1) Extended Reality (XR) Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term enveloping the spectrum of immersive technologies: virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). Virtual reality: A simulated experience that can mimic or can vary completely from the real world. Augmented reality: An interactive experience of a real-world environment in which the […]
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan announced plans to invest up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over the next 10 to 15 years. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced its latest endeavour to “observe, measure, and analyze any biological […]
Surekha Gangakhedkar told the court she printed off company documents to protect herself as she suspected the pending launch of the company’s blood-testing machines in Walgreens would end badly. On Friday, eight years on from quitting her role at Theranos, Gangakhedkar testified at the criminal trial of her former boss, Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO and […]
Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? American former businesswoman Elizabeth Holmes was the founder and CEO of the now-defunct health technology company Theranos, which Holmes established in 2003 at just 19 years old. In 2015, Forbes magazine broadcasted her as “the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire” in the US, while Inc. Magazine called her the “next Steve […]
Image by TechCrunch - 509306865DH00014_TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88464732 Medical start-up Theranos was founded by Holmes in 2003 and reached a $10 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company claimed it would revolutionise the medical testing space with a new blood diagnostic technology that was capable of performing several tests on […]
David Feinberg has led Google’s health care initiatives since 2018 in a role that was created when he was hired. His departure from Google has opened up speculation that the search giant may be reassessing its goal to create new products in its Google Health division to break into the health technology market. During his […]
Pascal Soriot became CEO of the pharmaceutical multinational company in October 2012 and has since presided over a remarkable turnaround. Soriot led the revival of AstraZeneca’s reputation for research and development while rebuffing a takeover attempt by rival Pfizer worth $118 billion. Soriot studied veterinary medicine at the École Nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort at Maisons-Alfort in […]
However, over the years, it has evolved into a set of standards that are now used by most healthcare providers to ensure secure environments for storing and transmitting health information. In this blog post, we will not only cover what HIPAA compliance means but why you should care about it too! What Is HIPAA Compliance? […]
Mr Zine earned an M.Sc. in financial engineering from the University of Montreal, Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales, in 1996, after he was awarded a scholarship in 1994 from the Canadian Government to continue his graduate studies. He began his career at the Royal Bank of Canada where he worked on several strategic projects, including […]
Oliver and his company’s main focus is on solving global health issues by investing (and bringing to market) the most advanced & disruptive technologies. This pandemic has exposed a fair amount of weaknesses in our healthcare system and Xlife aims to be the solution so that effective healthcare is more accessible for everybody worldwide. We […]
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