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Practical Guide to EU Funding Opportunities for Research and Innovation

Monday, 13 October 2008

Practical Guide to EU Funding Opportunities for Research and Innovation

Central to the realisation of the goals of the Lisbon Agenda is the need to promote the knowledge economy, in particular through research, technological development and innovation (RTDI). EU support for RTDI is provided mainly through the Seventh Research Framework Programme, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the Structural Funds.

Landmark Clinical Trial of Sensium™ - Enabled Digital Plaster

Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Toumaz Holdings (AIM: TMZ.L), has begun clinical trials of its Sensium™ "digital plaster" wireless body monitor.

Picis and iSOFT Enter into Global Strategic Alliance for Picis Solutions

Thursday, 04 February 2010

Picis, the leading provider of information systems for the high-acuity areas of hospitals, and iSOFT, one of the world's biggest healthcare information technology (HIT) companies, have entered into a strategic alliance whereby iSOFT will distribute, implement and provide international support for selected solutions from the Picis CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, focusing initially on ICU and anesthesia in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.

Microsoft Announces the First Microsoft Amalga UIS Customer in the UK

Tuesday, 02 February 2010

Microsoft Corp. announced that its Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) 2009 has been selected by Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to transform its approach to hospital management and patient care.

IBM to Acquire Initiate Systems

Monday, 08 February 2010

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data.