ACT | The App Association (The App Association), a trade association championing small tech innovators, today (Wednesday) called on the European Commission to announce a prohibition on any form of use-based pricing of technology essential to the development of the internet of things (IoT). The Commission is expected to publish a [...]
InterKnowlogy CEO Emilie Hersh is the newest addition to ACT | The App Association’s Board of Directors. Hersh’s experience spans more than twenty years with tech startups, consulting, and extensive team leadership across a number of industry verticals. As InterKnowlogy’s Chief Executive Officer she has successfully grown the company to [...]
The FDASIA report on Health IT and its impact on mobile medical apps was released today. FDASIA is a combined effort from federal agencies including the FDA, FCC, and HHS. ACT is pleased that the FDASIA recommendations promote medical app innovation within a risk-based framework that protects patient safety. [...]
Association for Competitive Technology executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to today’s request by six Senators for more clarity on FDA’s regulation of mobile medical apps. Earlier this year, Mr. Reed toured the country speaking to app makers and venture capitalists about opportunities in the [...]
The Senate had a briefing this morning for staff working on patent legislation. I was invited to make a presentation on the controversial covered business method patent extension which was dropped from the House bill to ensure its passage there. I outlined the reasons why the Senate should leave it [...]