[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":325},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-top-12-companies-bringing-blockchain-to-healthcare":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":195,"relatedBooks":324},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":47,"contact_email_category":48,"yst_prominent_words":49,"class_list":70,"better_featured_image":92,"acf":130,"yoast_meta":139,"_links":142},17522,"2018-03-27T15:00:59","2018-03-27T13:00:59",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=17522","2022-05-19T12:36:06","2022-05-19T10:36:06","top-12-companies-bringing-blockchain-to-healthcare","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-12-companies-bringing-blockchain-to-healthcare",{"rendered":17},"Top 12 Companies Bringing Blockchain To Healthcare",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2018. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Security, trust, traceability, and control – these are the promises of the blockchain, the technology with the most potential in healthcare at the moment. As these are highly attractive traits for storing sensitive health data or for the operation of supply chains, many companies aim to leverage its powers for healthcare. We collected the most promising enterprises bringing blockchain to healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What The Hell Is Blockchain And What Does It Mean For Healthcare And Pharma? - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FE1wcvcta6zw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The buzzword of the year award goes to blockchain\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It would be a big surprise if the buzzword of the year award did not go to blockchain in 2018. Although the technology is indeed a game-changer, the craze and hype around it remind some experts of the dotcom bubble. As \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fus-blockchain-companies\u002Fblockchain-name-grabbing-has-echoes-of-dotcom-bubble-idUSKBN1FS1F3\">Reuters explained in its analysis\u003C\u002Fa>, the average share price of companies who have jumped on the blockchain bandwagon and visualized the change at least in their name has risen more than threefold since their re-branding. John Oliver joked with the blockchain buzz by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=g6iDZspbRMg\">changing the name of his show to Last Bit Tonight with Block Chainiver\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>No wonder that there are hundreds of companies, start-ups, enterprises, ventures experimenting with blockchain technology. Similarly, as in the case of artificial intelligence, there are crazy places where the mechanism behind cryptocurrencies pops up. Just look at how \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fchuckjones\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F15\u002Fkodak-and-long-island-ice-tea-embracing-blockchain-is-just-like-dot-com-in-1999-it-didnt-end-well\u002F#2b035657b647\">Kodak and Long Island Ice Tea\u003C\u002Fa> tried to leverage on the blockchain. That is why it is a Sisyphean task to offer a list of companies who are worth remembering when it comes to the blockchain, not to speak about blockchain in healthcare. Moreover, we have no idea how long the blockchain craze will last, which companies will prove themselves long-lasting and successful. Thus, we were cautious when collecting the top blockchain companies in healthcare; and we have to warn every reader that the market landscape might change sooner than we expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What the hell is blockchain? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As we tried to explain the technology behind cryptocurrencies in more detail \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-the-hell-is-blockchain-what-does-it-mean-for-healthcare-and-pharma\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>, in a nutshell, it is a system of complex code for building trust without any middleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When The Medical Futurist asked Ivo Lohmus from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fguardtime.com\u002F\">Guardtime\u003C\u002Fa>, an Estonian company developing K.S.I. blockchain technology, he said to imagine it as a shared book of records, or in more technical terms, a distributed database that’s designed in such a smart way that whatever is added to this database, that is immutable. As if it is carved into stone. Any change becomes immediately evident. Moreover, there is no central authority to decide what’s right or wrong. No bank, no regulator, no oversight. The participants need to signify they accept a shared consensus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, why is it a win for healthcare? As the blocks are impossible to change you cannot delete or change anything without leaving a trace. That is critical in case of health data. It could secure health records, clinical trial records or ensure regulatory compliance. In pharma, the most apparent use of blockchain is securing the supply chain and fighting against counterfeit drugs. Now, let’s see how individual firms and companies turn blockchain’s advantages into beneficial solutions in the healthcare sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nebulagenomics.io\u002F\">Nebula Genomics\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ever since the Human Genome Project was completed, the price of genome sequencing has been free-falling. In January 2017, DNA sequencing giant \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.illumina.com\u002Fsystems\u002Fsequencing-platforms\u002Fnovaseq\u002Fintroduction.html#.WHVn1LYrKqA\">Illumina \u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F10\u002Fillumina-wants-to-sequence-your-whole-genome-for-100\u002F\">unveiled a new machine\u003C\u002Fa> that the company says is “expected one day” to order up your whole genome for less than $100. The White Paper on Nebula Genomics states that the opportunities around personal genome sequencing