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Google Health hires FDA’s chief digital health officer

Bakul Patel in 2016, when he was the associate director for digital health in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health [FDA photo by Michael Ermarth]Former FDA Chief Digital Health Officer of Global Strategy and Innovation Bakul Patel has started a new job with Google after 13 years with the regulatory agency.

Patel became senior director, global digital health strategy and regulatory for Google Health earlier this month, he said on LinkedIn.

Patel recounted highlights of his “incredible journey since 2008” at the FDA, including the introduction of functionality-based regulations in the FDA’s mobile medical apps guidance, working with international agencies to define and regulate software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD), developing the Digital Health Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Program and launching the Digital Health Center of Excellence.

Patel had only been in his latest role at FDA since February, previously serving as director of the FDA…

Google Health hires FDA’s chief digital health officer

Bakul Patel in 2016, when he was the associate director for digital health in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health [FDA photo by Michael Ermarth]

Former FDA Chief Digital Health Officer Global Strategy and Innovation Bakul Patel has started a new job with Google after 13 years with the regulatory agency.

Patel became senior director, global digital health strategy and regulatory for Google Health earlier this month, he said on LinkedIn.

Patel recounted highlights of his “incredible journey since 2008” at the FDA, including the introduction of functionality-based regulations in the FDA’s mobile medical apps guidance, working with international agencies to define and regulate software-as-a-medical-device (SaMD), developing the Digital Health Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Program and launching the Digital Health Center of Excellence.

Patel had only been in his…

The cloud is transforming medtech: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, J&J, Philips and GE Healthcare leaders explain

[Illustration via Adobe Stock] Leaders in medtech and cloud computing discuss payoffs and potential in device connectivity, product development and cross-industry partnerships.

If knowledge is power, that power comes from a steady stream of information, and we know there’s no shortage of that in healthcare.

The challenge has long been how to capture that information, store it, analyze it and deploy it to improve medical product design, manufacturing and the health of patients.

Then came the cloud, and with it a host of acronyms: software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and — following the same convention — software as a medical device (SaMD).

Over the past few months, Medical Design & Outsourcing connected with leaders in medtech and cloud computing, including the three largest providers of cloud computing services: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL).…

The cloud is transforming medtech: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, J&J, Philips and GE Healthcare leaders explain

[Illustration via Adobe Stock]

Leaders in medtech and cloud computing discuss payoffs and potential in device connectivity, product development and cross-industry partnerships.

If knowledge is power, that power comes from a steady stream of information, and we know there’s no shortage of that in healthcare.

The challenge has long been how to capture that information, store it, analyze it and deploy it to improve medical product design, manufacturing and the health of patients.

Then came the cloud, and with it a host of acronyms: software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and — following the same convention — software as a medical device (SaMD).

Over the past few months, Medical Design & Outsourcing connected with leaders in medtech and cloud computing, including the three largest providers of cloud computing services: Amazon (Nasda…

An Amazon cloud conversation with AWS Chief Medical Officer Taha Kass-Hout

Taha Kass-Hout is the chief medical officer and director of machine learning at Amazon Web Services [Photo courtesy of Amazon]

It doesn’t get any bigger than Amazon in the world of cloud computing.

The Amazon Web Services cloud computing business at Seattle-based Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is the largest player in the industry, with control of about a third of the market and a significant lead over cloud competitors Microsoft and Google.

Taha Kass-Hout, the chief medical officer and director of machine learning at AWS, spoke with Medical Design & Outsourcing as part of an ongoing series of conversations about cloud computing’s contributions to medtech and the potential ahead.

“The future is bright for anyone who’s trying to solve problems in healthcare and life science globally,” he said.

This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.

MDO: What d…

Digital transformation will give scientists their time back and speed the development pipeline

Image courtesy of IDBS

The pandemic exposed the innovation divide between the digitally transformed and those that lagged. Strict regulation made life sciences and bio/pharma organizations hesitant to modernize too quickly away from proven legacy methods and technologies, resulting in varying levels of digital transformation. But since the pandemic, organizations now recognize the necessity of digitalization and smart automation to accelerate research and drug development.

