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Biocartis, molecular diagnostics company, said it has signed an agreement with Royal Philips Electronics to acquire its technology platform for rapid fully-automated DNA/RNA molecular diagnostic testing. The platform has been designed for applications in a wide range of patient sample testing, including oncology and infectious diseases. Biocartis said under the deal it will develop and commercialize the [...] At Arab Health 2010 Royal Philips Electronics will demonstrate a solution to create a patient-friendly environment by presenting its state-of-the art high field open MR system: the Philips Panorama 1.0T. Not only does this MR system offer physicians high-field image quality for advanced applications, it also offers a completely open design that makes getting an [...] At Arab Health 2010 Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will demonstrate a wide range of its healthcare solutions designed to directly address the needs of healthcare providers in caring for their patients. “A close partnership between caregivers and healthcare solution providers is essential to ensure workflow efficiency and patient comfort.” said Diederik Zeven, [...] Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), in partnership with Smit Mobile Equipment, will introduce a mobile breast cancer screening vehicle specifically adapted to the requirements of patients and healthcare providers in the Middle East. Smit Mobile Equipment is part of the Oshkosh Corporation and is a leader in mobile medical diagnostic units, mobile hospitals [...] Royal Philips Electronics said it has partnered with bioMérieux to develop fully automated handheld diagnostic testing solutions for hospital use that can be deployed at the point-of-care (close to the patient). The collaboration aims to improve diagnosis and management of disease in critical care settings within hospitals (for example, Emergency Departments, Coronary Units and Intensive Care [...] Philips is delivering on their commitment to be the leader in health and well-being with the launch of Philips DirectLife, a new customized, interactive fitness program that offers a fun and simple solution to people eager to adopt a more active lifestyle. The DirectLife program was borne out of a desire to directly appeal to [...] Royal Philips Electronics ( PHG, AEX: PHI) today launched its Activa portable audio player at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010. With a focus on motivating people to improve their fitness, the Philips Activa is the latest innovation in the company’s family of solutions to help people lead healthier, more active lifestyles. In addition to [...] Royal Philips Electronics will host a scientific day called the ‘First Gulf Sleep Apnea Meeting’ on the 10th of December, inviting sleep medicine doctors from around the Gulf and Middle East to discuss the latest developments and practices in sleep medicine, as well as calling for broad education on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). During the scientific [...] Royal Philips Electronics announced that the project has achieved a major milestone in its ambitious plan to create a new medical imaging technique called hybrid PET/MR. This new technique is based on the simultaneous acquisition of time-of-flight Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance (MR) images. The project involves eight partners from six European countries and [...] Already a world leader in radiology information systems (RIS) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for medical images generated, for example, in radiology and cardiology departments, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has now designed sophisticated digital pathology solutions to ease the workload and support decision making in central and hospital-based pathology departments. One [...] |
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