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welcome to new members A warm welcome to Accenture ASA, DnBNOR Healthcare ASA, Genetic Analysis AS, Gentian AS, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft ASA, Photocure ASA, Senter for Entrepreneurskap and Universitetet i Oslo as new members of Oslo Medtech. They were all approved by the board of Oslo Medtech, April 13th. Close to 90 companies and organizations are now members of Oslo Medtech. Read more about new and existing Oslo Medtech members www.oslomedtech.no Happy Easter to all of you from Oslo Medtech!
	Oslo Medtech Breakfast meeting April 28th, 08:00 – 10:00 AM, Forskningsparken – Oslo Innovation Center on the potential for innovation at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital and on what kind of cooperation with the private sector that is preferable. Read more Oslo Medtech Breakfast meeting May 24th on health and gaming technology, 12:00 – 17:00 PM, Auditorium Simula, Department for Informatics, University of Oslo. Read more QA-Reg Meeting; China, 6th  June, 1:30 PM Oslo Medtech General Assembly and Summerparty, June 16^th, 5:00 PM

Everything about EU-funding
Information meeting on Calls 2012 in the EUs 7th Framework programe, Felix Conference Centre, Aker Brygge, Oslo, 3rd May 2011, at 10:00 AM. Read more

Welfare technology for the future
The TEKNA-conference is a venue where professionals meet politicians to discuss important issues in society. The theme for this year's conference is Technology Welfare and the opportunities the technology brings to the health care sector. Kåre Hagen will present the contents of the commission's fresh “NOU” about innovation and care.

See http://www.teknakonferansen.no for program.

MIE 2011

User centred network healthcare. Oslo, August 28th - 31st

Early bird fee still applies. www.MIE2011.org

Nordic ipr meeting
International IPR protection. What challenges you meet in new markets? Oslo, June 8th.
http://www.ipr-forum.org/

Substantial interest for the US-market The conference and the one2one meetings at our Medtech Market Insight USA, has shown that there are substantial interest among Norwegian medtech companies to build relations towards the Medtech industry and R&D in USA, and that our industry aligns well with the expertise present in the Minneapolis market, says Kathrine Myhre, CEO Oslo Medtech. “The combination of Norwegian experience in the US market with an cross section of US-based experts and practitioners went extremely well”, says Kermit Nash at Gray Plant Mooty, partner for the event. Read more.

MSc in Innovation and intrepreneurship New master's degree in medical technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Centre for Entrepreneurship  offers the master program in cooperation with Oslo Medtech. Application deadline April 15th 2011.  View the promotion video.

Oslo Medtech is on LinkedIn We encourage you to join our group “Oslo Medtech” and help to make the network exciting and valuable by sharing your own experiences, success, challenges and questions. Join in and “Follow” us!

Ageing with dignity became DIGNIO Innovation in Home Healthcare and Telecommunications Health Solutions Norway needs to build good alternatives to institutional beds for the elderly who want to stay home longer. We have neither "hands" nor money. If we can make it safe to stay at home, the money will go much further in home-based care compared to institutional. It was this challenge "Ageing with Dignity"-project should find a good solution to, writes Lars Dahle, CEO of DIGNIO in the company newsletter. Read more

Imatis launches new website View the promotion video telling the story of St. Olav’s Hospital showing a Digital hospital. “The infrastructure at St. Olav's Hospital is the most modern and advanced in European hospitals. Imatis has delivered the integration engine, the messaging server, patient terminals, medical call systems, queue and patient flow applications and mobile applications”, says Morten Andresen, CEO at Imatis. Read more

All of reach – instantly Question: What is the most important aspect of digital video distribution? Answer: With digital distribution of visual material nothing is lost With these words, starts an article about a delivery to Glostrup Hospital in Denmark. The delivery is made by Oslo Medtech member, Fimreite Software, that provides timely and efficient methods to share and access patient imaging across the boundaries of diverse healthcare facilities. Read more

Calls for more health innovation Technological development is too slow, says the USA's leading health researcher. According to Friedman, IT vendors need to increase the innovation rate. Today's technology is usable, but not good enough to finish a truly integrated health service where the patient is central, as an active participant and control of their own health. U.S. leading health researcher, Charles Friedman, wants more technological innovation in several areas. Read more

Health and welfare The Research Council of Norway reorganizes to see medicine and health in the broader context of welfare challenge. “We become more focused and there will be a more logical connection between the distribution of our duties”, says CEO Hallén. Instead of a single division for strategic priorities, the Research Council of Norway now has two new divisions and two new board divisions, both professionally sharpened at health and welfare, and climate and environment. Read more

Europe's answer to Silicon Valley Krakow has been claimed to be one of Europe's IT capitals. Google, IBM, Motorola, Fujitsu, to name a few, have established their R&D centers here. International awards from the Financial Times, KPMG and Global Services put all Krakow area in the elite division. Read more

Increased health costs can trigger a new financial crisis
If the cost increase would not be stopped, it can trigger a new and gigantic financial crisis,
according to TV2 Nyhetene. Read more

Updated helth workers

Nearly 40 percent of all patients could have had more effective treatment if the medics were
more informed about new research findings, says Canadian professor. Read more

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