Pharmaceutical Technology April 27, 2022
In the last month, there have been several digital health merger and acquisition (M&A) and equity deals by big pharma companies.
Digital health technologies can be used across the pharmaceutical value chain. For example, technologies such as apps and wearables are an integral part of decentralised clinical trials and are used for vital sign monitoring, collecting electronic clinical outcome assessments, facilitating virtual visits with investigators, and monitoring investigational drug adherence. They can also be used to generate and collect digital biomarkers, which are measures collected by sensors embedded in connected devices.
For example, microphones can be used to detect voice biomarkers, fine motor skills can be tested by swiping and typing on touch screens, and...