Digital biomarkers: From innovation to implementation

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Find out how diagnostic biomarkers will transform healthcare. We examine the current status of these digital health tools, the challenges and opportunities they offer, and envision three potential scenarios for their adoption. 

The rise of digital health technologies

Five decades after the inception of the term “biomarker,” a new era dawns with the emergence of digital biomarkers.

Unlike traditional biomarkers (i.e., indicators of a biological state or medical condition, typically derived from bodily fluids or tissues), digital counterparts are recorded through digital health technologies, encompassing cognitive, physical, vocal, visual, and mood-based metrics. Digital biomarkers offer richer health data through…