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A Safer Approach for Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is at the forefront of diagnostics today, with imaging techniques like MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computerized tomography), scanning, and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) increasing steeply over the last two decades. However, persisting problems of image resolution and quality still limit these techniques because of the nature of living tissue.

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Many Patients Lack Information about the Use of Targeted Therapies

More than three quarters of oncology specialists in Europe, South America and Asia believe their patients are not always well enough informed about the treatment options available to them, survey results have revealed at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain. The results come from an online survey of 895 doctors from 12 countries in Europe, South America and Asia.

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Italian Conference on eHealth and European Telemedicine Conference 2014

7 - 8 October 2014, Rome, Italy.
The Italian Ministry of Health is organizing, under the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union the Conference on eHealth that will take place on 7-8 October 2014 in Rome. The Conference on eHealth will be held in conjunction with the European Telemedicine Conference. The Conference on eHealth and the European Telemedicine Conference will share the following sessions:

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Philips to Sharpen Strategic Focus by Establishing Two Companies in Lighting Solutions and in HealthTech

At a meeting with investors and analysts in London, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has announced the next strategic step to capitalize on fundamental market changes, by creating two market-leading companies focused on the HealthTech and Lighting solutions opportunities. Both companies will continue to benefit from leveraging the Philips brand.

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VirtualRehab Receives First Medical Device CE Mark Approval for Motion Capture Physical Rehabilitation Software in Europe

VirtualRehab® is the first virtual reality platform to receive CE mark approval as a medical device manufacturer from the European Commission and the only certified motion capture physical rehabilitation software using Microsoft Kinect® and Leap Motion™ VR technology approved by the EU to develop both hardware and software for medical purposes.

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Discuss Hot Topics at Digital Health Assembly: Open Innovation Conference 2015

10 - 12 February 2015, Cardiff, UK.
'Digital Health Assembly: Open Innovation' Conference 2015 invites digital health professionals to unite in a common goal - to accelerate developments in eHealth through Open Innovation. Three amazing days with a host of highly influential international speakers from the eHealth and Open Innovation sectors.

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The Future of Healthcare: Cancer Killing Robotic Swarms are just the Beginning

12 - 13 February 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
RE.WORK Health Summit will be held in Dublin, and will provide a unique opportunity to interact with leading scientists, entrepreneurs, physicians & exciting startups in the very same place. Meet fellow innovators with the same passion to change the world. Discover cutting-edge technologies on the horizon from the world's leading innovators & scientists.

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Future Internet Challenge for eHealth SMEs and Startups across Europe

The Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) accelerator has launched an open call for applications. All European eHealth small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups eager to develop innovative applications in the eHealth domain using FIWARE technology are welcome to apply. They can win up to €217,000 per team, over €500,000 worth of partner services, coaching, PR and other support.

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The Shadow of a Disease

In future, some diseases might be diagnosed earlier and treated more effectively. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have developed an optical method that makes individual proteins, such as the proteins characteristic of some cancers, visible. Other methods that achieve this only work if the target biomolecules have first been labelled with fluorescent tags; In general, however, that approach is difficult or even impossible.

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Marand's Think!EHR Platform Wins EU SME Instrument of Horizon 2020 Grant

The European Commission has published a list of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that will be first to benefit from its new €3 billion SME Instrument. 155 SMEs from 21 countries will each receive €50,000 to finance feasibility studies for their projects. After that, their projects may be considered for further financial support from the Commission worth up to €2.5 million.

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