Highland Marketing's board of NHS IT and industry leaders has recognised the uptick in health tech adopting during the Covid-19 crisis. But at their most recent meeting, members argued that a second wave of innovation is now needed; alongside a plan to embed change in the health care system. 
The bioinformatics company Biomax, headquartered in Planegg, Germany, makesitssemantic search platform AILANI available free of charge to research institutes around the world in order to support the rapid and successful search for drugs and suitable vaccinesagainst COVID-19 infections. 
Viveo Health, a global e-Health innovator, is making its 'Virtual Office for Doctors' platform free of charge to doctors and other medical professionals worldwide in light of the surge in demand for telemedicine appointments. In the battle against COVID-19, medical providers around the world have had to make services digital overnight. 
The Dedalus Group, a leading European company, and one of the worldwide main ones, active in clinical healthcare information systems to support clinical professionals and organizations in order to improve their care quality level according to an economic and financial sustainability approach, announces that it has completed the acquisition of part of Agfa HealthCare (Agfa-Gevaert Group) IT business for the healthcare sector. Highland Marketing's advisory board met to discuss the health tech response to the coronavirus outbreak. In many areas, this has been hugely impressive: but there are gaps, and there will need to be serious discussions about data architecture, security, and funding when the crisis is over. 
As a leading provider of data and technology solutions, Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) business unit, Veradigm, is at the forefront of the fight to help providers and researchers, and the patients they serve. The company is committed to leveraging its technology to help providers identify patients at risk for the virus and ensure they have the information and tools needed to help them.