SkinVision Unveils Breakthrough Algorithm that Takes the Fight to Skin Cancer
Dutch mobile health startup SkinVision has revealed its new algorithm that can detect most common forms of deadly skin cancer. Previously focused on detecting melanoma skin cancer, the app can now identify Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) too, the first app ever to do that.
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Doctrina Raises €1,020,000 of New Capital
Doctrina, a start-up company transforming the traditional transfer of knowledge between pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies, has raised a total of €1,020,000 in series A funding. The investment will enable Doctrina to execute its growth plans and scale its solution to new markets.
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iMDsoft Awarded Position on the New Clinical IT Framework Released by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, announced that they have been awarded a position on the new clinical IT framework developed by QE Facilities, a subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. iMDsoft's clinical EPR solution, MetaVision, offers hospital-wide electronic patient records and includes support for clinical workflow management and decision support, clinical documentation, and electronic prescribing as well as medication administration.
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Carestream Health's Successful R&D Efforts Earn 43 U.S. Patents During 2016; 52 Additional Patents in Other Countries
Carestream Health was awarded 43 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year for innovation in radiography, cone beam CT imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging and other areas. The company also received 52 additional patents in European and Asian countries last year.
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Horder Healthcare Uses IMS MAXIMS Electronic Patient Record to Enable its Digital Transformation
Healthcare provider Horder Healthcare is to deploy an electronic patient record (EPR) from software provider IMS MAXIMS, in order to improve care for thousands of patients and facilitate its digital journey to align it with the NHS's ambition of paperless at the point of care by 2020.
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Scopis Expands to North America and Initiates Collaboration with the German Accelerator Life Sciences
Scopis, a tech company specializing in surgical navigation and medical augmented reality, has announced its collaboration with the German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) program, an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). Scopis has also established a presence in Cambridge, MA to support its activities in the U.S. & Canada.
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Philips' Fourth Quarter Results 2016 - HealthTech
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has announced that in the fourth quarter, the Personal Health businesses grew by 7% on a comparable basis, with growth across the portfolio, led by double-digit growth in Health & Wellness and high-single-digit growth in Domestic Appliances; the Adjusted EBITA margin improved by 100 basis points. The Diagnosis & Treatment businesses posted comparable sales growth of 3%,
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