Firm with novel brain clot buster seeks venture funds
An Indian-American engineer is gearing up to make a mark in the lucrative medical equipment market with his blood clot busting device that can be used inside the human brain.
Hospital robot expands doctors
Physicians and surgeons at Rochester General Hospital have used a robot to conduct about 500 remote exams at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital since October 2007.
Hindustan Latex to manufacture medical devices
Condom major Hindustan Latex Limited (HLL) has announced it will set up a MediPark near Chennai to manufacture diagnostic devices to boost the INR 25 billion medical devices market.
General Atlantic to buy 20% in Wockhardt Hospitals
US-based private equity (PE) major General Atlantic is learnt to be final stages of talks with Wockhardt Hospitals to invest around USD 140-150 million. Although there are some differences over the valuation and structure of the investment, the PE may pick up around 20% stake in the Indian company, sources said.
Centre weighs special drug stores for poor
The government plans to launch special drug stores that will sell generic medicines as part of its efforts to provide affordable medicines to poorer sections of the society. The idea to provide cheaper but good-quality medicines to less privileged is in line with the UPA
A new ambulance communications system
A new communications system between a moving ambulance and its hospital base allows the simultaneous transmission of bandwidth-hungry video and ultra-sonic images, telephone communications and patient data, all at the same time.
Sagem Orga’s Generation 1 electronic health card
The smart card expert Sagem Orga, in collaboration with the health insurer Techniker Krankenkasse, has become the first company to develop the next-generation electronic health card.
Version 3 of HL7 released
Developer of global healthcare standards, Health Level Seven, has announced the release of Version 3 Normative Edition 2008, a globally-defined suite of specifications based on HL7
TeleHealth Services acquires assets of Pathware
TeleHealth Services, a leading provider of integrated communications solutions for the healthcare market, has acquired substantially all Instant HealthLine(R) assets of Pathware, Inc. (formerly SVI Healthcare, Inc.)
BPOs woo nurses for handling healthcare business
Outsourcing firms in the healthcare and life sciences and insurance space have started recruiting nurses and para medics to do jobs that require these specializations.
NoemaLife buys Ferrania Technologies
German healthcare software specialist NoemaLife has acquired the radiology information (RIS) and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), in addition to the service division, of UK-based Ferrania Technologies.
Karnataka partners EMRI to initiate medical emergency project
The Karnataka government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hyderabad-based Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) to roll out
New medical colleges in pipeline
Cornered by a shortage of doctors and medical specialists in the country, the Centre plans to start colleges attached to hospitals run by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
