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Leading pharmaceutical company in CNS seeks startups to improve performance of clinical trials

Deadline: July 8, 2020

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, headquartered in Japan, along with Sunovion Pharma, its subsidiary in Massachusetts, are seeking digital biomarkers that can be applied to mental disorders. The company would like to hear about all innovative technology related to this area and, in particular, digital measures that correlate with a number of patient symptoms (see examples below). Detection and/or data collection via smartphones or wearable devices would be a plus. The main application is monitoring as part of clinical trials

Example Symptoms of Interest

  • Apathy
  • Anhedonia
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

The meeting will be with company representatives involved with clinical trial monitoring.

* Note this is a meeting opportunity, meaning there may or may not be a defined project as of the meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is mutual discovery: for you to learn about the company's problem and for them to learn about your products and services.  If there's mutual match, that could lead to more. 

Deadline: July 8, 2020
Posted on: June 17, 2020
Location: E-meeting (WebEx, Skype, Zoom, etc.)
Key Words:

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, headquartered in Japan, along with Sunovion Pharma, its subsidiary in Massachusetts, are seeking digital biomarkers that can be applied to mental disorders. The company would like to hear about all innovative technology related to this area and, in particular, digital measures that correlate with a number of patient symptoms (see examples below). Detection and/or data collection via smartphones or wearable devices would be a plus. The main application is monitoring as part of clinical trials

Example Symptoms of Interest

  • Apathy
  • Anhedonia
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

The meeting will be with company representatives involved with clinical trial monitoring.

* Note this is a meeting opportunity, meaning there may or may not be a defined project as of the meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is mutual discovery: for you to learn about the company's problem and for them to learn about your products and services.  If there's mutual match, that could lead to more. 

Application Requirements

In your response, please

  • Explain concisely what you offer & your match with the company above and their interest
  • Any relevant cases / customer stories (can indicate industry/size if not ready to go public)
  • Your availability for the meeting
  • Application Requirements

    In your response, please

    • Explain concisely what you offer & your match with the company above and their interest
    • Any relevant cases / customer stories (can indicate industry/size if not ready to go public)
    • Your availability for the meeting

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