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2nd Baltic Conference on eHealth

The second Baltic Conference on eHealth - organized by the Baltic Sea Forum, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and IBM, in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service - will take place on September 26, 2008 (Hamburg, Germany) . The primary aim of the conference at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is to provide a cross sector forum for healthcare providers from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

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European Commission Launches Online Pilot Project

Fast and reliable access to research results, especially via the Internet, can drive innovation, advance scientific discovery and support the development of a strong knowledge-based economy. The European Commission wants to ensure that the results of the research it funds under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) with more than € 50 billion from 2007 - 2013 are disseminated as widely and effectively as possible to guarantee maximum exploitation and impact in the world of researchers and beyond.

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eHealth Closer to Reality Thanks to Real-Time Relevant Medical Data Extraction

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC - Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute - has broadened the functionality and scope of its wireless health monitoring technology by linking it to real-time extraction of relevant medical data.

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Siemens Inspires Innovation in the Next Generation

'Think up and prototype the next big product in healthcare.' This was the challenge that Siemens recently set schools and colleges in the Surrey area close to its headquarters as part of the 'Siemens and Institution of Engineering and Technology Engineering in Healthcare Challenge.'

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SAP Public Services Customers Recognized by Computerworld Honors Program

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced that five public services organizations leveraging SAP applications, including the City of Hagen, Germany; Coordinated Medical Service of Switzerland (KSD); Gauteng province of South Africa; the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the Thoraxklinik of University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany, were recognized as Laureates by the Computerworld Honors Program.

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Transatlantic Symposium on the Societal Benefits of RFID

Washington DC, September 22, 2008
This symposium is designed to facilitate a dialogue about the societal benefits of RFID technologies. Discussion will focus on three current RFID technology applications: environmental protection and sustainability, healthcare delivery, and supply chain security.

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Magnetic Resonance Collaboration and Scientific Support Team Launched by Siemens in the UK

Siemens has announced the creation of a new MR collaboration and scientific support team headed by Collaboration Manager, Patrick Revell and MR Scientist, Dr. Craig Buckley. The team will support the development of collaboration partnerships with UK based researchers to further clinical and methodological MR development.

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Private Medical Facilities In France Utilise Remote Archiving And Image Sharing Services

Across France 37 privately owned medical facilities are utilising Hosted Information Management (HIM), one of a number of eHealth Managed Services from Carestream Health designed to archive, share and distribute medical data more cost effectively and efficiently.

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A New Ambulance Communications System

Diagnosing and treating a critically ill or injured patient as early as possible can mean the difference between life and death. A new communications system between a moving ambulance and its hospital base allows the simultaneous transmission of bandwidth-hungry video and ultra-sonic images, telephone communications and patient data, all at the same time.

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Abcam and Transinsight Collaborate in the Area of Semantic Search Technologies

Abcam, a bioscience company specialising in the supply of antibodies from a web-based catalogue and Transinsight, a specialist in semantic search technologies announced a collaboration in the field of protein information quality control using bioinformatics workflows.

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