Industry News: Page 224

Philips completes offer for Spectranetics

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Royal Philips, the parent company of Philips Healthcare, has completed its tender offer for vascular intervention equipment manufacturer Spectranetics.

August 8, 2017

Carestream debuts MR visualization modules

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has released MR brain perfusion and MR brain diffusion software modules for its Vue PACS diagnostic viewer application.

August 8, 2017

Varian treats 1st patient with HyperArc

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported that the first cancer patient has been treated with its HyperArc high-definition radiotherapy system.

August 7, 2017

Materialise posts strong growth in Q2

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

3D printing firm Materialise recorded healthy revenue growth in its second quarter of 2017.

August 7, 2017

Siemens health posts revenues, profit gain in Q3, plans IPO

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Growth in nearly all of its businesses propelled Siemens Healthineers to revenue and earnings gains in its fiscal third quarter of 2017. Parent company Siemens also said it now plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO) of the healthcare unit in the first half of 2018.

August 3, 2017

Use of 'less than' symbol causes Irish computer glitch

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Thousands of medical imaging scans in the Republic of Ireland may have to be repeated due to a computer glitch in the country's health system network, according to an article published on 3 August in the Irish Times.

August 3, 2017