GovNet Exhibitions has appointed Highland Marketing as its official partner to manage communications for the newly launched UK Health Show 2016. The show will bring together over 4,000 senior healthcare professionals and decision makers to Olympia London, on the 28th September, to help the NHS and the wider sector promote and improve service delivery for better healthcare outcomes across the UK.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) Sunrise solution as the foundation for its new health information system. The organisation selected the Allscripts Sunrise platform in late 2015 and completed the deployment of the solution in only eight months - an unprecedented accomplishment for such an implementation.

Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE:FIT), the leader in the connected health and fitness category, has announced the opening of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and appointed a new Managing Director, Des Power.

Siemens Healthineers is helping cardiology customers optimize medical imaging at every stage of cardiology treatment as part of a comprehensive workflow. One focus at this year's Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is the trend toward more minimally invasive interventions, especially in more complex cases.

To meet the challenges of rising life expectancy, Develco Products' Squid.link Gateway has been chosen as the foundation of a new innovative home care solution launched by Philips. Using the Squid.link Gateway, Philips offers a unique solution for seniors to age more safely in their own homes.

Novartis today opened the 13th International Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp). Over the course of three days more than 60 selected students from international universities will discuss and explore with biotechnology and business experts how patients around the world can benefit from innovative technologies.

In spite of the good performance of the IT business, Agfa HealthCare's top line decreased by 2.0% on a currency comparable basis. The decline is mainly explained by the Imaging segment's hardcopy business, where sales were exceptionally high in the first three quarters of 2015.