Health Fabric Supports NHS England in Digital Transformation Challenge
Digital health experts Health Fabric are backing the drive for digital transformation in the NHS with extensive support for the 2014/15 NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes and the winners of the digital patient and clinician engagement category. This category challenges NHS organisations to show how they can use information, communications or diagnostic technologies to connect patients and clinicians as partners in their care.
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VirtualRehab Receives First Medical Device CE Mark Approval for Motion Capture Physical Rehabilitation Software in Europe
VirtualRehab® is the first virtual reality platform to receive CE mark approval as a medical device manufacturer from the European Commission and the only certified motion capture physical rehabilitation software using Microsoft Kinect® and Leap Motion™ VR technology approved by the EU to develop both hardware and software for medical purposes.
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Future Internet Challenge for eHealth SMEs and Startups across Europe
The Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) accelerator has launched an open call for applications. All European eHealth small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups eager to develop innovative applications in the eHealth domain using FIWARE technology are welcome to apply. They can win up to €217,000 per team, over €500,000 worth of partner services, coaching, PR and other support.
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Marand's Think!EHR Platform Wins EU SME Instrument of Horizon 2020 Grant
The European Commission has published a list of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that will be first to benefit from its new €3 billion SME Instrument. 155 SMEs from 21 countries will each receive €50,000 to finance feasibility studies for their projects. After that, their projects may be considered for further financial support from the Commission worth up to €2.5 million.
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Advanced Health & Care to Provide World Leading Mental Health Trust with Patient Management System
Leading software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has won a significant contract to provide the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) with Carenotes, a powerful patient information management system. The Trust is one of the UK's most respected mental health trusts and provides outpatient treatment to more than 2,000 people in London and the South East of England.
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Harrogate Trust Leaps Ahead in Patient Safety with Tech Fund Money
A new digital approach to capturing vital signs and recording critical bedside observations will allow hospital staff to respond much more quickly to patients who need urgent attention, following the introduction of Patientrack at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
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Tech Startups and SMEs Share €90m of EU Funds to Disrupt the European Markets
The European Commission is committing €90 million to Open and Disruptive Innovation over the next 12 months. A new tool to help doctors communicate with non-responsive patients; a cloud-based irrigation controller to improve water efficiency on farms by up to 30%; an "electronic nose" to better determine how fresh your food is - these are a few of the 30 tech SMEs and start-ups to receive EU funding.
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VirtualRehab® is the first virtual reality platform to receive CE mark approval as a medical device manufacturer from the European Commission and the only certified motion capture physical rehabilitation software using Microsoft Kinect® and Leap Motion™ VR technology approved by the EU to develop both hardware and software for medical purposes. 
The Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) accelerator has launched an open call for applications. All European eHealth small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups eager to develop innovative applications in the eHealth domain using FIWARE technology are welcome to apply. They can win up to €217,000 per team, over €500,000 worth of partner services, coaching, PR and other support. 
Leading software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has won a significant contract to provide the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) with Carenotes, a powerful patient information management system. The Trust is one of the UK's most respected mental health trusts and provides outpatient treatment to more than 2,000 people in London and the South East of England. 
The European Commission is committing €90 million to Open and Disruptive Innovation over the next 12 months. A new tool to help doctors communicate with non-responsive patients; a cloud-based irrigation controller to improve water efficiency on farms by up to 30%; an "electronic nose" to better determine how fresh your food is - these are a few of the 30 tech SMEs and start-ups to receive EU funding.