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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
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IB-Salut awards EHR contract

The health service of the Balearic Islands has awarded the tender for the development of an electronic health record to
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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