Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Hansen Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: HNSN) have signed joint development and cooperation agreements to co-develop integrated products that may simplify complex cardiac procedures to diagnose and treat irregular heartbeats, also known as arrhythmias. 
The St. Elisabeth Hospital in Leipzig has become one of the first hospitals in Germany to commission a KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 9500 System from Carestream Health. The new equipment offers the advantage of both increased functionality and high patient throughput, utilising workstations with variable examination profiles.
A partnership between Tunstall, Fold Housing Association, Housing 21, DigiTV and the University of Sheffield will deliver an innovative research project to develop a Virtual Extra Care Service (VIRTEx) within local communities. 
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. 
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. 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. 
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.