Medical imaging specialist Barco has announced that Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia, in Northern Italy, has acquired over 80 Barco medical display systems as part of a regional PACS program. To date, this is the largest installation of color displays and Coronis Fusion 6MP DL for Barco in Italy.
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The Association of Surgeons of India in collaboration with Quality Council of India and supported by knowledge partners, EFNRA Consultants and Kyra Strategic Consulting presents is organising the first comprehensive symposium and workshop on ‘Doctor as an Entrepreneur: How to Set-up and Expand a Hospital,’ concurrently during the 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON 2010) at ASICON city in the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, from December 15-20, 2010.
Bangalore-based Srishti Software Applications has been ranked amongst the top 10 emerging companies by NASSCOM for its product Kreatio in the Emerge Products Category. From over 236 companies vying for the prestigious ranking by NASSCOM, Srishti has been able to make it to the top 10 companies due to its Content Monetisation, Management and Publishing system product
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced two new fully integrated analog front ends (AFEs) with a continuous wave (CW) Doppler mixer for mid- to high-end, Spectral Doppler ultrasound equipment.
Fresenius Medical Care, a leading name in dialysis equipments and services has introduced ‘Home Heamodialysis concept’ in India, for the first time, it claimed. The announcement was made at the 13th annual PDSI Conference organised by Peritoneal Dialysis Society of India held at St John National Academy of Health and Sciences, Bangalore recently as the conference is dedicated to the various developments and evolutions taking place in peritoneal dialysis with famous nephrologists presenting their papers.
With the world’s attention continuously focused on the Indian healthcare sector, and this market more dynamic than ever, it is essential for the industry to have an annual platform to recognise the exemplary work done by organisations and individuals for their significant contributions and achievements.
Mankind Pharma, a leading pharmaceutical company of India, strengthens it
Fortis Healthcare has signed an agreement with ‘Foundation Buntu’, a non profit organisation registered under the Government of Republic Of Burundi. Through this tie-up, Fortis Healthcare would serve patients who require care and treatment in Neurosciences, Oncology, Orthopedics & Cardiac Sciences, informed Fortis.
The European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) presented its Techno-College Innovation Award for 2010 to Siemens Healthcare for its development of the syngo Aortic ValveGuide software. The award celebrates innovations which represent advances in cardiac surgery. This is the first time that Siemens has won the award.
Lilly, a research based organisation of pharmaceutical products, honoured for contribution to Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the International Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Development Program and International Business Leaders Forum.
There is an urgent need for atleast 500 medical colleges in India and that too in the next five years, urged the Medical Council of India (MCI). Further to that the MCI has also recommended that the proposed new medical colleges can be established now with a minimum requirement of only 10 acres of land and more than 250 students.
In a keynote speech entitled ‘Towards Next Generation Home Healthcare’, delivered at the 2010 Nikkei-Philips Symposium, Erik Sande, General Manager, Philips Home Monitoring, reconfirmed Philips
