A technology developed in the UK has been selected for a national NHS acceleration programme to help measure if care is making a meaningful difference to people and to empower the NHS to prevent diseases, reduce severe illness and improve quality of life.

NHS England Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh and US digital health expert Professor Robert Wachter revealed in November eight health innovations to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator for 2016.

HIMSS Europe is bringing the Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care to Europe - to be launched at at the World of Health IT event - an international conference dedicated to health IT. Nominations are open for the first ever European Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care - named after an English doctor who worked tirelessly to raise awareness around compassion in healthcare whilst undergoing treatment for cancer.

500 Start-ups have raised 1,9bn in 3 years, 30+ of them exited and 3 went public. How? They collaborated with world class mentors and industry experts from international leading companies joining Microsoft Accelerator. Microsoft Accelerator London is a global ecosystem that enables entrepreneurs to bring new technologies to market. The capacity to work with Corporations as well as emerging tech companies creates a unique Win/Win situation that helps to create sustainable global businesses.

With reference to the news release 'CompuGroup Medical Indicates an Interest in a Potential Acquisition of All of the Issued Shares of Agfa' published on October 28, 2016, Agfa-Gevaert NV ("Agfa") provides an update to the market and investors.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced a wide-ranging, multi-year business partnership involving both companies' innovations in patient monitoring and therapy solutions. The partnership includes joint marketing and sales programs in North America and certain markets in Asia and Europe for Masimo's non-invasive sensor technologies, such as its rainbow® and SET® platforms, in conjunction with Philips' patient monitoring and select therapy solutions.

At a meeting with investors and financial analysts today in London, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) will provide the financial markets with an update on the company's transformation into a global HealthTech leader and the performance roadmap.

The Happy by Medelinked app is a new free way for people to look after their mental wellbeing by recording how they are feeling throughout the day and to see their happiness progress over time. Using simple graphics and tick boxes people can record if they are 'happy', 'content' or 'unhappy' to track their moods day-by-day.