Health Care Giant Philips Exploring Blockchain Applications
Philips Healthcare has confirmed it is currently exploring potential applications for blockchain technology. A division of the larger Netherlands-based parent company, Philips Healthcare saw €9.18bn in sales for fiscal year 2013-2014, a figure that doubled the sales recorded by its consumer lifestyle and lighting divisions and accounts for roughly 40% of its revenues, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company's interest was first revealed in a tweet by Wayne Vaughan, CEO of blockchain-based record-keeping startup Tierion, who touted the service as a "first project" with the health....
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