Cellworks Research India, the Bangalore-based research and development (R&D) wing of Cellworks Group Inc (California-headquartered company), has assisted Chennai-based Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals by providing system biology technology in carrying out ongoing New Chemical Entity (NCE) research programme.
German industrial giant, the Bosch Group, has acquired US telehealth specialist and innovator Health Hero Network Inc., which focuses on remote health monitoring.
Three health information exchange projects in rural California are showing how such exchanges can boost healthcare services to underserved populations.
The University of California San Francisco Medical Center’s project team has implemented a real-time location system to track the location, status and movement of the center’s medical equipment.
Cellworks Group Inc, a California based company, has set up its R&D centre in Bangalore, India. Cellworks Research India Limited (CRIL), the R&D centre of Cellworks, would develop and provide technology based solutions that hasten drug discovery research and development.
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.
Residents of remote villages in southern India now have easy access to eye care thanks to a specially designed, low-cost and long-distance wi-fi network.
The University of California at Merced, is planning to set up a telemedicine centre in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, where many disadvantaged patients lack access to medical specialists.
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
RFID has the potential to become a atalyst for new efficiencies and enhanced ervices for healthcare service providers.
Microsoft Corp. announced that the company would buy Medstory Inc, a California-based start-up company to develop web-based technology for medical information.
[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the USA has initiated its efforts to revolutionize prosthetic devices for amputee soldiers.
[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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