The Philips Foundation has formed global innovation partnerships with UNICEF and the Red Cross (led by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Netherlands Red Cross). Collaboration will be based on new types of co-creation models that enable the partners to identify opportunities for innovation based on shared value, while benefiting from a global reach of over 190 countries.

Agfa HealthCare announces that the Flemish government agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) will provide funding for the joint Agfa HealthCare / Inside Matters research project "VisiCloud: Advanced visualization and image processing in the cloud".

HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination process for the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe.

eHealthNews.eu announces the Top 20 eHealth News Articles of the Year 2014 that are worth revisiting, again and again. Look back at the most prominent moments from the past year. According to the collected web statistics the top 20 news articles of the Year 2014 are:

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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) will further support oncology researchers' efforts to analyze pathology samples by offering advanced image analysis algorithms from Indica Labs, Inc. as part of its Digital Pathology Solutions offerings.

Tunstall Healthcare has become a signatory on the Birmingham City Council Charter for Social Responsibility which aims to ensure companies conducting business in Birmingham are contributing to the area economically, socially and environmentally.