Family cancer experience informs eHealth company By Jenni Spinner The founder of Andaman7’s leukemia diagnosis, and his son’s experience with bone cancer, have helped inform the firm s tech and patient-centric approach.
When a life-sciences tech outfit is looking to build new product offerings or refine existing tech, their work can benefit from drawing patient points of view and experiences. That’s something that Vincent Keunen, CEO and founder of Andaman7, knows all too well in 2007, he was diagnosed with leukemia, and his son with bone cancer just three months later.
Outsourcing-Pharma (OSP) recently spoke with Keunen (VK) about his family’s experiences with cancer, and the unique perspective patients can offer clinical trials and their technology providers.
When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced two years ago, it accentuated employee data rights that earlier privacy protection laws ignored. As a result, stringent controls were implemented with respect to the collection and handling of employee data.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) quickly followed with equally strict guidelines. In October, the Dubai International Financial Centre s Data Protection Law came into full effect, aimed to govern employee surveillance as well as monitor customer privacy.
Despite the number of nations joining the global privacy movement, the indiscriminate collection of personal data persists… and even increased. In fact, H&M was recently fined a whopping $41 million for illegally surveilling employees in Germany.