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Estonian Biobank selects PacBio for whole genome sequencing

PacBio's Revio HiFi sequencing system is to be used to sequence the entire genomes of 10,000 participants of the Estonian
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European Commission gives green light to Google’s Fitbit takeover

Google has made a series of commitments to address competition concerns, including that it will not use data gathered by
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European Commission to investigate Google’s Fitbit acquisition

An investigation to assess the proposed billion dollar acquisition of Fitbit by Google has been opened by the European Commission.
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Cyber security news round-up

Our latest round-up of cyber security nibs includes a cyber-attack on the Labour party and Marie Stopes achieving Cyber Essentials
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Legal view: sending data abroad

Andrew Rankin and Chris Air of DAC Beachcroft discuss a recent European Court decision that has important implications for patient
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Giraff robot plans Europe takeover

A robot used for dementia patients being trialled by NHS Western Isles is set to go into commercial production across
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COCIR welcomes latest EU e-health plan

A new European e-health action plan, launched by the European Commission this month, aims to boost understanding and uptake of
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EC launches HEIDI health wiki

The Directorate General of Health and Consumers and the European Commission are developing a new website to provide information to
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EU study says EU is leading on e-health

The European Commission has published the preliminary findings of a study into National eHealth strategies that concludes Europe is leading
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EC flags benefits of Notts Cisco network

A report has shown that patient waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been cut by a third
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