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TietoEnator acquires the welfare and healthcare business of Quickclic Finland

TietoEnator has purchased Quickclic Finland Oy's business specialising in interactive and wireless communication services for the social welfare and healthcare sectors. Quickclic Finland Oy is headquartered in Lahti.

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Invest more in research

Janez Potocnik, the European Commissioner for Science and Research, has exhorted the countries of south-eastern Europe to invest more heavily in research.

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Philips presents a healthcare IT portfolio at The World of Health IT

At The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition, in Geneva, Philips will present IT applications for specific areas of the patient care cycle — including workflow and information systems for Radiology and Cardiology, as well as iSite PACS.

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HC2007 Challenging Boundaries

Call for Participation
If Health Informatics is to meet the challenges and advance its role, it must publicise new solutions and creative ideas. YOU are invited to contribute to this body of knowledge and/or submit a proposal or topic that you believe HC2007 should feature in its programme.

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Accenture and SAP to Team on New Collaborative Health Network Solution

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced a global agreement to co-develop a collaborative health network (CHN) solution, which is designed to help healthcare organizations improve patient care by streamlining the way they access, integrate and share information.

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Towards the Virtual Physiological Human

5-7 November 2006 Brussels, Belgium
This event aims to contribute to the strategic development of a common European approach to the human physiome. It will provide an opportunity for the Community at large to join in the discussions related to that strategy, and to influence the course that the development will ultimately take.

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Healthy China: Finnish health care technology meets Chinese medicine

China attracts interest all over the world. Finns are now exporting their health care expertise to China. A Chinese-Finnish collaboration, the Healthy China project is about the prevention of lifestyle diseases such as adult onset diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

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TietoEnator strengthens its position in European healthcare market

TietoEnator has acquired the entire share capital in the German healthcare IT provider Cymed AG. The company specialises in hospital information solutions and hygiene software for hospitals and laboratories.

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The 2007 European ICT Prize is launched!

A total of €700,000 to be won

The "European Information Society Technologies Prize" has changed its name "the European Information and Communication Technologies Prize", or "the European ICT Prize.

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European Commission and French Ministers to attend EuroBiO 2006

EuroBiO, an international congress bringing together biotechnology and the bio-industries, will take place in Paris, France, from 25 to 27 October.

Each of the three days will deal with a specific theme, through a programme of conferences, symposia, round tables and plenary sessions:

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