Opportunities and Challenges for UK and EU businesses in the U.S. Digital Health Sector
Join us on 5 October at 15:00 GMT for an online event that will help UK and EU companies break into the U.S healthcare market. The event will explain how the U.S. system works for payment/reimbursement, as well as how U.S. government grants can create new partnerships and opportunities. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m0UPu5R4Sd64ReT5u60-Ug Many UK and EU companies wish to break into the U.S. healthcare market but struggle because of the complexity of the system, which includes a mixture of federal [...]
ACT | The App Association report reveals app ecosystem contributed €210 billion to the EU economy in 2021
Mobile app industry now represents 0.7 per cent of GDP and employs an estimated 1.4 million people Brussels, Belgium, 3 October, 2022 – A new report commissioned by ACT | The App Association and prepared by Deloitte Finance reveals the app economy contributed €210 billion in direct and indirect revenues in the European Union (EU) in 2021. The report entitled “The App Economy in Europe – A review of the mobile app market and its contribution to the European Economy” [...]
Improving Medical Device Interoperability
On September 29, 2022, Representatives Miller-Meeks, O’Halleran, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability. Morgan Reed, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical to realize the promise of digital health and enable better, more cost-effective, patient-centered care. Patients and caregivers benefit immensely from the introduction of new, innovative medical devices and their evolving [...]
Celebrating Girls in Tech: Creating Space for the Next Generation of Innovators
It is no secret that girls and women are systematically tracked away from science and math throughout their education, limiting their access, preparation, and opportunities to go into these fields as adults. In fact, women make up only 28 percent of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce, which aligns with how men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college. And unfortunately, the gender gap is particularly high in some of the fastest-growing and highest-paid jobs [...]
Event: The App Economy in Europe: Challenges and opportunities for digital health in Europe
Wednesday 12 October from 17:30 to 19:00 CEST Hybrid event: via Zoom and at The Merode Club, Place Poelaert 6, 1000 Brussels Register Now This event brings together industry experts and policymakers to discuss digital health policy in the EU and in other parts of the world. The conversation will focus on the recent European Commission proposal for a European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS Regulation), which aims to create a pan-European infrastructure for health data. To lay the groundwork [...]
Amplify at ACT: Tyler McBride
ACT | The App Association recognizes the gap in representation in the tech community, and we want to change that. Our Amplify series lifts the voices of those in the tech community who are working to close gaps in representation. We’re highlighting the problem solvers, elevating those who are driving change in their field, and amplifying the efforts and voices of all people. Tyler McBride, of Bowie State University, joined us at ACT | The App Association as part of [...]