Sentences with phrase «health technology areas»

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Quanser The Toronto - area company is primarily focused on health and academic markets, but its haptic technology — which replicates the sense of touch through mechanical vibration — is being used in commercial home robots.

In addition to partnering with Celgene (celg) to better track negative drug side effects, IBM (ibm) is applying its cognitive computing AI technology to recommend cancer treatment in rural areas in the U.S., India, and China, where there is a dearth of oncologists, said Deborah DiSanzo, general manager for IBM Watson Health.

Of the stocks [we've] invested in, a couple are in the technology area, one in financial services and one in health care.

From our headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and from offices and locations around the globe, our more than 6,000 employees support government clients in civilian, defense, health, intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security agencies by delivering IT solutions and professional services in such areas as information technology lifecycle services; cloud and mobile computing; cyber security; solutions development and integration; and, strategy development and organizational change management.

«Health - care and technology - media have been quite active this year, and so naturally compensation for these two areas in investment banking will be higher,» Michael Karp, the recruitment firm's chief executive officer, said in a phone interview.

The new fund is expected to invest about half of its money domestically in areas like health care, education and clean energy technologies.

The report suggests that the major VR and AR areas that will be generating revenue fall into one of three categories: Content (gaming, film and TV, health care, education, and social); hardware and distribution (headsets, input devices like handheld controllers, graphics cards, video capture technologies, and online marketplaces); and software platforms and delivery services (content creation tools, capture, production, and delivery software, video game engines, analytics, file hosting and compression tools, and B2B and enterprise uses).

Aspect invests across a broad array of industries including cybersecurity, future of work, digital health, and several other emerging technology areas.

And as technology enables more salaried employees to work from home, and even on their vacations, some employers are becoming more tolerant of lateness, said George Faulkner, a principal with the health and benefits area of Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of Samsung Catalyst, Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of the Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

For the quarter, Information Technology and Financials were our highest contributing sectors, and Health Care and Consumer Staples, two of our lowest weighted areas, were our weakest performers.

James A. Gardner, @jamesagardner, is a Boston - area sales and marketing professional with a passion for consumer technologies and all things health, web & social.

As noted in the report, the technology can be used in key areas such as health and the protection of critical infrastructure, financial and energy.

Application of this technology area can provide consumers access to information such as the weight, age and health of the animal in their meal as well as the conditions it was raised, transported and slaughtered under.

The center conducts applied and strategic dairy research and development in the areas of product and ingredient technology and utilization, products for health enhancement, food quality and food safety.

Thus, the Basque Culinary World Prize aims to recognize chefs with a transformative vocation whose work brings about relevant changes in areas such as education, health, nutrition, environment, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, industry, social or economic development, among others.

Your main obligation is to cover the 8 Key learning Areas (KLAs)- science, maths, English, the arts, studies of society and environment, technology, language other than English and health and physical education.

New York uses personal service contracts for numerous areas and Cuomo's cuts will affect technology, engineering, health care, accounting, research, and environmental studies.

The eight committees cover the following areas: Arts and Media; Sport; Health; Education; Science and Technology; Economy; Community, Voluntary and Local Service; and State.

Launched by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo on Tuesday, May 1, the programme is expected to provide 100,000 job opportunities to unemployed graduates in the areas of health, education, information and technology, revenue mobilization and other key areas.

In 2017, your contributions will support investigative reporting in the areas of money and politics; national security, environment and public health; business and technology; and a growing list of justice and injustice issues.

He said Nigeria would continue to expand her relationship with India in the areas of health, education, agriculture, technology and trade.

Those include a pleasure boat cruise on the Hudson with PEF members who work at the Department of Health, a picnic in the Albany area for Information Technology workers and a trip with other union leaders to the State Fair near Syracuse.

The U.S. R&D enterprise has contributed enormously to the quality of American life, to the nation's health and security, and to its world leadership in many areas of industrial technology.

The U.S. R&D enterprise contributes enormously to the quality of American life, to the nation's health and security, and to our world leadership in many areas of industrial technology.

Members interested in this area of work aim to strengthen communication between the scientific, engineering and health communities and human rights organizations to identify human rights efforts that could benefit from scientific approaches, tools and technologies, and then assist in making these accessible to human rights practitioners.

