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ITJ’s CEO Maritza Diaz accepted into Forbes Technology Council

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Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives.

SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2021 — Maritza Diaz CEO of ITJ, a technology services company based in the San Diego area that enables customers to create technology centers of excellence in Mexico, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.

Maritza Diaz was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Maritza Diaz into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes Forbes Technology Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Maritza has access to a variety of exclusive opportunities designed to help her reach peak professional influence. She will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum. Maritza will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share her expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts. 

Finally, Maritza will benefit from exclusive access to vetted business service partners, membership-branded marketing collateral, and the high-touch support of the Forbes Councils member concierge team. 

“I’m excited to be a part of this recognized community of technology business experts; as a female leader in the information technology industry myself, I will be sure to bring visibility and support of important topics related to cross border collaboration, software engineering excellence, and contribute to the advancement and development of our female talent. I am looking forward to sharing my insights with other members and leveraging my understanding of various markets in Latin America, India, and North America”, said Maritza.

About ITJ

ITJ is devoted to serving fast-growing and high-value market sectors, particularly the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), working with innovative medical device companies looking to improve people’s lives. With a unique BOT (build, operate, and transfer) model that sources only the best digital talent available, ITJ enables companies in the US to create technology centers of excellence in Mexico. For more information, visit www.itj.com.

About Forbes Councils

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

For more information about Forbes Technology Council, visit forbestechcouncil.com.

IoMT at Super Bowl

IoMT goes BIG at the Super Bowl

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Fifteen years ago, the Internet of Medical Things was a niche term only familiar to tech engineers, investors, and healthcare professionals. The closest encounter many of us had to the concept was an MRI scan at the doctor’s office. IoMT has become such a hot topic that ads depicting the newest devices have even made it to the latest Super Bowl. 

Fast forward to now, and the Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, has become part of thousands of people’s everyday lives through wearables that help doctors monitor patients’ health remotely. Glucose monitoring and heart rate monitoring save patients a visit to the doctor by using technology to send their information directly, thus allowing doctors to track diseases and prevent chronic illness more accurately. 

IoMT is evolving fast. A recent study by AllTheResearch valued the global market of Internet of Medical Things at $44.4 billion and predicted it will grow to 254.2 billion in 2026. 

What’s driving that growth? An aging global population and fast-paced technological improvements are both primary factors. A third factor: IoMT is making health monitoring cheaper. The reduced costs that the Internet of Medical Things saves the healthcare industry through remote patient monitoring is evaluated at 300 billion annually in a recent study by Goldman Sachs.

Creating the technology behind IoMT devices is also becoming easier thanks to the surge of highly skilled talent in developing economies and the seamless processes available for tech companies opening technology centers outside of the US. Tech companies like ITJuana have responded to the new demand by creating teams of highly skilled engineers to tend specifically to the growing medical device sector. 

The Internet of Medical Things demands world-class, high-tech talent in software engineering and app development preferably working in the same time zone. The booming growth of this global market has led to the opening of Technology Centers of Excellence just a few miles south of San Diego that meet those demands. The design of tiny, wearable disposable sensors for glucose monitoring is the type of technology that can now be developed across the border. The ever-accelerating pace of tech advances in medical care is holding open a door to a promising future for our health, lifespan, interwoven global economy.

NPR’s The Indicator recently dove into the many advantages that opening technology centers in Tijuana has for American Tech companies: affordable but highly skilled workforce, proximity to the border and an extremely low cost of living are making Tijuana a hot spot for technology development. 

About ITJ

ITJ is devoted to serving fast-growing and high-value market sectors, particularly the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), working with innovative medical device companies looking to improve people’s lives. With a unique BOT (build, operate, and transfer) model that sources only the best digital talent available, ITJ enables companies in the US to create technology centers of excellence in Mexico. For more information, visit www.itj.com.

IoMT facility in Tijuana

New IoMT software engineering facility in Tijuana

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ITJ is pleased to announce the expansion of its Technology Center of Excellence with a new state-of-the-art facility focused on IoMT software engineering services, located in the prestigious financial area of Tijuana, MX. The novel 1,300 sq2 office space will be welcoming new software engineering teams focused on serving the smart medical device sector, only a 10-minute drive from the San Diego border. 

The Internet of Medical Things offers advantages such as real-time monitoring, improved drug management, improved patient outcomes, and a reduction in medical expenditure. The above factors are driving the explosive IoMT market growth. Medical device software engineering investment is consequently expanding rapidly in line with this growth as companies bring smart Stationary, Implanted, and Wearable Medical Devices to market. 

For the past three years, ITJ has been serving fast-growing and high-value market sectors and in particular, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), working with innovative medical device companies looking to improve people’s lives. This particular sector is one of the fastest-growing, predicted to reach $176 billion by 2026. However, the shortage of tech talent in the US is a major challenge for these businesses – 76%  of US company CIO’s have recently said they struggle to find, hire and retain software engineering professionals. 

At ITJ, our ability to attract highly qualified engineers combined with our wealth of experience in the highly regulated healthcare and biotech industries has given us the opportunity to partner with leading medical device companies to cost-effectively address the US talent deficit and bring their IoMT products to market. ITJ is at the pinnacle of the rapidly expanding technology sector in Tijuana and we are proud to be the largest technology sector job creator in the Cali Baja region. Our mission is to create technology centers of excellence that help businesses to seize the unique advantages that Tijuana has to offer—proximity to the US and availability of high-tech specialized engineering teams.

The launch of our new facility on the Mexican side of the San Diego border is ITJ’s third expansion since 2018. We are committed to continuing this investment benefitting both our valued partners and supporting the local communities in San Diego and Tijuana. Our growth is made possible only with their help, and we look forward to accelerating our progress in the years ahead.

About ITJ

ITJ is devoted to serving fast-growing and high-value market sectors, particularly the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), working with innovative medical device companies looking to improve people’s lives. With a unique BOT (build, operate, and transfer) model that sources only the best digital talent available, ITJ enables companies in the US to create technology centers of excellence in Mexico. For more information, visit www.itj.com.