Diagnostics In 2015: Past Trends Coalesce, New Roads Open
Executive Summary
The introduction of Apple’s ResearchKit is our top story of the year. Mobile apps and the increasing ability to take measurements of vital signs, gather information on habits and collect other phenotypic measures is rapidly changing thinking about clinical trials design.
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