medication adherence

Pharma companies are entering the “drug and digital” era, where they need to provide digital solutions to deliver more value to patients, says veteran healthcare leader and Health Innovation Strategies CEO Naomi Fried.

The startup was also recently awarded funding from EIT Health and Vinnova, the Swedish innovation agency.

The collaboration will investigate heart health outcomes and medication adherence among seniors, and is scheduled to begin in 2019. 

The hire could signal an interest from Apple in the medication adherence space.

Stride Nutrition, a subsidiary of Pillsy, will combine the adherence technology with various mail-order nutritional products.

At $499, the connected in-home tool automatically dispenses and reorders medications while delivering audio and video treatment support.

The company's strategy to "cut out the noise" of healthcare data involves aggregation, interpretation, application, and iteration.

Six large pharma customers have seen an average of one to two extra prescription fills per patient per year.

Hero's platform is comprised of three components: a countertop device, a prescription refill service and a digital app. 

The ingesitble sensors will let providers look at adherence habits, activity levels and resting heart rate within a younger patient population.