Otsuka Rescues Fallen Unicorn Proteus Digital

Bankrupt US Venture To Support Digital Push

Japanese firm picks up struggling US venture for a fraction of its one-time value as it continues strategic push into the digital health space.

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Proteus Digital Goes To Otsuka • Source: Shutterstock

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s indirect US subsidiary Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. has purchased the assets and intellectual property of distressed private US venture Proteus Digital Health, Inc. as the developer of ingestible and wearable sensor technology moves out of bankruptcy at a fire sale price.

The deal, confirmed in a brief statement from the major Japanese firm, throws a lifeline to Redwood City, CA-based Proteus, which just a few years ago was considered a digital health “unicorn” but this

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