Category: HealthTECH
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Honoring a Dual Legacy—Timothy F. Coleman’s Lasting Imprints on Technology and SITES
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (bdpatoday®)—The Indianapolis Chapter of BDPA (BDPA Indy), formerly known as Black Data Processing Associates, takes great pride in recognizing the career milestones of Timothy F. Coleman, an esteemed technology executive, dedicated community champion, and devoted mentor whose professional path and passion significantly influences STEM engagements and talent acquistion for Indianapolis, our tech industry,…
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Johnson & Johnson Increases U.S. Investment to More than $55 Billion Over the Next Four Years
BDPA Chapters: California, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. New Brunswick, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), healthcare’s leading, most comprehensive innovation powerhouse, announced manufacturing, research and development, and technology investments of more than $55 billion in the United States over the next four years. This represents a 25% increase in investment…
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BDPACON24 Panel: The Datafication of Modern Industries
ATLANTA, GA—Powered by BDPA’s Columbus (OH) Chapter, Cardinal Health sponsored a very timely Data Science plenary session and panel entitled: “From Nicety to Necessity: The Datafication of Modern Industries.” Data has transitioned from an enhancement to the backbone of innovation. Our panel discussion during BDPACON24 explored how diverse industries harness the power of datafication to…
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BDPA Launches Robotics Academy for 2024
LARGO, Maryland—BDPA™ is excited to announce the 2024 BDPA Robotics Academy sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. This year’s Academy is a 4-week hybrid program designed to teach students the fundamentals of robotics and precision robotics, specifically with an emphasis on robotics across the industry’s medical and surgical realms. There are no costs to participate in this unique…
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Health LeadHER™ Sponsoring BDPA’s National I.T. Showcase during BDPACON24
LARGO, MD—Health LeadHER™, a Global Health Disparities Innovation Hub transforming global health by empowering women owned health companies, is sponsoring 2024’s I.T. Showcase during BDPACON in Atlanta, GA. BDPACON24 convenes July 31 through August 3, 2024 at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta. Dr. Ogo Ekwueme, is a U.S Delegate for Global Health Innovation, Government Health…
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Atlanta to Host BDPACON ’24
ATLANTA—Pre-registration opened last quarter for BDPACON ’24. BDPACON is the annual meeting of BDPA, local BDPA Chapter executives, and local community leaders with the Association’s sponsors, mission-partners, Academia, Public Sector agencies, and Industry stakeholders. BDPACON’s theme for 2024:Big Data & Predictive Analytics—Forged by the Power of Ai This year’s theme has significant artificial intelligence (Ai)…
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National Capital Region I.T. Professionals Receive Top Honors During Industry Award Events
WASHINGTON—Raymond E. Bell, Jr., founder of tech industry’s renowned H.O.P.E. Project DC, is the President of National BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA DC) who presented this year’s President’s Awards for 2023 to the following distinguished technical professionals: The association’s 45th anniversary holiday soirée and awards ceremony was hosted in Washington, D.C., at Samsung’s Executive…
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BDPA @ CES 2023
LAS VEGAS—Unveiled Las Vegas, the official tech and media events of CES, opened January 3, 2023 only to registered media. This year’s event was an outstanding opportunity for bdpatoday and PTTV staffers, BDPA Members, and the media to see ground-breaking products and technologies from global brands and start-ups two days prior to exhibits and show floors open to Industry. Product debuts from this year’s CES Innovation Awards honorees were on display. Photo ©2023 bdpatoday® Social Media…
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ITSMF Founding Member and Chair Emeritus Carl Williams passes away at 84
DURHAM, NC—Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) Founding Member and Chair Emeritus Mr. Carl Chanson Williams passed away at the age of 84, on July 2, 2022. Mr. Williams of Durham, North Carolina, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a Bachelor of Science degree from State University of New York-Brockport and a Master of Business…
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Oracle Purchase of Cerner Approved
AUSTIN, TX—Today, Oracle Corporation announced that all required antitrust approvals have been obtained for its proposed acquisition of Cerner, including European Commission clearance. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems to enable medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities. Oracle expects to complete…