Medidata, a global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, and Validic, the healthcare industry's leading digital health platform, today announced a partnership to propel connectivity and innovation in clinical research by expanding access to patient-generated data from a broad range of consumer and medical grade mobile health (mHealth) devices and apps.
Medidata, Validic Integration Details
By integrating Validic’s digital health platform with the
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