Big Data saving lives: NantHealth signs deal with Genomics England

NantHealth may not be a well-known name in UK healthcare IT circles yet, but that could be about to change very quickly. The US-headquartered ‘start up’ has just been appointed by Genomics England to deliver clinical genomic interpretation and reporting capabilities to support the 100,000 Genomes Project. Last week NantHealth also announced a three-year strategic partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

NantHealth describes itself as ‘a high-speed secure cloud-based information technology provider combining science and big data to transform healthcare’. It is part of the NantWorks ‘ecosystem of companies’ that was founded by billionaire physician, surgeon and scientist Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong in 2011. Soon-Shiong, who has pioneered novel therapies for both diabetes and cancer, is not short of ambition or funding and we can foresee a bright future for NantHealth, which is operating in one of the most exciting areas of the healthcare and life sciences markets.

In our latest UKHotViewsExtra article, TechMarketView’s healthcare analyst, Tola Sargeant, takes a closer look at NantHealth and its two new UK contracts, which could be game-changing for the NHS. Logged in TechMarketView subscription service clients can read the whole story by clicking here.

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Posted by Tola Sargeant at '12:33' - Tagged: contract   health   bigdata   lifesciences