Business
UK Firm Wins Award for Eye-Imaging Software
Digital Healthcare (Cambridge, UK), a leading supplier of software for diabetic retinal screening programs and ophthalmology in the United Kingdom, has won a top prize at the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) Annual Awards 2006, which recognize outstanding technology innovations that improve patient healthcare. More...21 Feb 2006
Bone-Analysis Method Licensed to Hologic
Hologic, Inc. (Bedford, MA, USA; www.hologic.com) has signed a licensing agreement with The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Laboratory (APL; Laurel, MD, USA) to integrate the work of Prof. Thomas J. Beck, Sc.D. and his colleagues on hip structure analysis (HSA) into Hologic densitometers.More...
16 Feb 2006
Kodak to Service Breast-Screening Systems
Eastman Kodak Co. (NY, USA; www.kodak.com) and Fischer Imaging Corp. (Denver, CO, USA; www.fischerimaging.com) have signed an agreement that makes Kodak the authorized worldwide service provider for Fischer's breast cancer screening equipment.
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15 Feb 2006
In Other News
Italian Consortium Acquires Esaote
Boston Scientific and Guidant Announce Merger
Digitization in the European Radiology Market
Tyco to Split Into Three Companies
Marker for Heart Disease Licensed to Abbott
Optical Imaging Agent Licensed to GE
Ultrasound Firm Acquires Laryngoscope Maker
Nanogen to Acquire Cardiac Test Business
Partnership for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
SpaceLabs Forms Patient Monitoring Firm
Alliance to Market 3D Imaging Systems
Strategic Alliance for Network Storage Systems
Alliance to Develop In Vitro Diagnostics
Alliance to Develop Optical Imaging for Breast Cancer
Digital Radiography Collaboration
Bayer and Inverness to Develop Heart Test
St. Jude Medical to Acquire Savacor
Encore Medical to Acquire Electrical Stimulation Line
Alliance for Next-Generation Cryoablation
GE Healthcare Named Company of the Year
Visitors Pack Medical Fair in China
Medical Device Industry Honors St. Jude
Partnership to Integrate MRI with CAD
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