Opinion Article by Leesa Ewing, Commercial Director, IMS MAXIMS.
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and American Well™, the leading U.S. telehealth provider that connects millions of consumers with care professionals through video consults, announced the signing of a new strategic partnership to jointly deliver virtual care solutions around the world. 
AI health companion, Ada Health intensifies collaboration with German Accelerator Life Sciences (GALS) as it expands to the US. Following the successful closing of a $47M funding round, Ada will accelerate operational and partnership developments in a rapidly growing US market. The London and Berlin-based health technology company has developed a health companion and telemedicine app as well as a decision support tool for medical professionals, which launched in late 2016. 
The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) today released the latest version of the Continua Design Guidelines (CDGs) to enable the secure, private, reliable and accurate sharing of patient generated health data (PGHD) with healthcare providers, built-on HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) specifications. The Design Guidelines now support the integration of personal health data from Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has acquired VitalHealth, a leading provider of cloud-based population health management solutions for the delivery of personalized care outside of the hospital, for example, in regional care networks. Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a leader in health technology, is pleased to be associated with the government's recently announced £4.7 billion Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Working with public bodies, industry colleagues, the Office of Life Sciences and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Philips will contribute to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based and digital diagnostic solutions at scale.