Qualcomm Buys Connectivity Company Capsule Technologie

Qualcomm Life (San Diego, CA, USA) has purchased Capsule Technologie (Andover, MA, USA) in a bid to become one of the world's largest open connected health ecosystems. Financial details remain undisclosed.

Qualcomm Life, a division of the 3G, 4G, and next-generation wireless technology conglomerate Qualcomm (San Diego, CA, USA), anticipates that the acquisition will extend its wireless expertise and ecosystem of connected medical devices outside of the hospital continuum to Capsule's connected health offerings inside the hospital, ultimately creating a more seamless care continuum from hospital to home and all points in between, including at-home, ambulatory, hospital and acute-care settings. Capsule, which has more than 1,900 hospital clients in 38 countries, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Life.

Capsule's medical device integration and clinical data management platform enables data collection, electronic medical record (EMR), and health IT system integration and monitoring in one of the largest ecosystems of connected devices inside the hospital. The smart networking technology goes beyond device integration by delivering timely clinical data to various in-hospital decision support systems, alarm and notification systems, and asset management tools, which help reduce latency and transcription errors to ensure timely, informed care.

“The acquisition of Capsule expands the breadth of our healthcare platform, enabling us to provide connectivity solutions for the entire care continuum and create one of the world's largest connected health ecosystems,” said Derek Aberle, president of Qualcomm. “Qualcomm is focused on strengthening its position in specific Internet of Everything verticals, like healthcare. This will be an important step in advancing the Internet of Medical Things.”

“As healthcare continues to move into the home and ambulatory settings and outside of traditional care areas such as the hospital, the convergence of medical device data from wherever the patient is located is critically important,” said Gene Cattarina, CEO of Capsule Technologie. “Together, Qualcomm Life and Capsule will power this convergence by making data more accessible and interoperable among care teams to provide true continuity of care at the hospital, in the home and at all points in between.”

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