decentralized clinical trial

Withings' Body Pro smart scale and its BPM Connect Pro blood pressure monitor
By  Emily Olsen 10:54 am July 21, 2022
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...
A cancer patient talking to a provider in her home.
By  Emily Olsen 10:46 am July 6, 2022
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...
A smartphone displaying uMotif's app asking, "How are your energy levels today?"
By  Emily Olsen 10:33 am May 26, 2022
Patient data capture and clinical trial tech company uMotif announced Wednesday it had secured $25.5 million from a fund managed by Athyrium Capital Management. The London-based firm raised £5 million in a Series A funding in 2020 and £2.4 million in 2018. WHAT IT DOEs uMotif makes software for gathering patient data for clinical trials and research, including decentralized studies. Its offerings...
A team of researchers looking at charts on a monitor
By  Emily Olsen 10:25 am May 5, 2022
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. WHAT IT DOES Curebase offers...
A researcher working in a lab
By  Emily Olsen 12:19 pm April 21, 2022
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...
Philips 12-lead ECG system
By  Laura Lovett 11:56 am January 26, 2022
Med tech giant Royal Philips is rolling out a new at-home ECG system for decentralized clinical trial use. The company is pitching this new technology as a way for clinical trial participants to record ECG data without traveling to a clinical site or requiring an in-home clinician.  Trial participants wear a PCA 500 ECG body patch with a 12-lead ECG, which can securely transmit data in "near real...
Piggy bank
By  Laura Lovett 01:44 pm October 26, 2021
Digital clinical trial platform Medable landed a whopping $304 million in a Series D funding round led by Blackstone Growth, Tiger Global and GSR ventures. Sapphire Ventures and WTI also participated. This news comes less than a year after the company announced a $78 million extension to its $91 million Series C funding round. The investment brings the company’s valuation to $2.1 billion, and its...
A smartphone analyzing a wound using Swift's app
By  Emily Olsen 11:55 am September 15, 2021
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...
Researcher looking at a test tube and typing on a touchscreen computer
By  Mallory Hackett 04:46 pm August 17, 2021
Alphabet’s health and life sciences spinout Verily is strengthening its clinical research arm by acquiring the Raleigh, N.C.-based clinical trial management system developer SignalPath. This marks Verily’s first major acquisition, the company shared in its announcement. It did not disclose the terms of the deal. Founded in 2014, SignalPath has created a suite of software products designed to...
Clinical trial participant on a video call on their laptop
By  Mallory Hackett 11:29 am July 28, 2021
Castor, a developer of technologies to support decentralized clinical trials, has added an end-to-end patient onboarding platform to its portfolio. The company offers digital tools to researchers that include its electronic data capturing system, participant informed consent software, virtual participant surveys and an API for integrations. Its new onboarding platform builds on the Castor...