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Intelligent buildings workshop

A workgroup on intelligent buildings and assistive home technology will be held in Belgium at the end of September. The
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BVMED sets out medical technology plan

The German Medical Technology Association, BVMED, has published a ten point plan for advanced medical technology in patient care. The
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Dutch set out European ‘robo roadmap’

Dutch innovation agency, TNO, has published a ‘robo roadmap’ on the way forward for robotics in the medical and health
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EC consults on ICT strategy past 2010

The European Commission has launched a consultation to help prepare a new EU Information Society strategy, to follow on from
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Siemens deal for India’s Medicity

Siemens Healthcare has entered into one of the largest technology partnerships in India to provide imaging and IT solutions to
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Mobile phone microscope developed

American researchers have developed a fluorescence microscope that can be attached to a mobile phone that can take and analyse
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Nanotechnology gets big in Portugal

The leaders of Spain and Portugal have opened a joint research centre for nanotechnology that they believe will become one
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Orange and Alcatel partner on e-health

French telecomm giants Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement to develop services for e-health and enhanced assisted living.
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Cerner to create 40 jobs in Ireland

US health software firm Cerner has announced it is to create up to 40 new technology support jobs in Ireland.
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European med tech sector slows

The European medical technology sector is weathering the current economic storm but bracing iteself for tough times, with two-thirds of
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