SensNews Feb 2016

Sensor100

February 2016

NIH to Launch HealthTech Center for Precision Medi-

cine InitiativeThis Summer

This summer, National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch a Participant Technolo-

gies Center to test and maintain connected sensor technologies as part of theWhite

House’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), NIH Director Francis Collins announced

at the Precision Medicine Summit.Vanderbilt University, with help fromVerily (formerly

known as Google Live Sciences) as advisors, will conduct a pilot to prototype a set of

technologies and experiments, which would help the NIH understand how to success-

fully work with the large cohort.

There are at least four other healthcare organizations that have announced precision

medicine projects that use digital health technologies and are aligned with theWhite

House’s initiative.These groups aren’t necessarily integrated with any of the federal

government’s specific PMI projects, but their work is also furthering the overall goal of

PMI.

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25 February

Propeller Health Partners with Global Drug Delivery

Systems Provider Aptar Pharma for Development of a

Next-Generation, Integrated, Connected Metered Dose

Inhaler

Under the terms of the agreement, Propeller and Aptar will jointly develop the world’s

first integrated cMDI, with an integrated sensor and a novel electronic dose counter.

The device is currently available for licensing and is expected to enter clinical stud-

ies later this year. The new inhaler will combine Aptar MDI components and sensor

technology with Propeller electronics directly into the inhaler housing, allowing for

accurate and reliable monitoring of when each patient uses

their inhaled medication. Leveraging existing apps, emails,

text messages and other feedback, patients are able to learn

more about their disease, how to better manage it, and how

to stay on track with their prescribed dosing instructions. In

addition, physicians can identify individuals who need more

help controlling symptoms, and care managers can efficiently

focus on higher risk patients who need more personalized

attention.

Propeller Health

25 February