Qualcomm sells off its connected health business to private equity firm
The spun off company will be renamed Capsule Technologies and will continue to operate as two separate business entities: Capsule and 2net.
Qualcomm Life CMO: Being a public company CEO more stressful than being heart surgeon
"[Being] the CEO of a publicly traded company is far more stressful than doing cardiac surgery," Qualcomm Life CMO Dr. James Mault said during a Tales from the Trenches event at Matter on March 28.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
#Connect2Health panelists ask: For clinicians, where’s the value in wearables?
Among consumers, wearables are growing in popularity. But what can clinicians actually gain from the data the devices collect? Panelists at the Connected Health Conference in Boston weighed in.
Benchmark VP sheds light on disposable biometric wearables deal with Qualcomm
Benchmark Electronics vice president of design engineering Mark Troutman said he expects to file an application for 510(k) clearance for the device with the FDA in 2018.
Verizon isn’t getting back into telehealth, and other IoT stories
In theory, the IoT market opportunity in healthcare is unlimited, but the technology is a long way from reaching its full potential, according to panelists at the Connected Health Conference.
Qualcomm Life, Philips team up on connected health
Qualcomm Life also announced Tuesday that it would work with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to develop a disposable, wireless connectivity module for the drug company's Respimat inhaler.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
In deal with Qualcomm Life, Hill-Rom connects vest to IoT to help track cystic fibrosis patient data
The vest gathers patients’ airway clearance therapy session information, such as how many minutes the session lasted, duration of cough pauses, frequency settings and transmits it to the portal where physicians can see the data.
Jack Young: Goodbye Qualcomm Ventures, hello Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
At Qualcomm Ventures, Young launched dRx Capital, a joint venture with Novartis and managed Qualcomm Life Fund's investments in digital health.
The Internet of Things data quandary
Is your healthcare data as private as you think? Notsomuch, according to one connected health company
Qualcomm acquisition continues health data integration parade
Qualcomm Life, the health and life sciences subsidiary of communications giant Qualcomm, has purchased medical device and health IT integrator Capsule Technologie for an undisclosed sum.
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Qualcomm adds Roche as strategic partner for remote patient monitoring
Roche has become the latest pharmaceutical company to join the connected health party at Qualcomm Life — in this case to do remote patient monitoring. The goal of the strategic collaboration is to generate big data insights on patients’ condition to reduce complications from chronic conditions, according to a company statement. Patients’ anti-coagulation meters will […]
Update: In 2015, interesting digital health collaborations on tap for pharma
Update: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that there will be a single organization to help pharma companies with digital health collaboration. One of the things that was notable at the mHealth Summit last week was the number of sessions centered on pharmaceutical companies’ work in digital health as part of the beyond […]
A report card for the digital health ecosystem: Thoughts from Qualcomm Life’s Connect2014
Digital health has a pretty erratic grade point average, or so says Dana Mead, a parter at venture firm Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers. He outlined and graded what he called the five most important elements of the digital health ecosystem at Qualcomm Life‘s Connect2014 conference this week in San Diego, and this is how he slices it: 1. Access […]
Qualcomm mobile health collaborations seek better care continuum
Qualcomm Life is collaborating with three companies – ResMed, King’s Daughters Medical Center and CareCentrix – to develop mobile health solutions that seek to provide continuity in care. Using Qualcomm Life’s 2netTM and HealthyCirclesTM platforms, the companies will have access to “one of the largest open and interoperable mHealth ecosystems,” according to an announcement from […]
Accountable care driving some of Qualcomm Life’s latest partnerships
A few months after Qualcomm Life acquired a company to support accountable care needs of customers, it’s added a new round of partnerships, notably with the American Heart Association, according to a company statement. Qualcomm integrated the Healthy Circles software with its wireless 2net operating platform and hub as an option for companies providing technology […]