03/02/2012

Partnerships Help Drugmakers Get Closer To Patients

Proteus Biomedical has developed chip-in-a-pill technology that transmits patient data directly to a smartphone. Novartis has partnered with Proteus to investigate applications of this technology. C&EN senior editor Rick Mullin discusses how the nontraditional partnership is part of a larger trend.

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Rick Mullin

Rick Mullin is a Senior Editor for Chemical & Engineering News. He’s based in Edison, New Jersey.