NHS Could Prevent Deadly Acute Kidney Injury after UK Company Wins Government Funds
The NHS is moving one step closer to preventing thousands of avoidable deaths after new government funding was awarded to an innovative UK company that is working with hospitals to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI), a devastating condition believed to be linked with as many as 100,000 deaths in UK hospitals every year.
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Bayer Grants4Apps® Accelerator: Submissions Open for Digital Health Startups
The Grants4Apps® Accelerator is a mentoring program for digital health startups taking place in Berlin. This year's batch with five startups runs from August 10th until December 4th, 2015. The program offers mentoring by entrepreneurs and Bayer experts, office space for 100 days at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals headquarters, and funding of 50,000€.
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Advanced Health & Care Secures Place on New NHS Shared Business Services Framework
Leading healthcare software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), has been named as an approved supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Clinical Information Systems framework. The new framework, which has been divided into six lots, is valued at up to £1.25 billion.
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Apple Introduces ResearchKit, Giving Medical Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Medical Studies
Apple® has announced ResearchKit™, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and scientists gather data more frequently and more accurately from participants using iPhone® apps.
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Advanced Computer Software Group plc Goes Private in £750 Million Deal with Vista
Leading UK software provider, Advanced Computer Software Group ("Advanced"), has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners ("Vista"), a private equity firm with over $14 billion in committed capital, for an enterprise value of £750 million. Shareholders will receive 140 pence per share equating to an equity value of approximately £725 million.
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Tech-Savvy Seniors Want Online Options to Access Care from Home
An Accenture (NYSE:ACN) survey shows a growing demand among tech-savvy seniors (67 percent) who want to access healthcare services from home, but the majority (66 percent) are worried today's technology isn't sufficient to do so.
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Anoto Awarded Major Digital Pen Contract by the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust
Anoto, the leader in digital writing technology, today announced that the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has awarded a contract to roll-out 1,700 digital pens to ambulance crews across Wales. The contract that is led by Vodafone UK, is for an initial three year term and follows a highly successful pilot of Anoto's digital writing technology with paramedics at the Swansea Ambulance station in 2013.
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The Grants4Apps® Accelerator is a mentoring program for digital health startups taking place in Berlin. This year's batch with five startups runs from August 10th until December 4th, 2015. The program offers mentoring by entrepreneurs and Bayer experts, office space for 100 days at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals headquarters, and funding of 50,000€. 
Leading healthcare software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), has been named as an approved supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Clinical Information Systems framework. The new framework, which has been divided into six lots, is valued at up to £1.25 billion. 
Apple® has announced ResearchKit™, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and scientists gather data more frequently and more accurately from participants using iPhone® apps. 
An Accenture (NYSE:ACN) survey shows a growing demand among tech-savvy seniors (67 percent) who want to access healthcare services from home, but the majority (66 percent) are worried today's technology isn't sufficient to do so. 
Anoto, the leader in digital writing technology, today announced that the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has awarded a contract to roll-out 1,700 digital pens to ambulance crews across Wales. The contract that is led by Vodafone UK, is for an initial three year term and follows a highly successful pilot of Anoto's digital writing technology with paramedics at the Swansea Ambulance station in 2013.