Freeing up and transforming researchers’ time

Companies that haven’t embraced the digital revolution, including digital (process) automation, tend to burden scientists with repetitive, manual work — like pipetting and recordkeeping. Digitally automated systems perform such tasks in more digitalized companies. Companies embracing future-facing technologies are investing in automation and digitalization, allowing for virtual remote access to…

How the cloud tools behind Google Maps and Photos can advance medtech

Alissa Hsu Lynch is Google Cloud’s global lead for medtech strategy and solutions. [Photo courtesy of Google]Alissa Hsu Lynch leads medtech strategy and solutions at Google Cloud, previously serving in executive roles at Johnson & Johnson and Bausch Health.

As part of Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s ongoing series of conversations about the cloud’s contributions to the medical device industry and its future, Lynch offered her perspective from the Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary’s cloud-computing business. The following exchange has been edited for clarity and length.

Get the full story at Medical Design & Outsourcing.

How the cloud tools behind Google Maps and Photos can advance medtech

Alissa Hsu Lynch is Google Cloud’s global lead for medtech strategy and solutions. [Photo courtesy of Google]

Alissa Hsu Lynch leads medtech strategy and solutions at Google Cloud, previously serving in executive roles at Johnson & Johnson and Bausch Health.

As part of Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s ongoing series of conversations about the cloud’s contributions to the medical device industry and its future, Lynch offered her perspective from the Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary’s cloud-computing business. The following exchange has been edited for clarity and length.

MDO: What are some surprising and inspirational examples of what cloud computing enables with regard to medical device/drug development, manufacturing and capabilities/performance?

LYNCH: First is using data and artificial intelligence (AI) to quickly respond to emerging crises. COVID-19 accelerated …

Microsoft CMO: Using the cloud to improve medtech design, manufacturing and care

Dr. David Rhew is Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare. [Photo courtesy of Microsoft]Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare, has been studying how technology can improve health outcomes for nearly three decades.

His focus has long been on access to care, quality of care, patient safety, improving experiences for patients and providers, and finding ways to improve the overall efficiency of care.

He was previously CMO at Samsung and Zynx Health before that. But his role at Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) — one of the world’s cloud-computing leaders — offers his best opportunity yet to shape the future of medtech.

Rhew spoke with Medical Design & Outsourcing as part of an ongoing series of conversations about cloud computing’s contributions to medtech and the potential ahead.

Get the full story at Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Microsoft CMO: Using the cloud to improve medtech design, manufacturing and care

David Rhew is Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare. [Photo courtesy of Microsoft]

Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare, has been studying how technology can improve health outcomes for nearly three decades.

His focus has long been on access to care, quality of care, patient safety, improving experiences for patients and providers, and finding ways to improve the overall efficiency of care.

He was previously CMO at Samsung and Zynx Health before that. But his role at Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) — one of the world’s cloud-computing leaders — offers his best opportunity yet to shape the future of medtech.

Rhew spoke with Medical Design & Outsourcing as part of an ongoing series of conversations about cloud computing’s contributions to medtech and the potential ahead. The discussion that f…

Imagining the future of cloud-connected medical devices with Johnson & Johnson leaders

Johnson & Johnson Office of Digital Innovation Leader Peter Schulam [Photo courtesy of Johnson & Johnson]Cloud-connected medical devices already collect and analyze data, talk to each other and use artificial intelligence to improve patient care, but how much more might be possible in the not-so-distant future? Surgery simulations? Smart ambulances? Full-body scanners? One-click healthcare?

I’ve been exploring that question for an upcoming edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine — and asked two leaders in the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) medical device business to put their imagination to work as they embark on a cloud partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). This second part of the conversation (read the first part here) also discusses the regulatory aspect of cloud-connected medical devices and how the medtech industry can keep advancing the technology.

Johnson & Johnson Group CIO and Global Vice President of Medical Devices Larry Jone…

Imagining the future of cloud-connected medical devices with Johnson & Johnson leaders

Johnson & Johnson Office of Digital Innovation Leader Peter Schulam [Photo courtesy of Johnson & Johnson ]

Cloud-connected medical devices already collect and analyze data, talk to each other and use artificial intelligence to improve patient care, but how much more might be possible in the not-so-distant future? Surgery simulations? Smart ambulances? Full-body scanners? One-click healthcare?

I’ve been exploring that question for an upcoming edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine, and asked two leaders in the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) medical device business to put their imagination to work as they embark on a cloud partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). This second part of the conversation (read the first part here) also discusses the regulatory aspect of cloud-connected medical devices and how the medtech industry can keep advancing the technology.

This conversatio…