Eric Rubin, a microbiologist at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, says that although the probe still requires clinical testing, «a diagnostic based on this principle could make a big impact both in drug development and in controlling disease, especially in areas with limited access to technology».

The country's 2006 — 2010 Science & Technology Plan identified nanotechnology and new materials as part of eight promotion areas and helped establish a new section of Japan's National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) that focuses on nanomedicine.

Another area where decision science plays a vital role is in the field of health information technology, also an AHRQ focus.

Enabled by cutting - edge technologies at GIS, I look forward to more studies in this area with a view to understanding the role of microbial communities in diseases, and eventually leading to better health outcomes for patients.»

«These changes were also a response to the increased community interest in the association between physical activity and health, the growth of the fitness industry, and the perceived demand for graduates trained in these areas,» explains Tony Parker, vice president for sports science at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia.

As demonstrated by Dr Fuk - hay Tang from the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at PolyU, CT scans are fed into the CAD stroke computer, which will make sophisticated calculations and comparisons to locate areas suspected of insufficient blood flow.

To recognize the achievements of the younger cohort of policy researchers, in 2000 the PRI teamed up with the federal funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSRHC) to establish the Graduate Student Prize, which covers the areas of health and natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and technology.

Professor Hywel Williams, Director of the NIHR's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, says: «We are delighted to have funded this study in an area of research that is important to the public and medical professionals.

«Alberta's great strengths in energy, agriculture, health, and information technology translate into significant opportunities for emerging areas of biotechnology,» says Osinchuk.

New York, NY: September 20, 2010 — Scientific American, one of the world's most respected brands in the areas of science, technology and health information, has partnered with Quintiles to produce a special custom publication and companion website exploring the future of health from a multitude of perspectives.

Moreover, they will focus in four specific areas: energy technology, aerospace, health care, and future living.

Science literacy enables individuals to use science to make more well - informed decisions in areas related to science and technology that are relevant in their daily lives, such as in personal health and the use of energy resources.

Raydiance's technology has attracted the attention of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which in July 2007 signed the company to a two - year cooperative research and development agreement that has allowed the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to evaluate the use, safety and effectiveness of Raydiance's USP laser system in a number of areas, including the ablation of corneal tissues in refractive surgery and corneal repair; the administration of light therapy for treating cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and the removal of plaque on teeth without damaging the enamel.

In the pursuit of its mission to prevent and fight against diseases in France and throughout the world, the Institut Pasteur operates in four main areas: scientific and medical research, public health and health monitoring, teaching, and business development and technology transfer.

The School of Engineering's mission is to educate engineers committed to the innovative and ethical application of science and technology in addressing the most pressing societal needs, to develop and nurture twenty - first century leadership qualities in its students, faculty, and alumni, and to create and disseminate transformational new knowledge and technologies that further the well - being and sustainability of society in such cross-cutting areas as human health, environmental sustainability, alternative energy, and the human - technology interface.

The new partnership will support collaborative research and technology development in all areas of the BBSRC legal remit for example bioscience for health, agriculture, food security, industrial biotechnology and bioenergy.

Areas of focus include the clinical and health implications of using probiotics, potential forensic uses of microbiome profiles, bioterrorism and biodefense applications, the application of new technologies from the project, and patenting and privacy issues.

The Science for Life Laboratory is a joint effort between four Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm University and Uppsala University, to build an infrastructure for high - throughput research in the areas of health and environment.

The full project covers a number of curriculum areas: literacy, numeracy, health and wellbeing, religious and moral education, social studies and technologies.

Parker's motivating idea is its common, carefully focused and interconnected academic curriculum, which is shaped by «essential» questions in two major areas: Mathematics / Science / Technology, including Health, and Arts and Humanities, including Spanish.

Edison is a career academy, which means students in tenth grade select from one of four career areas: business and finance, communication and digital technology, law and public service, and medical and health.

«I started looking at education, trying to figure out why our education is lagging when our technology is increasing at great rates and there's great innovation in so many other areas — health care, biotech, information technology, moviemaking.

Scores are reported in seven content areas: reading, writing, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, visual and performing arts, and health.