Novartis dissolves agreement to market Pear Therapeutics’ prescription digital therapeutics for substance/ opioid abuse

_______________ As San­doz returns mar­ket­ing rights for dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tics to Pear, what does it mean for co-pro­­mote arrange­ments? (MM&M): “San­doz, the gener­ics divi­sion of Novar­tis, is alter­ing com­mer­cial course, return­ing mar­ket­ing duties for two pre­scrip­tion dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tics (DTx) back to Pear Ther­a­peu­tics. The move, which some had antic­i­pat­ed, comes 18 months after the two signed…

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BrainCheck raises $8 million to digitize cognitive/ neuropsychological assessments and better serve the aging population

_______________ This start­up just raised $8 mil­lion to help busy doc­tors assess the cog­ni­tive health of 50 mil­lion seniors (TechCrunch): “…star­tups increas­ing­ly rec­og­nize oppor­tu­ni­ties to cater to this aging pop­u­la­tion. Some are devel­op­ing prod­ucts to sell to indi­vid­u­als and their fam­i­ly mem­bers direct­ly; oth­ers are com­ing up with ways to empow­er those who work directly…

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Trend: Consumers spend significantly more on digital brain health and neurotechnology apps

_____ Peo­ple spent $1.9 bil­lion last year on apps to keep their brains sharp as they age — here’s what actu­al­ly works (Mar­ket­Watch): “With an aging pop­u­la­tion wor­ried about cog­ni­tive decline and demen­tia, such train­ing pro­grams have seen a burst in pop­u­lar­i­ty in recent years. Con­sumers spent an esti­mat­ed $1.9 bil­lion on dig­i­tal brain health…

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Dr. Albert Kwon, CEO of Brainnovations Winner AUGMENTx, wants to harness Augmented Reality to significantly ease access to Neurological Rehabilitation Therapies

___ Albert, what sur­prised you the most from the Judges’ ques­tions and feed­back dur­ing the Brain­no­va­tions Pitch Con­test? It was a pleas­ant sur­prise to receive so many votes and such great feed­back, which solid­i­fied my con­vic­tion that there is a great need to cre­ate new ther­a­py options for stroke patients and oth­er neu­ro­log­i­cal injuries, especially…

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The Canadian Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation (CC-ABHI) is looking for trial partners to test innovative solutions

—– Do you have access to an aging pop­u­la­tion inter­est­ed in pilot test­ing some of the most promis­ing inno­va­tions in the aging and brain health sec­tor? The Cana­di­an Cen­tre for Aging and Brain Health Inno­va­tion (CC-ABHI) invites inter­est­ed seniors’ care and oth­er health ser­vice orga­ni­za­tions to sub­mit an Expres­sion of Inter­est to act as a…

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Update: To thrive in the Knowledge Age, prioritize Deep work, avoid the Shallows, and Self-Quantify

————— Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter. Hap­py read­ing! New think­ing: To boost pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and cog­ni­tion in the Knowl­edge Age, pri­or­i­tize Deep work, avoid the Shal­lows, and Self-Quan­ti­fy Reports high­light need for cog­ni­tive health inno­va­tion giv­en aging glob­al pop­u­la­tion Increased access to cog­ni­tive screen­ings in pri­ma­ry care set­tings serv­ing old­er adults Under­stand your…

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