will soon create a genomic data market worth billions of dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The team behind Nebula Genomics believes that this market will have similar characteristics and challenges as any market where data is involved. And what’s the best technology to solve data security issues and to ensure that data gets from the source to its end-user without any middlemen? You are right; it is the blockchain. The company, in which the guru of modern genomics, George Church, co-founder of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.veritasgenetics.com\u002F\">Veritas Genetics\u003C\u002Fa> is also involved, will use blockchain technology to enhance genomic data protection, enable buyers to efficiently acquire genomic data and address the challenges of genomic big data. Let’s remember this last expression, as we will hear about it in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17528 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FNebula-Genomics-1.jpg\" alt=\" Nebula Genomics\" class=\"wp-image-17528\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FNebula-Genomics-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FNebula-Genomics-1-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FNebula-Genomics-1-512x250.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FNebula-Genomics-1-458x224.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: steemit.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdoc.ai\u002F\">Doc.AI\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Palo Alto-based start-up was founded by the entrepreneurial duo Walter and Sam De Brouwer in 2016. Here, you can also find George Church among its scientific advisors. Doc.AI visualizes a (near) future that is consumer-controlled, blockchain-based, AI-powered and centered around all kinds of biological data, including genome or microbiome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What does it mean in practice? The platform using natural language processing as well as computer vision and securing data through blockchain technology generates insights from medical data. Anyone can launch a „data trial” – a collection of health data on the platform for a particular cause or generally, then data scientists are tasked to connect the data dots and make predictive models. As a result, each will get insight into his or her own data which he or she can bring to the doctor. A great example how to apply the power of community together with AI and blockchain for precision medicine more efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"doc.ai for  Patients and consumers to initiate data trials\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FnWMfRnqr_cA?start=7&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Firyo.network\u002F#network\">Iryo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Central-European, more closely Slovenia-based enterprise says it is creating a global and participatory healthcare ecosystem. The ambitious start-up was established only two years ago, but it is building an open-sourced OpenEHR platform with tremendous efforts and zero-knowledge data repository. The latter ensures that sensitive medical data will remain secure and utterly impervious to cybersecurity breaches, including state-sponsored attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The overall goal of Iryo is to build an appropriate platform for keeping health records unified. Instead of all kinds of medical data from various providers stored in different formats and scattered across different systems, Iryo’s solution promises to store data securely and allow patients to share their medical history anywhere in the world. If they are testing their technology in Slovenia first, they will have a reasonably manageable pilot cohort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fvimeo.com\u002F246413319\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpatientory.com\u002F\">Patientory\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Atlanta-based Patientory develops a blockchain-based platform for securing health data for patients, providers and medical institutions. Its advanced healthcare app lets users create a patient profile to keep track of their health history. The software provides patients with an easy way of tracking doctor visits, medical bills, personal medical information, insurance, immunizations and pharmacy medications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the time of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-nhs-ransomware-attack-data-privacy-in-digital-health-part-one\u002F\">infamous ransomware attack against the NHS\u003C\u002Fa>, Patientory founder and CEO Chrissa McFarlane urged the UK government “to get behind a blockchain-enabled national IT health system and at the same time help to remove legal obstacles in the movement of data amongst providers”. She believed that the implementation of blockchain technology of a complex national healthcare system, such as that of the UK would not last longer than two years – if there is any political will to bring it into effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17525 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fpatientory.png\" alt=\"Patientory\" class=\"wp-image-17525\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fpatientory.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fpatientory-768x361.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fpatientory-512x241.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fpatientory-458x215.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: dailytelescope.