Japanese startups harness cloud healthcare to tackle COVID-19 and clinical trials Sponsored by japan
Legacy healthcare procedures and regulations have slowed the development of more efficient ways to provide medical care and perform clinical research. The coronavirus pandemic is speeding the transformation of conventional medicine into
Curon was launched in April 2016, about five months after Hara founded MICIN along with Kusama Ryoichi and Shiohama Ryushi. Hara began his career in medical practice, working as a hospital physician before moving to a Japanese think tank to do health policy research and recommendations. After graduating business school in the United States, he took a job in a consulting firm with clients including pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers.
“We’re hoping telemedicine will be a game changer in Japan,” says Hara. “There will be a new normal where more patients and doctors can use telemedicine as a matter of course.”Before a vaccine can be developed for the new coronavirus, therapeutic drugs will continue to play a critical role, and clinical trials are vital in evaluating both vaccine and therapeutic drug candidates. But clinical trials require time and money and are prone to delays.
“Our solution is to remove the paper and put everything online,” says Agatha cofounder and CEO Kamakura Chiemi. “What makes us unique is that we can offer this solution for both hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, while most other companies serve one or the other.”
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