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Brain Computer Interfaces Workshop 2006

Challenging Brain Computer Interfaces: Neural Engineering Meets Clinical Needs in Neurorehabilitation
November, 9-10, 2006
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy

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Gates urges collective effort to speed up research on microbicides

Bill and Melinda Gates have called for greater efforts to speed up research on what they claim will be the next big breakthrough in the fight against AIDS - the discovery of a microbicide - an oral prevention drug - that can block the transmission of HIV. The power of HIV prevention should be in the hands of women, they said.

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Three finalists named for the EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD 2006

The three finalists of the EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD 2006 have been announced. The international jury of nine experts has nominated biotechnology companies from Germany, Austria and Denmark for the Award, which is worth a total of 40,000 euros in prize money. The jury selected the finalists from a field of 16 outstanding candidates from eight countries.

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Philips increases its focus on growth in Healthcare and Lifestyle sectors

Royal Philips Electronics announced its intent for capital allocation following the divestment of an 80.1% majority share in its Semiconductor unit. The transaction, announced separately today, values this business at around EUR 8.3 billion.

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Best IST project website - a chance to win € 10,000

The European Commission is announcing a contest for the Best IST Project Website Award, sponsored by Nokia. The winning project will receive € 10,000 on 23rd November 2006 at the final session of the IST 2006 Conference.

The aim of the contest is to encourage IST projects to improve their websites. The objective is to enhance the content and visibility of these websites as well as publicising their activities.

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IST event workshops announced

A list of the workshops proposed for the European Commission's information society technologies (IST) event has been published. The IST conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 21 to 23 November.

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e-Smart 2006 Conference

The "e-Smart" Conference (September 20-22, 2006, Sophia-Antipolis - France) is the summit conference you should attend to cover your interest expectations and requirements on shaping the future of smart card.

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Liberating open source

Open source software is a key strength in Europe's software industry with its developers, researchers and companies being extremely active on the world stage and with many being among the leaders, facts which a recent initiative is trying to capitalise on, given in the near future open source will become a strategic necessity.

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IBM brings electronic medical records one step closer through open technology

IBM announced a major step in the drive toward a national electronic medical records system by contributing software technology that supports the exchange of healthcare information to the open source community.

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Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular ranks #1 in KLAS report

Agfa HealthCare announces that its Heartlab cardiovascular solution for cardiology image and information management, received the top rating for Cardiology PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) in the KLAS Mid-Year Report (June 2006, www.healthcomputing.com).

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