PatientsLikeMe and Novartis Unite to Launch Community for Organ Transplant Recipients

Recognized by Fast Company as two of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World, PatientsLikeMe and Novartis have united to picture-4launch a new community for organ transplant recipients (including kidney, lung, heart and liver).  In the news release announcement, PatientsLikeMe President Ben Heywood and Novartis CEO Joe Jimenez discuss what impact this community could have for organ recipients.  Ben also discusses the community in more detail as part of our PatientsLikeMeOnCallTM podcast series.  Listen in to learn more about our new programs PatientsLikeMeMentorsTM and PatientsLikeMeInMotionTM.

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  1. Thanks for the posting.
    Its a good day for people with conditions that need treatment. Your program is GREAT and with you team it together with a company like Norvartis it will sure create something dynamic.
    As a clinical research facility we are always looking for new ways to track illness, and different products to administer to patients in the hopes of finding treatments or cures!

    Comment by Don — March 9, 2010 @ 5:26 pm

  2. [...] in Deutschland mit Microsoft Health Vault tut) oder sich in bestehende Angebote einzuklinken, wie Novartis im Falle von PatientsLikeMe. Hier wurde in den USA gemeinsam eine Plattform für Transplantationspatienten ins Leben [...]

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