Report: Apple buys Silicon Valley health startup Gliimpse

According to report by Fast Company, Cupertino-based mobile and services giant Apple has acquired personal health startup Gliimpse for an undisclosed amount.

The niche startup is the brainchild of Anil Sethi who previously worked at Apple in the 1980s. He founded the company in 2013.

As for what Apple actually bought, Gliimpse aims to make healthcare record collation easier for patients.

“A Gliimpse is your health story. We help you collect your medical data from web portals, then help organize it into an easily shared and understood health story,” the company explains on its about page.

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“Your personal story adds color to your health data, like “hey doc, that migraine med makes me feel dizzy.” You control your Gliimpse by using your portal username and password, and we download and organize your personal health data from over 1500+ US health systems, pharmacies and labs on your behalf.”

This is the first known acquisition by Apple’s health division, and the buy will likely strengthen Apple’s grip on the health care industry.It’s not completely understood how the startup’s technologies fits into Apple’s future plans though.

Apple’s previous big-money acquisition was made earlier this month, when machine learning platform Turi was snapped up for a cool US$200-million.