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iPLATO Chosen in Tech Media Invest Top 100 List

iPLATO has earned a place in the Tech Media Invest Top 100, a list of the hottest emerging and most innovative companies in the ever converging tech and media industries. The Top 100 list has been revealed by Europe-Unlimited, Europe's leading event organisers for investors and technology companies, in association with The Guardian, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kemp Little.

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12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention

20th-24th September 2009, Imperial College London.
MICCAI 2009, the 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, is set to welcome delegates in London from 20th - 24th September 2009. Now in its 12th year, the MICCAI conference attracts world-leading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical imaging and computer assisted surgery.

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Prosurgics FreeHand on display at Royal College of Surgeons

Prosurgics' FreeHand, a robotic camera controller for keyhole surgery, will be on display at England's Royal College of Surgeons "Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots" exhibition running 8 September 2009 to 23 December 2009. The exhibition explores medical robotics from sci-fi fantasy to current day reality and future developments.

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British Scientists Use Mould to Create Biological Robot

Slime mould usually gets a bad rap but this microscopic fungus is a star player in the scientific world. British researchers have announced they will use slime mould to design the first ever biological robot: a development that will impact the field of computational robotics.

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Carestream Molecular Imaging's Latest Gel Documentation System

Performing everyday in vitro scientific imaging applications is fast and easy with Carestream Molecular Imaging's next-generation, fully automated gel imaging system. Featuring a redesigned user interface, improved look-and-feel and major productivity enhancements, including auto-focus and auto-exposure, the Gel Logic 212 PRO Imaging System enables researchers to capture perfectly exposed images in just a few clicks.

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Liquidlogic Works with the Isle of Man to Develop Bespoke Children's Services System

Liquidlogic is modifying its PROTOCOL Integrated Children's System (ICS) solution for the Isle of Man's Social Services Division in order to create a children's system entirely tailored to meeting the needs of the Island's children.

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Oldham Council Puts Telecare at the Heart of its Preventative Social Care Agenda

Oldham Council is mainstreaming its use of Individual Budgets, with telecare playing a key role in providing preventative social care and support within the home and local environment, to ensure best quality care is delivered cost-effectively.

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Investment by the Government Drives Growth in the European Hospital Information Systems Market

Although most hospitals in Europe have some kind of information system in place, very few have a fully integrated and functional hospital information systems (HIS) solutions installed. The adoption rate of HIS solutions in 2008 in Europe varied from about 73.0 per cent in Italy and Spain to 95.0 per cent in Scandinavia.

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The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2010 - Call for Abstracts

March 4-8 2010, Vienna, Austria.
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It is a trend-setting, dynamic and service-oriented congress, well-known as one of the most innovative meetings within the scientific community, embedded in a unique and inspiring ambience.

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Electronic medicine, without borders?

European and Mediterranean specialists working on the ITHANET project have increased coordination of their efforts and pooled their knowledge using e-Infrastructures, like different communication tools, databases, grids and web portals. This type of knowledge sharing is fertile ground for enriching the Internet, but still remains one of the least explored and developed functions.

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