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fguardtime.com\u002F\">Guardtime\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Estonian company, a team of over 150 cryptographers, developers and security architects with decades of experience defending networks from (Russian) state attacks, is a pioneer in K.S.I. blockchain technology. They operate in the Netherlands, Estonia, US, UK and Singapore and tackle data breach management, secure critical infrastructure, enable the safe operation of e-governments, work with financial markets, telecommunication stakeholders, insurance companies or defense and aerospace enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding healthcare, In March 2017, Estonia’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fpwc.blogs.com\u002Fhealth_matters\u002F2017\u002F03\u002Festonia-prescribes-blockchain-for-healthcare-data-security.html\">eHealth Authority signed a deal\u003C\u002Fa> with Guardtime, a blockchain pioneer, to secure the health records of over a million Estonians. These highly sensitive records also contain genetic information of patients in thousands of cases. In January 2018, the company signed a deal with a private sector healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates to bring the technology to the Arabic country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17527 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime.jpg\" alt=\"Guardtime\" class=\"wp-image-17527\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fguardtime-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: BTC Nigeria\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgem.co\u002F\">Gem\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Venice Beach, California-based software product company was established four years ago; and aims to build tools to connect large and disconnected data sets on one platform, GemOS, powered by the blockchain technology. In healthcare, they are exploring how blockchain can support patient-centric healthcare and personalized medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding the health sector, Gem partnered with Philips, a European health service provider, Tieto and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The latter is interested in the better management of population health data and, even more specifically, data relevant for disaster response. In case of Tieto, Gem helps them to connect such specific data silos as Finnish blood banks and DNA registers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17529 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem.png\" alt=\"Blockchain companies in healthcare - Gem\" class=\"wp-image-17529\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fgem-444x250.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.medium.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fchronicled.com\u002F\">Chronicled\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The San Francisco-based tech company applies blockchain technology combined with IoT systems to supply chains to help improve traceability and accountability. It is crucial in industries such as pharma, precious metals or other high-value commodities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In case of time- and temperature sensitive healthcare products such as various vaccines, safe and timely delivery is crucial. Blockchain solutions could \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fpartners.wsj.com\u002Fups\u002Fblockchain-meets-cold-chain\u002F\">help speed up logistics, minimize discrepancies, create potential cost savings from streamlined processes\u003C\u002Fa>, improve product visibility, and add transparency as products travel through the pharma supply chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Chronicled is also a partner in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mediledger.com\u002F\">MediLedger Project\u003C\u002Fa>, announced in September 2017, which aims at demonstrating compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. The project also seeks to prevent counterfeit medicines from entering the supply chain. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bna.com\u002Fblockchain-technology-protect-n73014471956\u002F\">Pfizer, AbbVie, Genentech (part of Roche), along with wholesalers AmerisourceBergen and McKesson\u003C\u002Fa> are also involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chronicled Smart Supply Chain Overview\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F49X6IHU5vBY?start=83&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Coral Health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The very young Canadian enterprise wants to leverage the power of blockchain to make personalized medicine happen. In their White Paper released March 2018, the team describes how stakeholders in healthcare store patient data in disparate formats and disconnected data sets. Poor data sharing practices hinder among others the process of drug discovery and public health research. Coral Health aims to create a platform where patients could securely and easily share their health records with other stakeholders, which could facilitate a broader application of personalized medicine – for example mapping the possibilities in personal genomic information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The start-up released the demo of its medical records app early February. Users can add their medical health records or have someone add them, and they can choose various doctors to share the data with and request health tips. It already looks great, but they are inviting people to give feedback to their innovation, to make it even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17530 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fcoral-health.jpeg\" alt=\"Blockchain companies in healthcare - Coral Health\" class=\"wp-image-17530\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fcoral-health.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fcoral-health-768x425.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fcoral-health-512x283.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fcoral-health-452x250.jpeg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.medium.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalchain.