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IT @ Networking Awards 2012 - Winners announced

Ian de Vega from the Medical Research Council in South Africa fought off fierce competition to take home the coveted IT @ 2012 Trophy and cash prize at the IT @ Networking Awards 2012.

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EDMA and Eucomed to Establish European Industry Federation

EDMA, the European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association, and Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, announced that their respective members have decided to join forces under the umbrella of a European industry federation.

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EyeBrain's Device Can Now Help Diagnose and Monitor Disease Development

EyeBrain, a company developing medical devices for the early diagnosis and monitoring of neurological diseases, announces that it is launching a new software version of its medical device, the EyeBrain Tracker.

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InterComponentWare AG - eHealth Solutions with Potential

Changing demographics, an increase in the number of chronically ill patients and the advances in technology have brought healthcare systems to the limits of their performance. The key to sustainable healthcare lies in coordinating care delivery processes. Together with its partners, ICW strives to efficiently provide the needed IT-supported processes for providing the best possible level of care and at the highest possible level of cost efficiency:

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iMDsoft Reports Strong Growth in 2011

iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, grew substantially during the last year. Over the past twelve months, the company has entered new territories, with first-time installations in Turkey, Sweden, and Austria. In total, iMDsoft was involved in over 45 critical care and anesthesia projects, and MetaVision went live in fifteen countries and ten languages.

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Exciting Programme and Events at eHealth Week 2012

7 - 9 May 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.
eHealth Week 2012 brings together two main events: the High level eHealth conference co-organised by the European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition) organised by HIMSS Europe.

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Saving Steps and Time at Danish Hospital

Cetrea A/S, developer of innovative, research based hospital software, and Sonitor Technologies AS, the leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of a proprietary ultrasound Real Time Locating System (RTLS), has delivered the clinical logistics real time overview solution that is implemented at the Regional Hospital of Horsens in Denmark.

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Philips Begins Clinical Trial Enrolment for CHILL-MI Study

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced enrolment of the first patients in its CHILL-MI clinical study. CHILL-MI is a prospective, randomized, multi-center study designed to further evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the company's InnerCool RTx endovascular cooling system in patients suffering from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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New Silicon Probe Aids in Drug Discovery and Disease Diagnostics

IBM scientists have developed a flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon that can aid researchers and pathologists to investigate critical tissue samples accurately for drug discovery and disease diagnostics.

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Europeans Ready for 'Active Ageing', New Survey Says

To mark the start of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity of Generations, the Commission presented a new Eurobarometer survey showing that 71% of Europeans are aware that Europe's population is getting older, but only 42% are concerned about this development.

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