Pharma
At a recent online event, Novartis Chief Digital Officer Betrand Bodson gave an update on a digital strategy that began in 2018.
HIMSS Media are expanding their Europe/UK editions to encompass MEA, with MobiHealthNews and Healthcare IT News now including a more comprehensive and inclusive Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) edition.
The pharma giant is collaborating with sports tech firm Supersapiens.
The companies will be collaborating on a prescription digital therapeutic for patients with schizophrenia built on Click Therapeutics' tech platform.
The paper discusses the potenital for collecting real-world data, recruiting patients and using APIs.
A frequent partner of biopharmas and the FDA, it has raised $94 million from investors since its commercial launch in 2015.
Under the banner of the Consumer Technology Association, the companies hope that clear standards will improve digital therapeutics adoption and implementation.
The data-driven blood glucose monitor system-maker will use the money to push into new areas of disease management, such as cardiology, oncology and women's health.
The aim of the electronic system is to ensure medicines are dispensed according to the correct procedures set by authorities, as well as to prevent counterfeit drugs.
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