‘Training People To Be Healthier': Digital Therapeutics Programmed For Growth

Experts foresee the digital therapeutics market growing to $6bn-$9bn by 2025, driven in part by tech-empowered consumers and patients looking for solutions to better manage their own health and conditions. For medtechs, collaborations with software-driven start-ups will be key to harnessing personalized data and differentiating themselves in the marketplace.

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Health techs’ push to digitize medicine has led to an explosion of innovative solutions that seek to engage and empower consumers and patients to participate in their own health.

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