Industry News

05/16/2013

COMPAMED Spring forum offers a taste of the leading trade fair for medical technology

In the meantime, the COMPAMED Spring forum has become as much a part of the furniture as the COMPAMED in Düsseldorf - the leading international specialist trade fair for …

05/07/2013

Market Trends in Europe Interventional Radiology and Cardiology

The European market for interventional radiology and cardiology is heading towards maturity, especially in Western Europe. Although the economic slowdown and fewer orders had a …

04/24/2013

The Robert Koch Foundation announces the 2013 laureates

Robert Koch Award 2013 goes to Jeffrey I. Gordon for pioneering studies of the human microbiome; Anthony S. Fauci receives the Robert Koch Gold Medal 2013 for outstanding …

04/18/2013

At CMEF Chinese companies campaign for quality and sustainability

CMEF, the China International Medical Equipment Fair, is a semi-annual tradeshow which presents innovative products from and for China, and a cornucopia of educational congresses, …

04/15/2013

Key Trends in Technology for Diagnostics and Therapy in/from China

Improving access to care still is a key goal of the Chinese national government. Broadening insurance coverage and supplying diagnostic devices as well as IT-based communication …

04/11/2013

German Cancer Research Center to broaden strategic alliance with Bayer HealthCare

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Bayer HealthCare (Bayer) will extend their successful strategic research alliance in search of novel cancer therapeutics by focusing …

04/08/2013

Orion Health and Caradigm expand partnership

Extensible, end-to-end solution will help healthcare communities use data to gain insight and transform care. The partnership will deliver integrated Electronic Health Records …

04/04/2013

EKF Diagnostics launches new molecular division

EKF Diagnostics, worldwide manufacturer of point-of-care diagnostic tools, organ injury biomarkers and assays, has announced the launch of a new division to focus on molecular and …

04/02/2013

Robust Future for European health information exchange market

Vendors exhibiting strong leadership and understanding of interoperability standards to make gains …

04/02/2013

Breast Cancer Risk: Genes and Environment Interacting

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg have been the first to prove that genetic and environmental risk factors for breast cancer do not act …

02/15/2013

New method to personalize chemotherapy drug selection

In laboratory studies, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a way to personalize chemotherapy drug selection for cancer patients by using cell lines …

02/14/2013

MITA and COCIR applaud Obama for negotiations on partnership with EU

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) applauded President …

02/08/2013

Aurelius acquires healthcare business of Tieto

The investment company Aurelius Group, based in Munich/Germany, has closed a deal to acquire Tieto’s divisions Healthcare, Systems Integration & Consulting, and Product …

02/05/2013

Researchers pioneer treatment for viral infection

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a new way in which a very common childhood disease could be treated. …

01/30/2013

Trumpf distrubtes ViKY in the Middle East

Robotics and systems providing assistance during procedures harbor great potential for medical use. …

01/18/2013

BVMed asks for immediate action

The German Medical Technology Association BVMed is asking the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament to take immediate action in bringing forward appropriate measures …

01/17/2013

The German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)

A dynamic new consortium was launched in October during the recent Innovation in Oncology event organised by the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) with Heidelberg University …

01/16/2013

Medical research in the United Kingdom

The formation of the National Institute for Health Research has made the field vastly stronger and the country is now placed second only to the USA, reports Mark Nicholls …

01/14/2013

Medical research in France

Since its creation three years ago, the French National Alliance for Health and Life Sciences (Aviesan) has proved its full worth in scientific coordination, Annick Chapoy reports …