemens Healthcare has entered into one of the largest technology partnerships in India to provide imaging and IT solutions to the new Medanta-The Medicity Hospital. The Medanta is one of India’s largest upcoming hospitals made up of a research centre, a medical and nursing school and 1,250 beds, as well as 45 operating theatres catering […]
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Mobile phone microscope developed
American researchers have developed a fluorescence microscope that can be attached to a mobile phone that can take and analyse detailed images to help diagnose diseases such as tuberculosis.
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Nanotechnology gets big in Portugal
The leaders of Spain and Portugal have opened a joint research centre for nanotechnology that they believe will become one of the world’s leading laboratories. The centre will carry out research into nanomedicine, environment monitoring, nanoelectrics and molecular manipulation. The two Iberian countries have invested €98.5m in the centre and are expected to pay annual […]
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Orange and Alcatel partner on e-health
French telecomm giants Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement to develop services for e-health and enhanced assisted living.
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Cerner to create 40 jobs in Ireland
US health software firm Cerner has announced it is to create up to 40 new technology support jobs in Ireland. The jobs will be created as part of a new multi-lingual software support operation, focused on the European market. The new service could create up to 40 jobs by the end of 2009, with the […]
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European med tech sector slows
The European medical technology sector is weathering the current economic storm but bracing iteself for tough times, with two-thirds of firms making redundencies or introducing pay freezes.
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