Entrepreneurs, seasoned at Smith & Nephew, create remote care software
Scott Laster, a longtime employee of Smith & Nephew, took a couple of years to reimagine the industry. What he and business partner Brian Childress invented is software enabling doctors to remotely monitor patients. They are targeting the spine and knee businesses first and then hope to branch into other fields of medicine. (Submitted by University of Memphis)
Two entrepreneurs from Smith & Nephew have built software that allows surgeons to remotely monitor patients. As the service, MiCare Path, gets on its feet, the creators will stick with what they know best: spines and knees.
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Scott Laster Brian Childress Smith & Nephew MiCare Path UMRF Research Park Ted TownsendJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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