Joint venture

International SOS, a medical and security risk services company, and Future Care, a maritime telemedical assistance and onshore medical case management service, have formed a strategic joint venture, which will unite Future Care’s depth of industry expertise and International SOS’s global provider network. It will deliver telemedical assistance and onshore medical management services to the commercial maritime shipping sector. Christina DeSimone, CEO Future Care, will lead the venture. The joint venture will focus on client-led operational synergies, as well as using the best practices of each partner. This will achieve operational excellence and a worldwide footprint, for commercial maritime sector clients.