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Mar. 02, 2012
Partnerships Help Drugmakers Get Closer To Patients
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| 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
Senior Editor
Chemical & Engineering News
Edison, New Jersey
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