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Assessing Progress Towards an Interoperable European eHealth Space

Fostering the development and implementation of national eHealth policies and strategies has been a key goal of the European Union (EU) eHealth Action Plan of 2004. To review progress made and analyse the results so far obtained by EU Member States, the European Commission just before Christmas signed a contract with Bonn-based eHealth specialist empirica.

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First E-Tendering Solution for German Healthcare Sector

Hospitals and other public institutions, just like private companies, feel the growing importance of optimizing their sourcing processes and organizing their procurement more efficiently due to financial reasons. "eVergabe", developed by the Hessian software provider Healy Hudson, is the first e-tendering solution for the European healthcare sector and is already in use by four procurement associations.

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Automation, Image Processing, HD Capture and Enhanced Productivity for Wider Usage

ETIAM has released a new version (3.40) of DICOM Izer, a powerful solution for capturing, converting and distributing non DICOM images to PACS. Improved productivity and conformance to connectivity and interoperability standards are the prime enhancements of this new version.

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HERMES Project Helps Elderly Cope with Memory Loss

As we age, our memories start to decline: we forget names, struggle to recall recent conversations and all too often appointments and tasks slip our minds. Now researchers in the EU-funded HERMES ('Cognitive care and guidance for active aging') project are using information and communication technology (ICT) to develop a user-friendly system that will both support older people when their memories fail and offer memory-boosting exercises.

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PharmaNews.eu - Dynamic European Pharmaceutical News Engine

Article of the Month!

PharmaNews.eu, an advanced web based news project targeting the European pharmaceutical domain, has been launched. The project was developed to directly connect, promote and disseminate the European Industry and Research pharmaceutical achievements with additional focus on the European Commission (EC) and European Medicines Agency (EMEA) news.

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Living Labs Information Event

The European Commission is organising a Living Labs Information Event, to be held in Brussels on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, at 10:30-17:30 hrs. This event will provide opportunities to exchange Living Labs related information, potentially relevant in the context of the FP7 ICT 4th and 5th Calls for Proposals, and for the CIP ICT-PSP (ICT Policy Support Programme) 3rd Call, all foreseen for 2009.

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Top 20 eHealth News Articles of the 2008 Year

Article of the Month!

eHealthNews.EU Portal, the first European eHealth news portal, has announced the Top 20 news articles of the 2008 year, according to the most commonly viewed pages:

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Revolutionising Diagnostics with Some Help from Nature

Scientists from the EU-funded RECEPTRONICS project are turning to nature, and combining what they learn with the latest in nanotechnology, to find new ways of diagnosing cancer. The project, funded by the EU with EUR 1.99 million under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), brings together experts from four European countries in the fields of biochemistry, bioengineering, nanotechnology and information technology.

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European Research Project to Improve Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

HAMAM - European Highly Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modelling - consists of 9 project partners from 7 countries with leading expertise in the field of breast imaging diagnosis, with EIBIR as the coordinating partner.

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Agfa's Open Letter to De Tijd, Mediafin and De Persgroep

Dear Sir, I noted that De Tijd, and Bert Broens in particular, is continuing without abatement its 'damage Agfa-Gevaert' campaign. In recent months, we have noticed that this journalist continuously reports on Agfa-Gevaert in a one-sided negative manner and that he doesn't hesitate to publish inaccurate information.

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