Medable is partnering with Withings Health Solutions to use the company's connected devices for decentralized clinical trials.
The collaboration will allow Withings' tools for remote monitoring, like connected scales, blood pressure monitors and sleep-tracking mats, to collect patient data and integrate with Medable's clinical trial platform.
"As the industry leader in plug-and-play connected...
Remote technology and decentralized clinical trials could increase the likelihood of patient participation, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers surveyed 1,183 cancer patients and survivors about their interest in clinical trials and their willingness to use remote interventions. Only 18% had participated in a cancer clinical trial. Meanwhile, 77% reported they would...
Decentralized clinical trial company Curebase raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Industry Ventures.
Acrew Capital, World Innovation Lab, Positive Sum, Gaingels, GGV Capital, Bold Capital and Xfund participated in the funding, which also included a strategic investment from pharma giant Gilead Sciences. The round brings Curebase's total raise to $59 million.
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Clinical trial tech company Reify Health raised $220 million in Series D funding, boosting the company's valuation to $4.8 billion.
The round was led by Altimeter Capital and Coatue with participation from Dragoneer Investment Group, ICONIQ Growth, Adams Street and Battery Ventures.
The Series D comes less than a year after another $220 million raise announced in August. The company also brought...
Decentralized clinical trial company THREAD announced Tuesday it has acquired CureClick, a platform for recruiting trial participants.
The latest deal is THREAD's third acquisition announcement in less than six months. In January, the company said it had scooped up inVibe, which aims to use patient voice data for research. THREAD also acquired Modus Outcomes, a research design consultancy, in...
Digital metabolic care startup Twin Health announced it has raised $140 million in Series C funding for global growth.
The round includes investment from ICONIQ Growth, Sequoia Capital India, Perceptive Advisors, Corner Ventures, LTS Investments, Helena and Sofina.
Twin’s product is the Whole Body Digital Twin, an AI-backed model that aims to provide individualized nutrition, sleep and activity...
Digital wound care company Swift Medical launched Swift Scientific, a digital imaging platform to support decentralized clinical trials.
The platform allows for large-scale image collection and management so researchers can monitor the effects of medical interventions at a multisite trial or from study participants' homes.
Swift’s product, Swift Skin and Wound, is an AI-enabled platform that lets...
Virtual care and digital clinical trials specialist Vivalink announced the release of its enhanced Biometrics Data Platform, designed to aid the deployment of patient monitoring and data analysis applications for ambulatory and remote settings.
Offering remote data capture, delivery and analysis for decentralized clinical trials and virtual care, the platform includes both advanced data services...
The first technology-enabled remote clinical trial was launched nearly a decade ago, and that field – now generally referred to as "decentralized clinical trials" – has been advancing and gaining traction ever since. But, like so many other remote tools, it's been greatly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On today's HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock and MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura...
Clinical trials have become big news this year amid the search for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. They are a critical component of helping the FDA validate that new drugs and diagnostics will be both safe and effective.
Pharmaceutical companies spend over $45B a year running clinical trials, which are, by design, very methodical and measured. Unfortunately, they are also slow, unpredictable...
