Agfa HealthCare announces today that the Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis (RKZ) hospital in Beverwijk, the Netherlands, has switched from IMPAX to Enterprise Imaging for Radiology. This solution offers a single, completely unified imaging platform providing image management, reporting, advanced image processing and integration of clinical information.

iMDsoft announced that St. Franziskus Stiftung in Germany will be implementing MetaVision in the ICUs, IMCs and ORs of four hospitals, in an additional 132 beds. The foundation, located in Münster, is responsible for eleven acute medicine and three specialist hospitals, as well as five institutions for the handicapped and the elderly.

Orion Health (OHE:NZX/ASX) has signed two contracts that will significantly extend its presence in the United Kingdom. It will provide a comprehensive technology solution for two leading hospitals in London, and it will implement an integrated health and social care solution for NHS Fife in east Scotland.

In a joint effort to provide customers with one of the most advanced solutions for molecular testing, Siemens Healthcare and Thermo Fisher Scientific have announced a new strategic relationship that includes the integration of Thermo Fisher Scientific's real-time PCR system into Siemens' VERSANT® kPCR Molecular Solution.

The Grants4Apps® Accelerator is a mentoring program for digital health startups taking place in Berlin. This year's batch with five startups runs from August until December. The program offers mentoring by entrepreneurs and Bayer experts, office space for 100 days, and funding of 50,000€.

Brainlab, a global leader in medical technology, today announced that it has received the EuroPriSe European Data Privacy Seal for Quentry® by Brainlab. The seal certifies that Quentry is compliant with data protection directives implemented by all European states.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration to develop innovative remote monitoring solutions aimed at transforming how clinicians deliver care to patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.