Christopher Delporte, Editorial Director02.14.14
“One of the complaints I’ve heard over and over is, ‘Why doesn’t my glucometer look like my smartphone?’” says Andrew Atwell, senior manager at the Samsung Open Innovation Center. “The reason people aren’t checking their blood sugar levels is because they have to carry around an extra thing that only does blood sugars, looks clearly like a medical device, and reminds them that they’re sick. Patients want consumer devices that do double-duty because they always have them with them and there’s no stigma associated with them.”
Samsung’s Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, Calif. opened in January 2013 with the goal of pursuing strategic investments, acquisitions and partnerships, and to act as a technology accelerator, looking for new technology sectors and opportunities—moving way beyond the company’s traditional product lineup of flat-screen televisions and smartphones and into cutting-edge, next-generation growth markets. One such market is the convergence of consumer electronic and software technology with healthcare and medical devices.
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Samsung’s Innovation Center in Silicon Valley, Calif. opened in January 2013 with the goal of pursuing strategic investments, acquisitions and partnerships, and to act as a technology accelerator, looking for new technology sectors and opportunities—moving way beyond the company’s traditional product lineup of flat-screen televisions and smartphones and into cutting-edge, next-generation growth markets. One such market is the convergence of consumer electronic and software technology with healthcare and medical devices.
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