digital therapeutics
A new report from PwC predicts that new and proposed FDA regulations could open up doors for pharmaceutical companies looking to develop digital tools.
Of note, the deal specifies that Akili will still control the rollout and support of its video game-like therapy through a yet-to-be-seen digital distribution platform.
The nine-month programme is designed to help entrepreneurs addressing pressing health and care challenges scale their businesses.
Amgen Finland Country Director Niilo Färkkilä said Finland was "an excellent testbed for novel solutions like Kaiku Health".
Meru Health's app-based program will be deployed and evaluated among roughly 70 older adults with depression symptoms.
The sensor-embedded pill will be used to treat and monitor colorectal cancer patients receiving care at Fairview Health Services.
At CES 2019, the digital therapeutic company's CEO and cofounder described work on an independent prescription, procurement and support platform specific to digital medicines.
The study's 19 young participants stuck to their regimens, and along with their parents said that they would be open to continuing treatment sessions.
Otsuka intends to invest more than $300 million in an FDA-cleared software app that will apply cognitive therapy principals either with or without prescription drugs.
As the first prescription digital therapeutic approved by the FDA, the treatment will be distributed and supported by a specialist-staffed service center.