Teva Pharmaceuticals
The Digihaler line is equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology that automatically records inhaler-use data every time the cap is opened or a user inhales.
The connected inhaler's launch will be followed by Teva's other Digihaler products before the end of the year.
At the MEDinIsrael conference in Tel Aviv, Director of Analytics and Big Data Dr. Lena Granovsky talked about technology, big data, and analytics' growing role at the company.
The prescription device detects each use and records it to a paired mobile app.
Digital therapeutics may be up and coming, but they also have a long way to go before their mainstream treatment options, according to experts who spoke at the digital therapeutics deep dive at HIMSS18.
Omada Health has announced five new senior hires, most notably a new chief medical officer, Dr.
Over the last two years, big pharma has gotten behind the idea of smartphone-connected inhalers for asthma and COPD in a big way.
Teva Pharmaceuticals will acquire Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Gecko Health Innovations (previously known as GeckoCap), a smart inhaler company.
IBM's new health-focused venture, Watson Health, opened its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, amid the same kind of flurry of announcements and partnerships that marked its launch last April.
While Teladoc has been pulling in a lot of press lately with its IPO news, competitor American Well has been busy too, securing an eight-figure investment from Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, according to a recent report in Israeli publication Globes.