S3 Group, a global enabler of scalable chronic disease management programs, announced that Telbios, technical and service provider of Buongiorno CReG, Europe's largest chronic disease service, has chosen them to provide design and consultancy services to enable the launch of the service in four health trust areas of Milano, Como, Bergamo and Milano-2. 
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has developed a unique new biomedical analytics platform for personalized medicine that will enable doctors to better advise on the best course of medical treatment. This will lead to smarter and more personalized healthcare in a wide-range of areas, including cancer management, hypertension, and AIDS care. 
Appropriate procurement mechanisms, whereby small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have equal opportunities, innovation is stimulated, and Europe's market attractiveness and competitiveness upheld, can contribute significantly towards sustainable European healthcare systems, with safe, more efficient innovations being available to more people. 
Parascript, LLC, an image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced that its AccuDetect® Galileo computer-aided detection software for digital mammography showed better overall performance in detecting breast cancer in a recent retrospective study against iCad's SecondLook. 
Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for Care Services, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to mainstreaming telehealth and telecare services, to help ensure a better quality of care and greater independence for people with long-term conditions. 
Adrian Flowerday, Managing Director of Docobo Ltd, has been awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award by Intellect in recognition of his work as chairman of the Telehealth group. The Telehealth group was formed in 2006, and has steadily grown in size and reach, and now attracts all the key players involved in the UK health IT industry.