For the 9th consecutive year, Universal Biotech, a consulting company specialized in the innovation management in the healthcare sector, launches its call for the Innovation Prize. This prize awards young start-ups (<8 years old) and academic research groups developing innovative projects in the field of human healthcare. This year, 3 prizes will be awarded:

The second eHealth Roadshow, promoted by the new EU-funded eHealth Hub project, will take place on the 6th of April in Stuttgart, Germany, in the frame of the Medtec Europe Stuttgart 2017, which brings together leading medical technology buyers, suppliers, distributors, R&D experts, engineers and marketing & sales professionals.

Accenture announced plans to grow and deepen its presence in Ireland, drawing further upon the country's globally-recognized diversity of talent and business leadership. Specifically, Accenture will hire more than 300 technology and design professionals in Ireland this year. This includes 100 new roles at The Dock, the company's multi-disciplinary research and incubation hub, which was officially opened.

The solution, installation of which begins in March 2017, includes 96 Ascom Myco built-for-Healthcare handsets, interface software to wirelessly communicate alerts and data from 128 medical monitors to staff handsets, a comprehensive Ascom TeleCare IP nurse call system featuring 1,700 devices, and a full suite of Ascom Unite software.

SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator supports entrepreneurial teams in growing and creating innovative businesses. SpinLab's mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the center of Germany and beyond by providing hands-on guidance to startups and spin-offs. Entrepreneurial teams remain independent - you do your job - but you will get support to achieve incredible results through a tailored program.

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, has announced that the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is using Red Hat OpenStack Platform to deliver the scale and flexibility required to drive its Embassy Cloud project.

Solution Match is one of the services offered by the EU-funded initiative eHealth Hub, intending to promote and boost up commercialization. The eHealth Hub aims to provide long-term support to the eHealth ecosystem stakeholders and addresses key challenges facing European SMEs in this space.