Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced the participants for its Accelerator Programs in Darmstadt and Nairobi. Almost 200 highly competitive applications from 47 countries were submitted for consideration.

The Europe Connectathon has been hosted by Bochum this year and Visbion have had a successful week in Germany. The team have spent a busy and productive week, alongside over 300 attendees from more than 100 other companies, testing their compliance to international standards such as DICOM 3.0, HL7, XDS and many more.

Medelinked, the online health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, now features the Medelinked Symptom Checker integrated as part of the Medelinked mobile health app for Android and iOS.

iMDsoft announced that St. Franziskus Stiftung in Germany will be implementing MetaVision in the ICUs, IMCs and ORs of four hospitals, in an additional 132 beds. The foundation, located in Münster, is responsible for eleven acute medicine and three specialist hospitals, as well as five institutions for the handicapped and the elderly.

The Grants4Apps® Accelerator is a mentoring program for digital health startups taking place in Berlin. This year's batch with five startups runs from August until December. The program offers mentoring by entrepreneurs and Bayer experts, office space for 100 days, and funding of 50,000€.

Brainlab, a global leader in medical technology, today announced that it has received the EuroPriSe European Data Privacy Seal for Quentry® by Brainlab. The seal certifies that Quentry is compliant with data protection directives implemented by all European states.

Software designed by Therapists and ICT leads at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) and developed by Nervecentre Software is being used by Therapy staff at City Hospital and QMC Nottingham improving patient flow and reducing delays.