Pear Therapeutics announced today that it entered into multiple agreements to bolster its prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) platform. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ agreements are set to add to its library of digital biomarkers, machine learning algorithms, sensor-based technologies and digital therapeutics, according to a news release. The agreements have been struck with technology companies including Empatica, […]
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Prescryptive to offer benefit coverage for Pear Therapeutics opioid use disorder treatments
Pear Therapeutics announced today that Prescryptive Health will offer and administer benefit coverage for its digital therapeutics. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ reSET and reSET-O, two FDA-cleared prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for treating substance and opioid use disorder, have been added to Prescryptive’s formularies and are being administered as standard pharmacy benefits for its members, according to […]
Pear Therapeutics touts cost-effectiveness of opioid use disorder treatment
Pear Therapeutics today touted analysis of its reSET-O therapeutic for opioid use disorder (OUD) that demonstrated cost-effectiveness. Boston-based Pear Therapeutics’ reSET-O is the first and only FDA-authorized prescription digital therapeutic for treating OUD, according to a news release. The analysis, published in Postgraduate Medicine, highlighted that reSET-O and treatment-as-usual (which includes transmucosal buprenorphine, face-to-face counseling […]
Pear Therapeutics closes $80M Series D
Substance use and opioid use treatment developer Pear Therapeutics announced that it closed an $80 million Series D financing round. Existing investors Temasek, 5AM Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners, Novartis, CrimsoNox and EDBI contributed, as did new investors Forth Management, Pilot House, Sarissa Capital, Shanda Group, and QUAD Investment Management, according to a news […]
Novartis unit spikes Pear Therapeutics deal
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) unit Sandoz said this week that Pear Therapeutics will take sole responsibility for the commercialization of their prescription digital therapeutics program for treating substance and opioid use disorders. In April 2018, Pear announced that it agreed to deal commercialization rights of its digital therapeutics to Sandoz. The companies did not disclose financial details, but […]
Pear Therapeutics closes $64m Series C round
Pear Therapeutics said this month that it closed a $64 million Series C round led by Temasek. The Boston-based company plans to use its newly-acquired funds to support the global commercialization of its reSET prescription digital therapeutics and fund its clinical pipeline, as well as buy up additional assets. Other investors in the round include […]
Sandoz, Pear launch digital therapy for opioid use disorder
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) division Sandoz and Pear Therapeutics this week kicked off the U.S. commercial launch of the first FDA-cleared prescription digital therapy for people with opioid use disorder. The companies partnered to commercialize a 12-week cognitive behavioral therapy intended to be used in tandem with outpatient treatment. The therapy includes transmucosal buprenorphine and contingency management designed to reinforce […]
Pear Therapeutics, Sandoz ink deal for prescription digital therapeutics
Pear Therapeutics revealed yesterday that it agreed to deal commercialization rights of its digital therapeutics to Novartis (NYSE:NVS) division Sandoz. The company’s reSET substance use disorder therapy became the first prescription digital therapeutic approved by the FDA in September last year. reSET-O, a digital therapeutic designed for people suffering from opioid use disorder, is under review […]
Pear Therapeutics raises $50m for digital substance use disorder therapies
Pear Therapeutics said today that it closed a $50 million Series B round to help commercialize its prescription digital substance abuse therapies. Temasek led the round and was joined by 5AM Ventures, Jazz Venture Partners, Novartis (NYSE:NVS) and others. In September, the company’s reSET therapy became the first prescription digital therapeutic approved by the FDA. One […]
