Xerox has announced the appointment of Satish Prasad Rath, M.D.,
as Chief Innovation Manager for Healthcare Research, Xerox Innovation Group. He
is based at the Xerox Research Centre India (XRCI), in Bangalore.
Rath joins Xerox from Wipro Technologies where he was
distinguished member of technical staff at the CTO office, overseeing
healthcare research activities for the company’s point of care solutions and
mobile health.
“Healthcare has been an important area of research for Xerox,”
said Monica Beltrametti, chief services research officer at Xerox. “Dr.
Rath’s background in healthcare consumer-facing technology will help strengthen
our research and develop innovative solutions that improve people’s lives through
better, more accessible and more affordable healthcare.”
At Wipro Technologies, Rath was responsible for research and
development on solutions-based platforms mobile health, wearables, and other
innovations in healthcare with a consumer centric approach. Prior to that, Rath
was heading Intel’s Health Systems Research Group and a Sr. Research Scientist
for Philips Research.
“This indeed is a great opportunity,” said Rath. “As we move
towards better patient engagement and experience, my primary responsibility
will be to help the Xerox Innovation Group expand research in consumer-centric
healthcare and develop solutions that will simplify healthcare processes
worldwide.”
Recently, Xerox invested in HealthSpot, Inc., a pioneer in
patient- and provider-driven healthcare technology. The investment enables
groundbreaking telehealth to be delivered to patients in convenient locations
such as pharmacies or offices – offering patients convenient, timely access to
doctors, specialists and prescriptions, nationwide.
Additionally, Xerox Research Centre India hired 10 aspiring
scientists from the Indian Institutes of Technology for their “Budding
Scientist” program – a two-year term position aimed at exposing a new
generation of scientists to some of today’s challenging research problems and
encouraging them to pursue a career in research.
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