Disruptors

After three rejected bids, London-based Unilever said it is still interested in purchasing GSK Consumer Healthcare, which is a joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer and makes popular products such as Advil and ChapStick, The New York Times reported Jan.…

Apple has been issuing significant stock bonuses to some engineers to retain talent as tech rival Meta becomes competition.

Amazon tapped Neil Lindsay to oversee its healthcare efforts as it continues to expand its telehealth, online pharmacy and diagnostics units, among other healthcare initiatives, CNBC reported Dec. 15. 

Google made several moves in 2021 to shake up and strengthen its healthcare presence, from restructuring its health unit to inking a slew of partnerships with hospitals and health systems. 

CVS Health and Microsoft established a strategic partnership focused on digital health and personalized care, the two companies said Dec. 2.

The personalized medicine-focused telehealth startup Hims & Hers has partnered with Uber, allowing customers to order products through the UberEats app, the company announced Nov. 29. 

Best Buy closed its acquisition of remote care monitoring platform Current Health for about $400 million, company CEO Corie Barry said during its third-quarter earnings call Nov. 23. 

National pharmacies, retail health clinics, physician practices and trial tech companies are emerging as significant disruptors to the traditional clinical trial delivery model, according to a November PwC report. 

Amazon Cloud CEO Adam Selipsky said the company is going to develop more products catered to specific industries, such as healthcare and telecommunications, to avoid getting too comfortable in broader cloud offerings, Bloomberg reported Nov. 17.

Hilton's U.S. employees who are enrolled in a corporate health plan will have access to Amazon Care in 2022, an Amazon spokesperson confirmed with Becker's.