Siemens unveil new radiology solutions
Siemens Healthcare unveiled a new portal of IT software for radiologists and other hospital personnel who work with imaging staff, known as the syngo Portal.
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Sectra
Sectra’s new diagnostic workstation for radiologists, the IDS7/dx, has gone live at its first Swedish hospital.
Apollo telemedicine services for Mantri Developers
For the first time in India, Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd. has tied up with Apollo Hospitals Ltd. to provide quality health care services 24 x 7 through Telemedicine to residents of select Mantri homes, using contemporary state of the art technology.
Pharma RFID market expected to hit US$ 1 trillion by 2020
The market for Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, applications in pharmaceuticals is conservatively estimated to reach US$ 600 million by 2012 with a compound annual growth rate of 60 percent, according to a new market research study.
Non-life firms to appeal for health-plan clarity
The General Insurance Council announced its intention to make a presentation to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) to strike
Customised health cover launched
A new health insurance package, focused on people who prefer a customised solution, was launched recently. The United Health Solution, a joint venture of United Bank of India with Tata AIG Life, is said to be tailored for Indian customers.
National urban health mission soon
On the lines of National Rural Health Mission, the National Urban Health Mission will be launched in 429 towns, having over one lakh population, within four months, Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has said.
Piramal Diagnostic eyeing acquisitions
Aiming to tap the booming healthcare sector, Piramal Healthcare’s (formerly Nicholas Piramal) diagnostic division, Piramal Diagnostic Services (formerly Wellspring), is in talks with 15 diagnostic centres for acquisition.
Wireless tracking for mobile diagnostic imaging systems
A product has been developed for the optimised repair and tracking of mobile diagnostic imaging systems.
Suven Life with Eli Lilly for research
Pharmaceutical firm Suven Life Sciences has signed an agreement with US-based Eli Lilly to collaborate on the pre-clinical research of molecules used in the treatment of Central Nervous System(CNS) disorders.
Transasia Bio Medicals Ltd awarded ISO 13485
Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd, leader in the Clinical Diagnostics Segment across the Indian healthcare sector, which aids in diagnosing life threatening diseases faced by the humankind such as, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Cancer and Diabetes etc. has been awarded ISO 13485 (Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices) by UL India, a certifying body to foster quality assurance and improvement.
Anurag Gupta appointed MD, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, South Asia
GE Healthcare, has announced the appointment of Anurag Gupta as Managing Director, Life Sciences, GE Healthcare South Asia.
Agfa, ICW, Sun Microsystems form open-source eHealth initiative
Agfa HealthCare, InterComponentWare (ICW) and Sun Microsystems have joined as foundation members of the new Open eHealth Foundation, an open-source initiative for the healthcare IT arena.
