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The collaboration will investigate heart health outcomes and medication adherence among seniors, and is scheduled to begin in 2019.
The sensor-embedded pill will be used to treat and monitor colorectal cancer patients receiving care at Fairview Health Services.
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The additional strategic funding will help the telehealth company strengthen its push into European and Asian markets.
The startup will also look to increase its commercialization efforts through new hires and healthcare stakeholder partnerships.
The Fitbit BYOD program is the first digital health initiative launched within the NIH's major precision health project.
The FindAir One monitors symptoms and conditions, and warns users if their inhaler was left at home.
The digital care program also improved users' knowledge of their condition, and reduced their interest in pursuing surgery.
ClassPass will shut down GuavaPass' service in markets where the two companies were competing, and maintain the latter company's other operations under the ClassPass name "until further notice."
The company said it would be using the money to fuel its push into North American markets.