Roche and Microsoft join forces to improve healthcare in Egypt
Roche and Microsoft have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve patient healthcare outcomes using artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology.
The MoU will be implemented in Egypt with a roadmap to roll out the concept across the Middle East, including Egypt, KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan...
The European med tech industry has called for patient access to innovative technologies to be preserved under a new legislative proposal.
Last week, the European Council agreed to start negotiations with the European Parliament concerning joint work on the EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation.
The Council called for the establishment of a coordination group comprising national health...
Leaders from across the health sector released a joint statement underlining the potential of the recently-published draft proposal for a European Partnership for Health Innovation, or Innovative Health Initiative (IHI), released by the European Commission.
The statement – which accounts for COCIR, EFPIA, EuropaBio, MedTech Europe and Vaccines Europe, all partners in the initiative – acknowledge...
The countdown is on for medical device manufacturers to prepare for the EU Regulation on Medical Devices (MDR), which will fully apply in member states from May this year.
But in a recently published paper, trade association MedTech Europe raised concerns that the new regulatory system is not ready to support the transition of technology from the old regime.
The new EU MDR came into force on May...
