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Novartis Teams With Pear Therapeutics In Neurological Digital Health Pact

 
• By Sten Stovall

Duo aims to get Pear's THRIVE digital therapeutic approved, and to develop a new application to treat MS patients, then seek validation in clinical studies.

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Duo Will Develop Clinically-Validated Software Used for Schizophrenia and MS • Source: Shutterstock

Signalling its intent to embrace emerging digital technologies in the realm of neuro-degenerative and psychiatric diseases, Novartis AG has joined Pear Therapeutics in a collaboration on prescription software applications aimed at treating patients with schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis.Prescription digital therapeutics are clinically validated, FDA-cleared software applications that show safety and efficacy in randomized clinical trials to improve patient outcomes.

"We see digital therapeutics as a potentially vital part of future treatment models across a range of diseases with high...

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