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Medicalchain\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The London-based company is building a decentralized, blockchain-based platform to securely store health records and share these digital records with doctors, hospitals, laboratories, pharmacists – if the patient permits these stakeholders. Moreover, Medicalchain also supports telemedicine on its platform: it allows patients to communicate with their doctors via online sessions and share their health information. In the future, the enterprise will let third-party developers build applications within the Medicalchain system, which could mean medication management solutions, apps interacting with wearables or giving dietary advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In March 2018, the company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fmedicalchain\u002Fmedicalchain-announces-a-partnership-with-the-groves-medical-group-london-98c30372998b\">announced a partnership with The Groves Medical Group\u003C\u002Fa>, an organization with 30,000 registered NHS patients. The Groves will be the first medical practice in the UK to use blockchain technology and to accept cryptocurrency as payment for health services, broadening access to private healthcare across its four medical centers. The exciting pilot projects will start in July 2018, and we cannot wait to hear about the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Medicalchain Showcase Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FcO-prfZBmyw?start=118&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fencrypgen.com\u002F\">EncrypGen\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company became \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thedailybeast.com\u002Fstartup-wants-to-sell-your-dna-for-cryptocurrency\">famous for its promise to help people sell the information in their DNA for cryptocurrency\u003C\u002Fa> tokens. EncrypGen says it is building a unique blockchain platform or the „Amazon of genetic material” to enable people to share genomic data safely and securely on a new emerging market – the genomic data market – for cryptocurrency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The MyGene-Chain market was launched earlier in 2018. It is available for individual consumers who want to secure, share, and potentially re-market their de-identified genomic data. However, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thedailybeast.com\u002Fstartup-wants-to-sell-your-dna-for-cryptocurrency?ref=scroll\">some experts warned that\u003C\u002Fa> the de-identification process might be problematic and could reveal private data. Moreover, the system does not entirely secure the platform against fraud. What if someone claims to have a rare genetic disease to rush up the price of the genetic data? In addition, the entire idea raises an essential ethical question: would you sell your genetic data for money to researchers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-17531 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fencrypgenhero-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blockchain companies in healthcare - EncrypGen\" class=\"wp-image-17531\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fencrypgenhero-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fencrypgenhero-1-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fencrypgenhero-1-512x258.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fencrypgenhero-1-458x231.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: encrypgen.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>11) SimplyVital Health\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Katherine Kuzmeskas, Founder, and CEO of the Connecticut-based company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fthe-future-collective\u002Fwomen-in-blockchain-katherine-kuzmeskas-simplyvital-health-5699099ece3c\">told Medium that\u003C\u002Fa> “the company is tackling the inefficiencies around value-based care, which is the transition of our healthcare system from reimbursement for quantity to reimbursement for quality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Their product, ConnectingCare \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coindesk.com\u002Fblockchain-healthcare-2017s-successes\u002F\">brings together providers from different medical organizations onto the same platform\u003C\u002Fa>, where they can view the same data for shared patients. In addition, financial and clinical algorithms powered by artificial intelligence provide actionable strategic opportunities for all users. The platform powered by blockchain enables users to follow-up on patients as well as to bring down the cost and duration of care. It drives healthcare providers to work together so that reimbursement depends on their ability to prove they worked together. SimplyVital Health is also working on their second product, Health Nexus, a\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjamiemoy\u002F2018\u002F03\u002F01\u002Fwant-to-know-yourself-better-blockchain-can-help\u002F2\u002F\"> blockchain protocol safely adoptable by healthcare and the first blockchain protocol that is HIPAA\u003C\u002Fa> (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compatible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing: ConnectingCare\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fvch6DFI6Mb0?start=82&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>12) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.blockpharma.com\u002F\">Blockpharma\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The French startup uses blockchain-based technologies to help fight drug counterfeiting, which is a worldwide challenge. In many developing countries in Asia, Africa, and South America, counterfeit drugs comprise between 10 percent and 30 percent of the total medicines on sale. As Blockpharma mentions on its website, every year around 800,000 people die due to the consequences of taking counterfeit drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The use of blockchain improves the drug traceability. Not to mention that it also allows the participants in the supply chain to interact easily and alerts the labs if fake drugs are detected. Blockpharma developed an app with which the origins of the purchased medication could immediately be controlled. Moreover, smart algorithms augment their technology – to be able to recognize more and more counterfeit drugs with the increase in the usage of the app and thus the utilized dataset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockpharma-app.png\" alt=\"Blockpharma\" class=\"wp-image-17533\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockpharma-app.png 713w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockpharma-app-512x439.