Europe lags behind on IT research
The European Commission has said that Europe must boost its IT research policy if it wants to catch-up with countries such as the US, Japan and China. The Commission argued that the EU’s 27 members are not doing enough to promote IT research at the first European Future Technologies Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. It […]
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New York opens-up records with Microsoft
Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Amalga data aggregation platform, which includes connectivity to its HealthVault personal health records platform. The company has also announced that one of America’s most prominent hospitals will be using both technologies to open up its records, tests and other health information to patients. New York Presbyterian Hospital […]
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GE and Intel commit €184m to telecare research
General Electric and Intel have joined forces to develop hi-tech health care products that will allow patients to be treated at home. The companies will invest €184m ($250m) in the project over the next five years to market and develop home-based health technologies that will help older people live independently and patients with chronic conditions […]
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NHS Training for Innovation launched
The NHS technology training hub, THOTH, has been re-launched as NHS Training for Innovation and announced it is working on a programme of e-learning to help train health professionals to safely use different medical devices. Announcing the new name, Paul Vousden, managing director, said: “NHS Training for Innovation will fulfil a very important need – […]
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Scottish NHS to invest €1.8m in e-health
Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech projects to help more patients to be treated quicker and closer to home. The Scottish NHS is to invest €1.8m in e-health – including €640,000 funding from the country’s major health IT contractor Atos Origin. […]
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Wales to build Centre for NanoHealth
Wales is to become home to what is thought to be Europe’s first centre for NanoHealth, to be built at Swansea University.
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EHI interview: Peter Neupert
Microsoft’s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senate’s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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Commission invests €1bn in high-speed broadband
The European Commission has proposed a new €5 billion investment in energy and internet broadband infrastructure in 2009-2010.
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EU sets e-health map for 2009
Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
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Living Labs event looms
The European Commission is to run a Living Labs Information event in Brussels later this month, to provide information about its latest FP7 research calls. The event, which will be held on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, will provide participants with opportunities to exchange Living Labs related information. Through partnerships between citizens, businesses and public authorities, […]
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