According to a new report released by Ernst & Young Life Sciences on Tuesday, Microsoft and Apple, Alphabet submitted more than 300 healthcare-related patents between 2013 and 2017. During this time, Alphabet Submitted 186 patents, Microsoft submitted 73 items, Apple submitted 54 items, and the number of health-related patents filed by the two companies every two years increased by 38%.
Ernst & Young stated that this deep competition is a new challenge for pharmaceutical companies. Ernst & Young believes that although large-scale drug distribution can still be very profitable, it has actually achieved since 2005, with the increase in repayment pressure. At least 50% of the analysts' peak sales forecast for drugs has been declining. Instead, Ernst & Young’s report shows that life science companies need to concentrate on developing data platforms using the data platform they are developing so that patients can use AirBnb’s operations to help consumers. Understand your own health.
Pamela Spence, leader of Ernst & Young's global life sciences industry, said, 'Some of the skills possessed by technology companies are exactly what the industry needs,' he pointed out. Large technology companies have a large number of data scientists. 'The population is aging and the global emerging middle class' population Growth suddenly created a huge additional market for healthcare. '
E&Y said that since 2014, Life Sciences has reached nearly 90 deals with technology companies. Teva Pharmaceuticals collaborated with Intel in 2016 to combine data provided by wearable devices with clinical trials that monitor the progression of Huntington's disease. In cooperation with Verily Life Sciences and Alphabet, the sensor is embedded in contact lenses. Roche recently acquired the health technology company Flatiron for $1.9 billion.
To date, Alphabet’s healthcare innovations are starting with the acquisition of DeepMind and Verily by artificial intelligence, and establishing partnerships with virtual diabetes clinic Onduo, smart operating room company Verb Surgical and medical device startup Galvani Bioelectronics. At the same time, according to their submissions For patent types, Microsoft is focused on developing devices designed to monitor chronic diseases, while Apple's patents focus on enabling the iPhone to capture and use biometric data in more ways.
According to Ernst & Young’s research, Amazon has yet to submit any healthcare patents. However, they announced their partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase and the company’s 1942 secret drug service team, representing yet another one for health care bosses. Threatened.