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockpharma-app-291x250.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you know about other companies disrupting healthcare through blockchain, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FBerci\">please let me know\u003C\u002Fa>; as there are plenty of other ventures out there and the market is constantly and rapidly changing. Moreover, if you are curious about the top companies in other areas of medicine, check out my work on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-vr-companies-healthcare\u002F\">the top VR ventures\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-healthcare-companies-in-robotics\u002F\">my article about robotics’ companies\u003C\u002Fa> or my piece about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-artificial-intelligence-companies-in-healthcare\u002F\">those working with artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Security, trust, traceability, and control – these are the promises of the blockchain, the technology with the most potential in healthcare at the moment. As these are highly attractive traits for storing sensitive health data or for the operation of supply chains, many companies aim to leverage its powers for healthcare. We collected the most promising enterprises bringing blockchain to healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,17555,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],799,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46],686,702,134,144,816,246,848,260,849,262,271,289,355,530,[],[],[50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69],1715,2927,1719,2929,1723,2931,1883,2933,2299,2935,2915,2917,1571,2919,1625,2921,1683,2923,1693,2925,[71,14,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91],"post-17522","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-privacy","tag-health-data","tag-health-it","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-blockchain","tag-future","tag-market","tag-genetics","tag-health-market","tag-genomics","tag-health","tag-innovation","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-big-data",{"id":24,"alt_text":93,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":94,"media_details":95,"post":5,"source_url":129},"digital health trends","image",{"width":96,"height":97,"file":98,"sizes":99,"image_meta":126},870,489,"2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare.png",{"medium":100,"large":106,"thumbnail":111,"medium_large":115,"large_old_512x288":116,"medium_old_444x250":121},{"file":101,"width":102,"height":103,"mime-type":104,"source_url":105},"blockchain-in-healthcare-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare-370x208.png",{"file":107,"width":108,"height":109,"mime-type":104,"source_url":110},"blockchain-in-healthcare-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare-768x432.png",{"file":112,"width":113,"height":113,"mime-type":104,"source_url":114},"blockchain-in-healthcare-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare-150x150.png",{"file":107,"width":108,"height":109,"mime-type":104,"source_url":110},{"file":117,"width":118,"height":119,"mime-type":104,"source_url":120},"blockchain-in-healthcare-512x288.png",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare-512x288.png",{"file":122,"width":123,"height":124,"mime-type":104,"source_url":125},"blockchain-in-healthcare-444x250.png",444,250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare-444x250.png",{"aperture":127,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":127,"copyright":27,"focal_length":127,"iso":127,"shutter_speed":127,"title":27,"orientation":127,"keywords":128},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fblockchain-in-healthcare.png",{"related_posts":131,"related_posts_footer":135,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[132,133,134],17208,20749,21837,[136,137,138],13650,13689,17644,{"yoast_wpseo_title":140,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":141,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Blockchain in Healthcare: Top 12 Companies - 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Blockchain will secure the DNA database for 50 million citizens in the eighth-largest state in India. The government of Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a German genomics and precision medicine start-up, Shivom, which announced to start the pilot project soon. The move falls in line with a trend for governments turning to population genomics, and at the same time securing the sensitive data through blockchain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Andhra Pradesh, DNA, and blockchain\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Storing sensitive genetic information safely and securely is a big challenge. Shivom builds a genomic data-hub powered by blockchain technology. It aims to connect researchers with DNA data donors thus facilitating medical research and the healthcare industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With regards to Andhra Pradesh, the start-up will first launch a trial to determine the viability of their technology for moving from a proactive to a preventive approach in medicine, and towards precision health. “Our partnership with Shivom explores the possibilities of providing an efficient way of diagnostic services to patients of Andhra Pradesh by maintaining the privacy of the individual data through blockchain technologies,” said J A Chowdary, IT Advisor to Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The local government in India is a pioneer in