I know a lot of Apple products like the iPhone, iMac, MacBook and iPod, but you may not know that these are all by Phil Schiller, and he was once considered a potential candidate for Jobs' successor.
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So, what kind of company did the Apple executive join?
Compared to Apple, Illumina should be a company that has barely been heard. And it is actually one of the leading companies in the DNA sequencing industry in the world.
About 90% of all human genetic tests currently completed are performed using Illumina instruments.
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Unlike general health care companies, Illumina is a company with more “technical feelings†that have deeper technology – solid hardware and software foundations, and are moving toward higher-tech disease diagnosis.
In August 2015, Illumina formed a startup, Helix, to become a DNA application store.
In January 2016, Illumina formed a blood test company, Grail, to develop technologies for early cancer screening without clinical manifestations, and has received injections from Bill Gates (Illumina and Microsoft founders) and Jeff Bezos. The $100 million A round of investment funds.
This development trajectory has made Illumina the "best company" by MIT for three consecutive years in 2014, making it stronger and more independent.
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In fact, Apple has already had some actions in the health field.
At present, the iPhone and iPad have become the center of a large number of medical and health-related products, users can query data such as step counting and even blood pressure. The newly developed HealthKit provides Apple with a rich and healthy mobile platform. In March of this year, Apple also announced that they will add a new Health feature in iOS10 released in the fall - organ donation.
Adding all of the above to Apple's senior vice president Phil Schiller to the Illumina board of directors can't help but make people think.
Is there a hidden Apple trade behind it, and how will Apple be able to show its strength in the health field? Before the mystery has been revealed, we can only wait and see what has changed.
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