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MEDILINK MEMBER LAUNCHES SMART PILL BOTTLE TO MONITOR PATIENT ADHERENCE Elucid, a health technology company developing smart solutions to improve patient care, has come up with a new dispensing system which aims to improve and monitor patient adherence – Pill Connect. The first clinical trial undertaken by a global contract research organisation (CRO) with healthy people has just been concluded, and showed that the device works successfully. 100% of the trial subjects found the Pill Connect bottle easy to use. A patient has an app loaded onto their mobile phone, which contains the treatment regime. Pill Connect physically dispenses a pill when patients respond to a reminder, which is set up at a particular time. If the pill is not taken, the patient receives a phone call or text message reminding them to do so. The system also provides the doctor with comprehensive data on patient’s adherence pattern to monitor their treatment. To ensure safety and prevent double dosing, the bottle is locked outside the prescribed times. James Burnstone, CEO of Elucid, said: “We are very pleased with the results of our first real-world trial, which show that we have an effective device which subjects find easy to use and beneficial. While a couple of technical glitches were found, which prevented the system achieving 100%, they have been easily resolved.” Elucid is already in discussions with several top tier Pharmas, CROs, CMOs and the NHS, who are eager to find effective ways to monitor patient adherence. To find out more about Elucid and its new device, please visit: https://elucid-mhealth.com MEDILINK NORTH OF ENGLAND WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER We are delighted to announce our new member, Alastair Clarke, owner of Weaver Technical Solutions, which provide consulting services across the Med Tech and pharmaceutical industries. Alastair has worked in the pharma industry for over 25 years. He has wide experience in respiratory, semi-solid and sterile liquid technology areas, which makes him a strong protagonist in all aspects of technology and product development, including strategy, innovation, industrialisation and scale-up. Alastair graduated in Mechanical Engineering, gaining a broad experience in the oil and automation businesses and returned to full time education to study for a Master’s degree in Engineering Design at Loughborough University. Today, he is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. During his time in the industry, he has contributed significantly to his employers’ patent inventories, as well as facilitated and implemented franchise strategy. Alastair helped build sustainable organisations and delivered a number of drug delivery platforms, which have made their mark in the industry. Based in Manchester, Weaver Technical Solutions specialise in Medical Device Technology and Combination Products, while working with start-up and well- established companies. The business provides strategic insight to helping solve specific engineering design problems and offers expertise on Product and Project Risk Management. On-going projects delivered by Weaver Technical Solutions range from product life cycle planning, quality and regulatory assessment to solving production and development problems using logic and data analysis. Medilink is excited to welcome the new member and help in growing its business further. Learn more by contacting [email protected] GOT A STORY YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH MEDILINK AND THE HEALTH COMMUNITY? GET IN TOUCH TODAY 0114 232 9292 [email protected] 15