TECHNOLOGY FEATURE HEADER
Rangle :
THE POWER OF SOFTWARE
INNOVATION
Brendon Montgomery at Rangle explains the incredible potential of Software as a Medical Device ( SaMD ) technology .
WRITTEN BY : LEILA HAWKINS
Brendon Montgomery is the SVP for Global Business Development at Rangle , a Canadian software company with offices in Amsterdam , where Montgomery is based today . Rangle works with clients in a variety of industries , helping them to implement digital strategies .
" My job is quite interesting from a business development standpoint " he says . " My day-today includes spending time with healthcare and pharmaceutical companies , but also airlines , financial institutions , and technology organisations . My role is to help create a path for them to move from where they are today , to where they want to be ."
Common challenges across these industries include developing capabilities so they can migrate to modern technologies , and managing a shift from websites to platforms and digital products . " This is not only universal across industries , but is universal around the world ” Montgomery says .
In terms of healthcare specifically , he cites two broad areas for digital products and platforms : so-called companion applications , and medical devices .
" Companion applications are about tracking and monitoring wellbeing and the progress of a condition . A lot of these are consumerfacing applications that are publicly available .
90 October 2021