NIH to fund 7 digital health projects aimed at COVID-19

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The NIH has chosen seven companies and academic centers to help develop digital health solutions aimed at the COVID-19 pandemic. These include smartphone apps, wearables, and big data programs to mitigate the personal and public health impacts of the virus.

Each one-year contract includes two phases: an initial award for feasibility testing, then an option for additional development funding. One of the projects is an effort by IBM to provide sophisticated digital contact tracing, along with methods for reporting a person’s health status following exposure and testing.

Read the full article at fiercebiotech.com…

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