Computer Sciences Corp forms healthcare unit
Computer Sciences Corp forms healthcare unit

Computer Sciences Corp. has launched a new business unit dedicated to healthcare. CSC’s Healthcare Sector will focus on the information and service needs of healthcare providers, health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and allied industries globally.

ISRO extends Telemedicine project across Karnataka
ISRO extends Telemedicine project across Karnataka

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has extended its telemedicine project to 14 more districts in Karnataka. With the inauguration of Karnataka Telemedicine Project Operational Phase II, the entire state is now covered under the project, senior ISRO officials said recently.

Conference on Medical Value Tourism
Conference on Medical Value Tourism

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

CII Northern Region Headquarters recently organised a one and half day conference on medical value tourism, between 7-8 February 2008 at the impressive office premises of its headquarters in Chandigarh.

Apollo, Tenet Health enter pact
Apollo, Tenet Health enter pact

Healthcare group Apollo Hospitals has signed a MoU with US giant Tenet Health. The pact seeks to be an unique exchange programme between the two healthcare majors to learn and share best healthcare practices.

Wockhardt hiving off R&D business
Wockhardt hiving off R&D business

Drug maker Wockhardt has announced it will spin off its R&D business and list the new company on stock exchange on January 1, 2009. The company thus has followed similar moves by other pharma companies, who have hived off their research and development units.

Global medical tool makers throng India
Global medical tool makers throng India

Even as a lack of clarity in regulations is preventing Indian medical device manufacturers from making their presence felt in the USD 2 billion domestic medical equipment market, foreign players, mostly from the United States, are increasingly finding the country a preferred destination.

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