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FDA Perspectives on Computer Simulations in the Evaluation of Medical Devices
On 29 March 2018, the FDA and Siemens co-organized a webinar on “FDA Perspectives on Computer Simulations in the Evaluation of Medical Devices”. For those of you who missed the webinar, the recorded presentation is available on line.
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European Commission President calls for a doubling of research budget
During his speech in the Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 March, EC President Jean-Claude Juncker advocated for doubling the seven-year spending on research from €77 billion to €160 billion after 2020 so that “the EU would become one of the world’s leading players in research and innovation”. A similar call has been made by a large coalition of universities.
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Bilateral declarations on accelerating digitalisation of European industry
On 27 March, the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) signed two declarations with the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) respectively to join forces towards accelerating the digitalisation of the European industry.
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Healthcare 4.0: A new way of life?
On 23 March, Digital Europe (organisation representing the digital technology industry in Europe) organised an event on “Healthcare 4.0: A new way of life”.
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Launch of legislative procedure on Health Technology Assessment
On 31 January, the EC published a proposal for a Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (HTA). Since then, the European Parliament’s Committees, which are going to be involved in the legislative process, have been appointing their rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs.
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Future Communication on Digital Transformation of Health and Care
During the 6th Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Health Ageing (EIP-AHA) held on 27-28 February, emphasis was placed on the future Commission Communication on Digital Transformation of Health and Care.
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