In the last few years, the medical technology industry (aka “med tech”), which makes clinical-grade monitoring devices and the like, has been feeling a significant impact from digital health innovations, the kind that comes from companies and startups born out of a consumer tech world. In fact, last year, venture funding in digital health outpaced funding for traditional medical devices.
According to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report last year, the medical technology field is in the midst of a sea change. Companies in the med-tech space are accustomed to spending heavily on years of research, while consumer tech companies — established companies and startups — are used to taking a very aggressive approach to innovation. That cultural difference can’t be understated.
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In the HealthBeat session, “Fireside Face-off: True vs. new age methods of bringing med-tech products to market,” you’ll learn how integrating both worlds will be vital to creating new technologies that better track the patient’s journey through the system.
Data-driven innovations aimed at providing real-time information about patient status, diagnoses, and therapeutic effectiveness need to integrate with traditional med-tech devices.
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