>RNTS is R�seau National des Technologies pour la Sant� (National Network for >Health Techniques) >http://www.technologie.gouv.fr/technologie/reseaux/rnts.htm > >RNTS is not limited to software, projects can involve medical hardware. >Unfortunately, they only give money to their University colleagues and don't >spend too much time to understand innovative projects. If one reads the page, one comes away with the, distinctly American, idea that innovation in medicine can only come from private industry (read: trade secrets). This is in stark contrast to the Carcenac report. Clearly, the ideas in the Carcenac report have a long way to go. John
