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About Gem
Gem is a Los Angeles based start up specializing in blockchain solutions in healthcare and supply chain.
Gem's CEO and founder is Micah Winkelspecht.
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Whitepapers
GemOS Technical Whitepaper
GemOS seeks to present a scalable, flexible, and extensible platform for building, deploying, and managing distributed applications.
Medical Claims Processing: Blockchain Solutions
Blockchain solutions are making the future happen now. A special report on healthcare issues by Gem and Capital One.
Unlocking Your Health Data with Blockchain
GemOS seeks to present a scalable, flexible, and extensible platform for building, deploying, and managing distributed applications.
Recent Press
Gem – The Enterprise Platform That Powers Data-Driven Applications
We are joined by Micah Winkelspecht, CEO and Founder of Gem. What started as a Bitcoin API in 2014 has evolved into a leading provider of blockchain solutions for enterprise. Gem addresses the problem of digital data silos and the complexities they introduce when companies and individuals collaborate and share information. Their product, GemOS, provides a full-stack blockchain middleware platform which allows companies to build applications on top of blockchains protocols like Ethereum or Hyperledger Fabric.
Better Off Abroad? Blockchain Health Firms Gain Ground Outside the US
Frustrated by the red tape of the U.S. healthcare system, blockchain startups founded to improve the sharing of patient data are looking abroad to prove their use cases.
The moves by Gem, which has partnered with a Scandinavian company, and IncentHealth.io, which is scouting opportunities in Canada, underscore the challenges blockchain technology faces in any heavily regulated market with powerful incumbents and resistance to change.
Healthcare Horizons: Startups And Technologies Poised To Have The Greatest Impact On Healthcare
Healthcare is changing around the world. The very definition of medicine is now up for debate. Across digital health, biotechnology, and the medical device sector, startups are finally bringing medicine into the 21st century. In this report we take a look at cutting edge developments in healthcare, and the startups behind them that are just beginning to impact the world.
CDC Explores Blockchain Solutions To Streamline Public Health, Collect Data
Floods and hurricanes don’t just destroy infrastructure. Diseases, viruses, and all kinds of nasty critters often spread after a natural disaster, especially ones that leave lots of stagnant water behind. Public health officials collect and analyze medical data to squelch outbreaks before they spread. But the process is still highly disjointed. Additionally, it involves a lot of manual paperwork.
The CDC Wants to Use Blockchain as a Weapon Against Deadly Epidemics
Blockchain technology is already revolutionizing the world of finance, and it’s set to do the same for various other industries, too. One of those industries is healthcare, and now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking into ways to utilize the technology.