A historical mummy was the object of an endurance test which Siemens underwent in cooperation with a team of researchers from the University of Zurich to answer the question: Can the new software for magnetic resonance tomographs (MR) provide insight into the anatomy and disease characteristics of the human being, even for those parts of the human body which, even more so for a mummy, contain almost no water? The University of Munich Hospital is the first worldwide to implement a newly developed Siemens angiography technology for patient care. In addition, a new magnetic resonance tomography system is celebrating its European premiere. The world's first installed "Artis zeego" is a robot-controlled angiography system that uses X-ray technology and contrast medium to spatially visualize blood vessels. 
Oxford-based healthcare IT company, CSW, was awarded the title of 'SME Organisation of the Year' at the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS) IT Awards ceremony last week. The awards, which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, were presented by BBC news broadcaster Kate Silverton in recognition of excellence, professionalism and innovation in IT. 
Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, has launched its new intellectual property research and analysis solution, Thomson Innovation. 
Ocean Informatics, a recognised leader in eHealth strategy, interoperability and shared electronic health records (EHR), announces a new project with the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. The new project follows the successful completion of a pilot study, which tested content modelling as a technique for producing standardised structured clinical data specifications.
Collexis Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS) has acquired its long-time development partner, SyynX Solutions, a privately-held software company based in Cologne, Germany. SyynX Solutions will remain as a subsidiary of Collexis Holdings with the amendment "a Collexis company", and will take care of existing customers and drive Collexis' business in Europe. 
CompuGROUP Holding AG, a leading Euro-pean provider of eHealth solutions, is looking back on a very successful Medica 2007: The manufacturer of information systems for doctors was able to win more than 300 new customers during the world's biggest healthcare fair in Düsseldorf. Moreover, many existing customers took the opportunity to collect information on new versions of their information systems for doctors or extensions for it.