Dr. Now Acquires Healthcare Startup 'Boosters Company'… Appoints Kim Jongsang as CPO

Dr. Now Kim Jong-sang, New CPO.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Remote medical platform DoctorNow announced on the 25th that it has acquired healthcare startup Boosters Company and appointed CEO Kim Jong-sang as DoctorNow's Chief Product Officer (CPO).

Boosters Company has continuously launched digital healthcare apps such as ‘Health Secretary’, ‘Clinic’, and ‘Find’, which offer personalized exercise content and support consultations and management through medical professionals.

DoctorNow plans to enhance its currently operating telemedicine and prescription drug delivery services by securing Boosters Company's service development capabilities and expertise. Additionally, it aims to provide better platform experiences and satisfaction to users increasingly interested in health management.

Kim Jong-sang, the new CPO joining DoctorNow through this acquisition, is the founder who directly planned and operated all services of Boosters Company. He has experience as a data analyst at SK Planet and served as a product owner at Toss. Notably, while at Toss in 2020, he successfully led large-scale projects and services, including the launch of the COVID-19 disaster relief fund service and achieving 11 million monthly active users (MAU).

CPO Kim said, “I deeply resonate with DoctorNow’s vision of transforming the paradigm of medical services through unprecedented innovation in telemedicine and prescription drug delivery, which led me to join. I will strive to establish DoctorNow as a super app encompassing all areas of healthcare through overwhelming customer-centric services.”

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