How the new can help the old – putting innovation to work to help Europe's ageing population
by Peter Portheine, Director Brainport Health Innovation
During the previous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, more than half of the new products were related to health. More and more big companies are becoming aware of the worth of our most important asset and the associated data.
During recent years we have paid a lot of attention, within the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, to the barriers that block promising innovations in healthcare from becoming large-scale applications. The action-lines are focusing on the large-scale implementation of innovations because only then will the market take over the role of the sustainab
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FRAILCLINIC
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Urban Health Centres Europe 2.0
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'The old people's village on the island of immortals', by Henrik Ennart, 2013 finalist for Sweden
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The EU and key partners held a high-level international conference on Ebola on 3 March 2015 to take stock of the current fight against Ebola and coordinate further action.
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This Opinion describes the risk assessment of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) via medical devices manufactured from materials potentially leaching BPA including exposure from oral (dental), subcutaneous and intravenous (e.g. during heamodialysis) routes.
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The EU and 179 countries in total are parties to the convention that aims to save lives through preventing and controlling the use of tobacco products. In its 10 years of existence, it has kept tobacco control high on the global agenda, saved lives and improved global health.
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The European Commission and its independent Expert Panel launched the consultation, open through 8 April 2015, on a preliminary opinion which explores policy options on competition among providers of healthcare services in EU Member States.
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The meeting focused on the Action Plan on Childhood Obesity, health-enhancing physical activity and food reformulation. Among the high-level participants were the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitus and other Commission officials.
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Reporting from across Europe
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The agreement upgrades the level of cooperation between Hungary and Denmark regarding exchange of experiences, development of e-health systems and the planning and implementation of development programs and projects.
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EU Press Releases
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Thanks to EU funding from the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research has announced encouraging evidence that the antiviral drug favipiravir might be an effective treatment against early Ebola disease.
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Forthcoming events
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Among this meeting's numerous objectives are discussing and adopting the network's reflection paper on the 'Reuse of Joint Work in National HTA Activities' and examining how joint work and EU cooperation in general can feed in national activities.
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This conference organised by The International Foundation for Integrated Care will focus on 'Complex Needs, Integrated Solutions: Engaging, empowering and enabling people for active and healthy living'.
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New publications
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The Commission report summarises the progress made under each of the 12 actions outlined in the five-year Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Tuberculosis
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