M42 × 26 Labs
M42 and 26 Labs, an Emirati health innovation hub, have signed an agreement to advance the deployment of digital health solutions, with a focus on the launch and implementation of the Smart Mirror.
- Collaboration
- M42 and 26 Labs
- Field
- Digital health
- Announced focus
- Smart Mirror launch and implementation
- Dr.O representation
- Mohammed Obaid Al Ketbi
Dr.O at the signing.
Dr.O was represented by Mohammed Obaid Al Ketbi. The signing also included Kareem Shahin of M42, Abdulla AbuEbeid of VIAI and Afra Al Ahbabi of NABDH, in connection with the collaboration between M42 and 26 Labs.
The agreement’s announced purpose is to advance digital health deployment. It places the Smart Mirror within a collaboration focused on moving a solution towards implementation in healthcare.
Why this application matters to our focus.
Health and life sciences is one of our four investment themes. We study connected care, medical technology and the tools that help providers and research teams use information more effectively. The Smart Mirror collaboration gives that focus a specific implementation context.
For us, the next set of questions concerns the care setting: who will use the solution, how it fits the workflow, how data is handled and what evidence is needed for its intended use. These are the questions that turn an announced initiative into a deployment plan.
From collaboration to evidence.
Our approach to digital health follows the same discipline as our wider technology thesis: define the application, identify the responsible team and agree what needs to be demonstrated. Product specifications, deployment milestones and measured outcomes should be assessed as they are established.