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54 articles about Amazon.com Inc.
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In what seems like an unlikely collaboration, Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) is partnering with Amazon to develop cancer vaccines.
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Introducing Amazon Pharmacy: Prescription Medications Delivered
11/17/2020
Customers can now purchase prescription medications through the Amazon online store – convenient and reliable access, without leaving home
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Amazon to Provide Computer Science Education for More Than 550,000 K-12 Students Annually Across More Than 5,000 Schools Nationwide Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
9/15/2020
Amazon more than doubling reach of its childhood-to-career computer science education program – Amazon Future Engineer – extending program to over 3,000 more schools
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Cerner Teams With Amazon to Help Consumers Improve Their Health and Wellness
8/27/2020
Cerner Corporation, a global health care technology company, announced a new collaboration with Amazon that allows consumers to easily connect vital health and well-being information with their broader health care teams.
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In its daily blog about the precautions the company is taking to ensure continued service to the world, Amazon said it will build its own testing facilities for employees.
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This multi-year project, including more than 100 people, is focused on finding a cure for the common cold.
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Amazon Donates $2 Million to Seattle-Based Nonprofits to Expand Access to STEM and Computer Science Education for Hundreds of Thousands of Students from Underserved and Underrepresented Communities Across Washington State
1/23/2020
Amazon is donating $1 million to Washington STEM – to support their work in making STEM more accessible, equitable, and meaningful for every Washington student, especially those furthest from opportunity – and $1 million to Pacific Science Center – to develop a new computer science curriculum and expand outreach to 200,000 students in low-income communities
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For more than a year, it had no name other than “ABC,” the first letters of each company’s name. Now, more than a year later, the endeavor has an official name, Haven.
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BioSpace Movers and Shakers: March 1
3/1/2019
Pharma and biotech companies make changes to leadership roles, with new hires at Agios, Notable, Rapamycin, Confo, AVEO and more. -
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit is suing David Smith, a former information technology executive, for breach of contract. They note that Smith, in the 18 months before his resignation, played a pivotal role in reviewing Optum’s strategy, and was “one of fewer than 50 people at the company” with ac...
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Ahead of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JP Morgan Chase, hosted a private dinner for biopharma executives Sunday night. Although the dinner was private, apparently one of the hot topics of discussion was a company not represented at the party—Amazon.
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Kenneth Frazier, chief executive officer of Merck, speaking with the Economic Club of New York, joined a growing list of pharmaceutical chiefs in criticizing the role of middlemen in rising drug prices.
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Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Features Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance in Partner Story
9/17/2018
Amazon Web Services featured Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance in a Partner Story outlining how the company is using technology to push healthcare forward.
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After Unity Biotechnology chief executive officer Keith Leonard was on CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” touting the company’s therapeutic approach to longevity and aging, company shares soared almost 18 percent.
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Atul Gawande is heading out to hold one-on-one meetings with employees of a new healthcare venture to get a handle on their healthcare needs, challenges and concerns.
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Amazon to Acquire PillPack
6/28/2018
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and PillPack today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire PillPack.
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Amazon to Buy Online Pharmacy PillPack
6/28/2018
Amazon is making a foray into an online pharmacy. Amazon is buying PillPack, an online pharmacy that allows customers to buy drugs in pre-made doses. -
In January, Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JP Morgan Chase announced they were creating a joint healthcare venture. Today, they announced that Atul Gawande will be the chief executive officer.
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The secret group within Amazon working on a series of bold projects is starting to become a little less secret.
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Reports that the online retailer wants to become a major hospital supplier is giving some in medtech reason to worry.