the utilization of the latest technologies, such as the blockchain, to make citizens’ lives better. It had already partnered with a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coindesk.com\u002Fandhra-pradesh-partners-with-chromaway-to-develop-blockchain-land-registry\u002F\">Swedish start-up, ChromaWay on a land registry pilot\u003C\u002Fa> that uses blockchain to track the ownership of property. Early March 2018, the government of Andhra Pradesh \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thenewsminute.com\u002Farticle\u002Fap-govt-signs-mou-new-york-based-consensys-boost-blockchain-adoption-state-77507\">signed another MoU with a New York-based blockchain company, ConsenSys\u003C\u002Fa> to pilot use-cases in the areas of land titling, supply chain, identity platform or electronic health records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-17645\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fmapmygenome.jpg\" alt=\"population genomics\" class=\"wp-image-17645\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fmapmygenome.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fmapmygenome-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fmapmygenome-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fmapmygenome-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: Mapmygenome India Ltd.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Population genomics on the rise\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The example of Andhra Pradesh falls into line with the moves of other early-adopters on the path towards personalized medicine of scale. On 20 March 2018, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffuturism.com\u002Fgenetic-testing-estonia\u002F\">Estonia launched the first stage of a national state-sponsored genetic testing and information service\u003C\u002Fa> providing 100,000 of its 1.3 million residents with information on their genetic risk for certain diseases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Already in 2015, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F536096\u002Fgenome-study-predicts-dna-of-the-whole-of-iceland\u002F\">MIT Review reported\u003C\u002Fa> that a genetics company in Iceland named DeCode Genetics collected full DNA sequences on 10,000 individuals. And since the population in Iceland totals around 320,000 citizens, and they are fairly closely related, Decode said it could extrapolate to accurately guess the DNA makeup of nearly the whole population of the country, including those who never participated in its studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Many countries and communities will follow their examples soon. By 2025, between 100 million and 2 billion human genomes will have been sequenced, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Fnews\u002Fgenome-researchers-raise-alarm-over-big-data-1.17912#\u002Fb1\">researchers said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-17646\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fnewsweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17646\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fnewsweek.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fnewsweek-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fnewsweek-512x256.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F04\u002Fnewsweek-458x229.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>A woman walks past a wall decorated with children’s portraits in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland in November 2008. Source: GUO LEI\u002FXINHUA\u002FEYEVINE\u002FREDUX\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Blockchain can keep DNA information safe – but what about access and purchase?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That massive amount of data raises several serious questions and concerns. How could genetic information be kept safe? Who will have access to the data and how will that access be granted? Will big genomic data be monetized?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Data privacy and security is of utmost importance in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wired.com\u002Fstory\u002Fcambridge-analytica-private-facebook-messages\">the age of Cambridge Analytica and the Facebook data fiasco\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-the-hell-is-blockchain-what-does-it-mean-for-healthcare-and-pharma\u002F\">blockchain might be the technological response\u003C\u002Fa> to the worries. However, backdoors for breaching privacy should be kept closed. For example, Shivom announced that \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1244824\u002Fandhra-pradesh-is-using-blockchain-to-collect-dna-data-of-50-million-citizens\u002F\">researchers and governments will be allowed to buy or access anonymous raw genomic data stored in the cloud\u003C\u002Fa>. So, who will get access and how? Who will buy and sell genetic information? Some companies, such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimpactcee.com\u002F2018\u002F02\u002F21\u002Fnebula-genomics-will-help-you-monetise-your-dna\u002F\">Nebula Genomics, already propose users to sell their DNA: retain ownership and make a profit\u003C\u002Fa>. Moreover, what if people living in underdeveloped regions provide their samples having no control over them or not even knowing what happens to their data?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These burning questions have to be addressed soon as the era of big genomic data is upon us and the overall goal should be to help people prevent diseases and live a satisfactory life based on their genetic information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"rendered":210,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Blockchain will secure the DNA database for 50 million citizens in the eighth-largest state in India. The government of Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a German genomics and precision medicine start-up, Shivom, which announced to start the pilot project soon. 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