Moderna and IBM to Use Tech for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Chief Healthcare Executive March 4, 2021
The companies hope to leverage tech to help with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Moderna and IBM will work together to explore technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and hybrid cloud, to support smarter COVID-19 vaccine management.
In an effort to do this, there will be a pilot of open, standardized, technology-enabled vaccine approaches to improve supply chain visibility and foster near real-time tracking of vaccine administration. The companies want to identify ways technology can be used to help accelerate secure, information sharing between governments, healthcare providers, life science organizations, and individuals.
Many of IBM’s solutions will be leveraged, including vaccine management solutions that provide an end-to-end traceability to address potential supply chain disruptions. IBM’s technology could...