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Tieto Receives the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award

Based on its recent analysis of the healthcare IT professional services market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Tieto Corporation with the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award.

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Mobile Phones and Wireless Networks: No Evidence of Health Risk Found

There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a Norwegian Expert Committee. In addition, the Committee provides advice to authorities about risk management and regulatory practice.

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Boehringer Ingelheim Launches Beta Social Game Syrum to Promote Science and Innovation

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the beta launch of its first social game on Facebook, called Syrum. Syrum will be a new and evolving platform for the research-driven pharmaceutical company to inspire and educate in a changing digital world. In development for more than two years, Syrum has been specifically designed to demonstrate the complex processes around medicine research and development through gaming mechanics. It aims at promoting science and innovation to the digital community in a fun and engaging way.

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Commission and European Industry Commit to Bigger and Better Robotics Sector

The European Commission, industry and academia have agreed to launch a Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Robotics, to help Europe-based companies take a larger share of the €15.5 billion annual global robotics market. Representatives from European robotics manufacturers, research institutes joined European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes in signing a Memorandum of Understanding, the first step towards a PPP launch in 2013.

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New Device to Revolutionise Point of Care Testing

Millions of people suffer each year from viral diseases such as flu. These ailments develop quickly and can spread rapidly - at huge cost to the healthcare system and sometimes with severe consequences for the patient. Globally, flu epidemics are responsible for at least 500,000 deaths each year, with the very young and the elderly being at particular risk.

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British Flag to Fly High at REHACARE 2012

UK companies are set to be one of the main attractions at the world's largest assistive technologies and rehabilitation exhibition next month. 17 UK companies which are at the centre of cutting-edge solutions within the assistive technologies industry will be exhibiting their products on the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) sponsored Pavilion at REHACARE 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Headline Sponsors Harris Healthcare to Show How to Achieve Better Outcomes through Value-Based Healthcare

Headline sponsors Harris Healthcare, will highlight the critical role of technology in providing value-based healthcare at this year's Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology EXPO at Olympia, London. Wayne Parslow, VP EMEA Harris Healthcare will discuss how value-based healthcare, which is centred around delivering better outcomes by utilising the same or less resource, can only be achieved by discovering better models of care and using the right technology to support it.

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Carestream Taking Orders for Latest Version of CR-Based Image Acquisition/Mini-PACS Software

Carestream Health is taking orders for the latest version of its CARESTREAM Image Suite Software, which offers CR-based image acquisition and an optional mini-PACS module. Image Suite delivers fully featured image acquisition, Web-based patient scheduling, image review and reporting, as well as flexible archiving solutions.

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Europeans Welcome Use of Robots

More than two-thirds of EU citizens (70%) have a positive view of robots, according to a new EU Eurobarometer survey; the majority agree that robots "are necessary as they can do jobs that are too hard or too dangerous for people" (88%) and that "they are a good thing for society because they help people" (76%).

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Serious Games Could be Integrated into Surgical Training

Serious gaming can be used to enhance surgical skills, but games developed or used to train medical professionals need to be validated before they are integrated into teaching methods, according to a paper in the October issue of the surgical journal BJS.

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