Affiliates & Sponsors

The West Wireless Health Institute is dedicated to working with health care organizations, wireless network providers, infrastructure companies, handset makers, retailers, academic institutions, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, foundations, inventors, entrepreneurs from around the world, with the goal of accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative health care solutions to deliver superior outcomes at lower costs.

 

The West Wireless Health Institute is an independent nonprofit medical research organization founded by Gary and Mary West in March 2009. The Institute is interested in collaborating with anyone and everyone who shares its common vision for wireless health.

 

“Collaborating with innovators that share our mission to accelerate wireless health solutions into the marketplace is at the cornerstone of everything we do. We want to enable health care systems around the world to begin realizing better patient outcomes at substantially lower costs. Through our research, development and educational activities we will continue to be a tireless champion for this industry.”
  - Gary West, founder and chairman

Scripps

In March 2009, Scripps Health was named a Healthcare Affiliate. Research and clinical discovery have been a part of Scripps’ mission since its founding in 1924. With 100 new clinical trials added each year, there are approximately 350 clinical trials active at Scripps at any given time.

 

Scripps Health is a $2 billion, non-profit, community-based health care system based in San Diego, California. Scripps treats nearly 500,000 patients annually through the dedication of more than 2,600 affiliated physicians and nearly 13,000 employees across five hospital campuses, 19 outpatient centers and home health care services.

 
Qualcomm

In support of the Institute’s launch, Qualcomm is proud to have been a founding technology partner, which provided extensive insight into the wireless health ecosystem and technology expertise. Qualcomm currently serves as one of the Institute’s Technology and Education partners and is supportive of the Institute’s mission to lower health care costs through innovation.

 

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm is a global leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies.