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Netherlands and Belgium partnering to develop new world-class institute for regenerative medicine
7 July 2016With the aim to start its activities in 2017 with a €18 million budget, the new RegMed XB (REGenerative MEDicine crossing Borders) institute will gather...
France launches organ donation campaign on the occasion of the 16th national organ donation day
29 June 2016On the occasion of the national organ and tissue donation day on the 22th of June, the French Biomedicine Agency launched a campaign to raise...
EU Health Ministers adopts Council Conclusions on Food Products Improvement
17 June 2016Today, the EU Health Council adopted Council Conclusions on Food Products Improvement, prepared by the Dutch EU Council Presidency. During the discussions, many Member States acknowledged...
Three main health insurance companies invest in portable artificial kidney, an initiative of the Dutch Kidney Foundation
15 June 2016On the 8th of June, three main Dutch health insurance companies (Zilveren Kruis, Menzis & CZ) signed a contract to participate for €6,8 million in...
First-ever national kidney patient experience survey launched in UK
8 June 2016NHS England, UK Renal Registry and the British Kidney Patient Association launched on the 6th of June a national survey on patient experience, with the...
Childhood obesity to be amongst the main health priorities of the upcoming Maltese EU Council presidency
8 June 2016During the last meeting of the European Commission’s High level group on nutrition and physical activity on the 1st of June, a member of the...
Update on EU action on Food product Improvement
8 June 2016During the informal Health Council meeting convened on the 18th of April, Member States committed to : Develop national plans for food product improvement to...
EU action on health-related aspects of nutrition and physical activity: latest developments
8 June 2016On the 6th of April, the European Commission’s High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical activity held a meeting during which the UK Childhood Obesity...
