Philips Healthcare Launches Blockchain Lab in R&D Push
Health care giant Philips has officially launched the Philips Blockchain Lab, a research and development center located in Amsterdam and focused on the emerging technology. In a post on its website, Philips said that the lab follows six months of exploratory research, and that the goal of the effort is to unite the company's IT experts, healthcare professionals and blockchain developers to continue this progress. Philips indicated that it is seeking collaborators and developers to conduct projects, offering a form on the website where users can subscribe to a newsletter or voice their....
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