Validic, which developed an API to retrieve data from medical devices and wearables tracking health and wellness, has added Everyday Health (NYSE: EVDY) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to its list of clients, according to a statement from the company. It made the announcement at the mHealth Summit this week, just outside of Washington, D.C.
Everyday Health said it would use the data aggregation platform to support analytics technology to deliver more personalized content. Validic CEO Ryan Beckland said its company has seen more and more clients start to leverage mobile health data to address specific disease states.
The addition of Pfizer to its client list is a significant milestone for Validic. Big pharma has been studying and piloting digital health tools that go beyond the pill Validic indicated earlier this year that it’s been talking to several pharma companies, but had not previously disclosed any. The technology would be especially useful for managing the costs of clinical trials as it could be used to retrieve data from the apps and mobile devices used in clinical trials and for trial recruiting. Pharmaceutical companies are among its target customers which also include providers, wellness companies and insurers.
Pfizer developed an integrated health business unit to address the health and wellness aspects of many of the disease states that is has products in. Working with Validic could help support some of those goals.
Adidas’ vice president of innovation Qaizar Hassonjee said the sports brand’s digital health arm will connect its fitness wearables to Validic’s ecosystem as part of a strategy to motivate its customer base towards fitness goals.
Other clients identified in the announcement are University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, WebMD, NexJ and Medhost.
Expansion has been a priority for the company this year. In July, Validic acquired Infometers to strengthen its remote monitoring capacity for chronic conditions and give it a West Coast presence. Validic has bolstered added activity tracker developer Misfit Wearables and Omron, a Japanese electronics manufacturer which produces automated medical equipment such as blood pressure cuffs.
