Keywords: Cooperation
11/15/2007
Sectra increases range of integrated third-party clinical applications
Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra has signed an agreement with Vital Images under which Sectra will be able to integrate Vital Images Vitrea software as part of …
11/14/2007
The IVAM
IVAM is an international association of companies and institutes that specialise in microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials. …
11/14/2007
New medical technology centre to target artificial organs
Switzerland - An Artificial Organ Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research has been set up at the University of Bern, drawing together its established areas of expertise in …
11/13/2007
GS1 Healthcare Conference New ways to more patient safety and cost reduction
GS1 is the leading global standards organisation in the healthcare industry. In 56 countries worldwide, GS1 standards have been chosen to identify pharmaceutical products …
10/30/2007
A joint venture for Spain and Portugal
Grupo Hospitalario Quirón and José de Mello Saúde are sharing a joint venture that aims to create a reference private healthcare group in the Iberic Market. …
10/30/2007
Digital networking
Germany The Munich Municipal Hospital is network four hospital locations in Bogenhausen, Harlaching, Neuperlach and Schwabing, and facilitate the digital production and storage …
10/30/2007
Welcome to the Speech Recognition Country
More than 200 healthcare IT providers integrate Philips SpeechMagic into their applications, including global leaders such as SIEMENS, GE Healthcare, AGFA, Carestream Health and …
10/30/2007
USP Hospitales de Marbella
USP Hospitales is a prominent Spanish hospital group with a network of 31 facilities in Spanish cities. The group also owns a 25% share in Hospitais Privados de Portugal, the …
10/30/2007
The European Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)
The ERSPC is the worlds biggest study of screening of prostate cancer. It involves up to 260,000 men, 220,000 of them in the age group 55-75 years old. Professor Chris Bangma, …
08/31/2007
Acquisition
Recently, as a result of the acquisition of Kodaks Health Group by Onex Corporation, Carestream Health Inc. began operations as one of the worlds leading independent health …
08/31/2007
IT for Istanbul
Turkey - The recently opened 74-bed Florence Nightingale Kiziltoprak Hospital, which has three operating rooms and 10 ICU beds, is one of four hospitals in a Turkish healthcare …
08/31/2007
No predicted boom in medical tourism
The world at home in German hospitals thousands of wealthy foreign patients coming to boost budgets, this was the hope of many hospitals. Then along came a sobering study …
08/31/2007
EHFG celebrates 10th anniversary
In 1998, during Austrias first EU presidency, Professor Günther Leiner founded the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG). From 36 October this year, the Forum will celebrate …
08/31/2007
University hospital founds international consultancy
Germany The Hamburg-Eppendorf University Medical Centre (UKE) has founded a consultancy in a joint venture with SOLVE Consulting Managementberatung GmbH and Hellman Worldwide …
08/31/2007
Medical Technologies Map of European Regions and Clusters
MediMap is an internet portal that evolved from an EU project with partners in eight countries. …
08/31/2007
Leaders launch a new global health partnership
An International Health Partnership: Richer countries urged to fast-track Millennium Development Goals for healthcare …
08/17/2007
Aquilion 16 A new CT concept in optimized patient care
Two university hospitals in Germany and Japan were the first worldwide to receive the Aquilion 16 high resolution computed tomograph (CT) from Toshiba Medical Systems for …
07/16/2007
European Institute of Molecular Imaging founded in Münster, Germany
Besides sophisticated imaging technologies, biomarkers are the key to molecular medicine. Therefore, the development of new and more specific biomarkers is the primary aim of …
06/28/2007
Medical Technologies Map of European Regions and Clusters
MediMap is an innovative Internet portal developed in the framework of an EU project with partners from eight countries. The aim is to encourage an exchange of experience between …
06/26/2007
Networking between hospitals? Why buy new software?
Digital data exchange between hospitals is often not possible without replacing software. …
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