...been generic since 2015. This Editor finds it interesting that Proteus would be combined with a now off-patent drug, creating a new one in limited release. Proteus’ original and ongoing tests were centered on combining their system with high-value (=expensive) drugs with high sensitivity as to dosage times and compliance–for instance, cardiovascular and infectious disease (hepatitis C, TB). Here we have a focus on managing serious mental illness and treatment. Editors (Steve and Donna) first noticed Proteus as far back as September 2009. Looking back at our early articles, Proteus has come a long way from ‘creepy’ and ‘tattletale’. With... Continue Reading
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Can Big Pharmas hiring of digital execs actually ‘reimagine medicine’?
...to her GSK’s job expectations of integrating digital, data, and analytics strategy with enhancing clinical trials and drug discovery, as well as improving professional and consumer interactions. Novartis’ mission for Mr. Bodson aims even higher. In addition to these, he will be ‘transforming our business model using digital technologies’, ‘reimagine (sic) medicine by leveraging digital on behalf of millions of patients and practitioners’, and ‘leading cultural change’. Both companies have good starts in advanced technologies–GSK in AI, sensor technologies for managing COPD, and a medical device mobile app; Novartis with ‘smart pill’ Proteus, a pilot with heart medication Entresto tied... Continue Reading
#HIMSS17 roundup: machine learning, Proteus, Soon-Shiong/NantWorks’ cancer vax, Uniphy Health, more
...helpfully list vendors that list certain areas of expertise in their exhibitor keywords. Part 1: Machine learning and workflow (much like data science, but not exactly, and automating both) Part 2: Chatbots and workflow (is Alexa the future?) Part 3: DevOps and workflow (development-operations and things like FHIR) Mobihealthnews produced a two-page wrap up that links to various MHN articles where applicable. Of interest: a wound measurement app that Intermountain Healthcare developed with Johns Hopkins spinoff Tissue Analytics Children’s Health of Dallas Texas is using the Proteus Health ingestible med sensor with a group of teenaged organ post-transplant patients to... Continue Reading
Beyond Proteus, delaying medication release in the body–almost all the way
...capsule that delivers medication far into the digestive system. When triggered by the magnetic switch or electronic implant, it ‘detonates’ the capsule, releasing the medication. This delivery mechanism was tested through the stomach and into 20 feet of the small intestine. The promise is that it can deliver targeted medications farther into the colon, cost-effectively, to better treat IBS, Crohn’s and bacterial infections. The Purdue team is currently partnering with a biomedical company to take this into clinical trials. This takes the idea of Proteus’ ingested sensor to track medication one step further. Smart capsule to target colon diseases (Reuters)... Continue Reading
6 helpful hints for healthcare startup founders–and funders
Investor Skip Fleshman of Palo Alto (of course)-based Asset Management Ventures has six points of sound advice for founders and developers–and funders of same–who think that their Big Idea(s) are the one thing which will revolutionize healthcare, particularly because of their personal experiences. We’ve observed that successful startups have fitted themselves into the Healthcare Establishment’s game [TTA 19 May], but if an investor is still seeing that attitude, it’s still there. AMV’s track record is there with investments in several healthcare companies, including Proteus Digital Health and HealthTap. Mr Fleshman’s points with this Editor’s comments: 1. Listen to the market–and... Continue Reading
Rock Health’s mid-year report: 2015 investment leveling off
...companies continues to sit out with little on the dance card. * IPOs for the first half matched the full year of 2014 with five: Evolent Health, Fitbit, Invitae, MindBody, Teladoc–with market caps totaling $11 billion. Projected IPOs include Jawbone, Proteus smart pills, ZocDoc, Flatiron Health, 23andme, American Well and Welltok. * Venture capital once again went big with Jawbone, NantHealth, Doctor on Demand, PillPack, HealthCatalyst and Virgin Pulse * The ‘stuck at B’ trend continued with most funding going in A to B rounds, with little past B and not much from seed to A. Digital Health Funding–Mid-Year Update... Continue Reading
TripleTree iAwards: applications open
Applications are now open through 13 March for the seventh annual TripleTree iAwards, which recognize the most innovative companies in connected health. Finalist CEOs present at the 10th annual Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) Convergence Summit 26-28 May in beautiful (and warm) San Diego. Previous finalists are a chronicle of the changing connected health scene: marquee names still with us (Qualcomm Life, AliveCor, GreatCall, Proteus)–and those vanished from the scene (Healthrageous, WellAWARE, Diversinet, Zeo). Information and application.... Continue Reading
Caregiving a la robot: GeriJoy, Giraff Plus, CosmoBot
...the Robot Caregivers article profiles the US’ GeriJoy, a ‘virtual pet’ on a tablet which acts as a therapeutic companion and, through the tablet camera, provides 24/7 video monitoring; Sweden’s Giraff Plus which combines home digital sensors with a tall mobile robot to comprehensively monitor personal well-being; and its pint-size cousin, CosmoBot (US), a character robot for education and therapeutics targeted to younger children. The wearables article notes AdhereTech‘s very smart IoT pill bottle and Proteus Digital Health’s smartpill to body sensor to smartphone monitor. There’s more about bionic prosthetic knees and making healthcare unhackable (!) promoting HP’s security software.... Continue Reading
2014: a few quotes
...vital relationship through a true sense of partnership. Sona Chawla, President of Digital and CMO, explaining how Walgreens is encouraging the use of mobile devices in their stores was quoted in this Adweek piece as saying: We think of the device as a lens to navigate the store. It turns into an engaging experience. Andrew Thompson, President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Proteus Digital Health describing how their medication adherence system works made it clear what a feat of engineering they had achieved in this Wired Health talk: What we’re doing here is combining ingestible computing with wearable computing,... Continue Reading
Short Tuesday takes
Alere, Optum, Wyss, Proteus, Soreon Research, Baywater Healthcare Alere Health to be acquired by Optum. Alere is selling its condition, wellness and case management group for $600 million to the health services subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. The surprise is that Alere Health, which presently serves 22 million patients in 29 states, includes two service lines considered hot: analytics and connected health. Alere Connect, the former MedApps, is included in this sale. Alere (the parent company) will be concentrating on rapid diagnostics. Alere Health release, fact sheet….Vibrating insoles may help to guide the balance-impaired, eventually. Research on stochastic resonance as an... Continue Reading
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