Intel-GE Care Innovations partner Xavier University to create new laboratory to test patient monitoring and communication technologies.
A partnership between tech firm Intel and General Electric’s life sciences arm GE Healthcare, Intel-GE Care Innovations, is set to establish to new laboratory at Xavier University.
The university’s Centre for Innovation will work on the collaboration with a view to generate and test technologies that monitor patients from home and provide data to doctors, thus providing oversight between visits.
The partnership will also lead to a series of innovation summits for Xavier’s healthcare community to help them apply the developments to their own practices.
Shawn Nason, chief innovation officer of Xavier University, said: “Care Innovations’ proven expertise in patient engagement and connecting the care continuum to the home create a rare opportunity for us. We are both firm believers in innovating to improve our society and want to transfer the years of knowledge and experience from Care Innovations to our alumni.”
