78  Blockchain

Patients get rewarded by pharmaceutical companies, researchers and

insurers when they provide consent to share their data anonymously.

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⚬Website: https://medichain.online

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⚬Technology used: Hyperledger

• Bowhead Health: They provide an encrypted wellness tracker and per-

sonalised heat app to individuals who want to take control of their health

data and outcomes. They get rewarded through tokens for healthy life-

styles and sharing the data with interested parties and researchers.

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⚬Website: https://bowheadhealth.com

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

Genomic data

Due to the social impact and younger population, more and more people are

cautious about their ancestors and their background. There has been a lot of

traction surrounding online websites like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com

recently to provide details on individuals’ family origins. This can only be

possible through scientific innovations, i.e. genomics. Blockchain provides a

solution to secure individual genetic profiles and kept them under their con-

trol rather than providing the whole data to a centralised institution. There

have been a lot of start-ups providing solutions through the use of block-

chain in this space. We will discuss some of the famous ones in this section.

• DNAtix: DNAtix uses blockchain to not only protect genetic data

but also provide a safe place to store ad share it anonymously. It pro-

vides a platform to share genetic data with approved partners and for

research purposes anonymously.

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⚬Website: https://www.dnatix.com

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

• Zenome: Zenome is a distributed genomic market based on block-

chain and uses a P2P network to connect individuals willing to share

their genetic data and researchers/corporates who would like to use

the data. They use smart contracts and tokens to enforce fairness and

drive participation in genomic data exchanges. The platform’s aim

is to put users in control of their genetic data and also be able to

monetise it security and fairly. In this model, all participants on the

network can be financially rewarded.

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⚬Website: https://zenome.io

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⚬Technology used: Undisclosed

• Nebula Genomics: Nebula Genomics is a human genome sequencing and

health big data company with an aim to ensure users maintain full con-

trol of their data and are compensated for its use. They use Blockchain to

securely store genetic data and anonymously share the data with research-

ers/companies on the platform. Users of the platform have a choice to

keep their genetic data private securely or able to share it securely and

anonymously with medical researchers in exchange for monetary benefit.