DTx Company Pear Inks Deal with etectRx
The etectRx partnership will focus on medication adherence. Pear will now be able to integrate etectRx’s digital pill, which can show if a patient ingested the medication.
etectRx Targets Mental Health Field In Partnership With Local Health Pharmacy
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced a signed letter of intent for a novel partnership with Local Health, Inc., a subsidiary of OneroRx, a leader in operating telepharmacies and community retail pharmacies.
Pear, etectRx To Explore Use of Sensors To Help Patients Stick With Digital Therapeutics
Pear Therapeutics is teaming up with UF Innovate | The Hub startup etectRx in a “first of its kind” collaboration examining the use of digital pill solutions with prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), the latter company announced. As part of the agreement, whose financial terms were not disclosed, the companies will work on developing up to two central nervous system product candidates combining PDTs and adherence sensors.
etectRx™ Announces New CEO
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx®, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced the appointment of pharma veteran Valerie Sullivan as its next president and CEO. In late 2019, the company received FDA clearance for its novel ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap™ System. etectRx is in dialogue with pharma companies to help drive commercialization for its novel technology. Sullivan, who has been serving etectRx in a consulting role since 2019, brings extensive experience in […]
Gainesville-Based Company Develops Digital Pill
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client etectRx, a privately-held digital health company, has developed a digital pill that could help patients keep track of their medications. Eric Buffkin, the senior vice president, helped develop the ID-Capsule that is made out of hard gelatin and an embedded ingestible sensor. “You don’t go to a technology […]
An Edible Radio Transmitter That Monitors Medications
Eric Buffkin and Susan Baumgartner of UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx®, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, speaks with James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade podcast co-host, about their patented ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap® System. The “edible radio,” powered by the chemicals in the stomach, tracks when a patient takes every dose of their medication. Dr. Baumgartner […]
etectRx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx®, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its breakthrough patented ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap® System. The ID-Cap System is the first and only ingestible event marker to transmit digital messages from within the body to an external receiver […]
Area Companies Innovating Medicine and Patient Care
Imagine a medical company dedicated to repairing peripheral nerve damage that could save the arm of a battle-injured U.S. soldier, or another that created a blood test for detecting concussions. Another company is working fervently to create a vaccine to prevent and/or reverse Type 1 diabetes while a digital health company has developed a patented […]