The Newsroom
The latests news and announcements from PicnicResearch.

PicnicHealth Rebrands as PicnicAI, Building Intelligence to Accelerate Human Health
PicnicHealth announces its rebrand to PicnicAI, introducing two distinct product lines: PicnicResearch for sponsors and PicnicHealth for patients — built on AI that accelerates real-world health outcomes.
PicnicHealth Launches ThumbPrint: A Patient-Anchored Alternative to Tokenization
ThumbPrint gives clinical trial sponsors patient-anchored RWE that preserves cohort optionality beyond tokenization
PicnicHealth Promotes Luna Federici to President
Today PicnicHealth announced the promotion of Luna Federici to President, expanding her role as it deepens its focus on patient-first, AI-enabled non-interventional research.
Gadi Lachman Joins PicnicHealth Board of Directors
Lachman, a seasoned health tech executive, brings extensive expertise in building & scaling global health-data platforms & advancing RWE.
Neurocrine Biosciences Leverages PicnicHealth to Reveal Critical Care Gaps for Patients with Rare Genetic Condition
New research empowers CAH patients and reveals challenges with long-term treatment, thanks to a tech-enabled registry from PicnicHealth and Neurocrine.
Stuart Altman Joins PicnicHealth as Chief Product Officer
In this role, Altman will lead product strategy and execution, focusing on scaling PicnicHealth’s platform for non-interventional research and deepening its impact for pharmaceutical partners and patients. He joins PicnicHealth at a key moment of growth as the company expands support for adaptable, patient-centered studies.
PicnicHealth to Spotlight Innovations in Non-interventional Research at Key Life Sciences Industry Events
Leading experts at PicnicHealth will be presenting at upcoming top life sciences events, showcasing how technological innovations like AI help simplify non-interventional research while reducing burden on pharmaceutical companies and patients.
2025 MedTech Breakthrough Awards
We’re honored to be named “Best Overall Medical Data Solution Provider” this year from the 2025 Medtech Breakthrough Awards!
Vera Hart Joins PicnicHealth as Chief Financial Officer
PicnicHealth welcomes Vera Hart as Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy and operations. With 15+ years of experience, Hart will support the company's expansion and innovation in life sciences research. Learn more.
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Jobgether’s Top 100 Most Flexible Companies of 2025
PicnicHealth’s flexible workplace received recognition by Jobgether in their Top 100 Most Flexible Companies of 2025! Check it out.
Orsini and PicnicHealth Partner to Improve Rare Disease Patient Care and Real-World Study Execution
This collaboration enables rapid development of drug-specific registries that combine real-world drug data, curated EMR, and patient-reported perspectives.
PicnicHealth Introduces AI Health Assistant to Simplify Patient Care
New Picnic assistant empowers patients to proactively manage their healthcare with medical information that is more accessible and easier to understand
PicnicHealth to Showcase AI Strategies to Transform Clinical Research at Upcoming Life Sciences Industry Events
PicnicHealth experts will showcase cutting-edge AI solutions and strategies for observational research at key industry events this fall. Presentations will cover AI-enabled data abstraction, diverse population recruitment, and improving real-world data collection.
PicnicHealth Launches Clinical Services as a New Core Capability, Including Clinical Care for Patients and Virtual Site Capabilities for Life Sciences Teams
PicnicHealth announces the launch of its Clinical Services, featuring a Virtual Clinic for patients and a Virtual Site for life sciences companies. These services, which are supported by a team of PicnicHealth’s in-house providers, have been designed to enhance care management for patients and drive more efficient observational research for life sciences companies. This launch marks a major step in the company’s mission to simplify healthcare for everyone.
Jennifer Stacey Joins PicnicHealth as Chief Delivery Officer
Today, PicnicHealth, a company dedicated to simplifying observational research, announces the appointment of Jennifer Stacey as Chief Delivery Officer. In this role, Stacey will oversee the end-to-end delivery of observational studies conducted on the PicnicHealth platform to accelerate customer success and drive innovation in the healthcare industry.
PicnicHealth announces PicnicAI, a platform that unlocks the Unified Patient Record with generative AI
Today, PicnicHealth announces PicnicAI, the groundbreaking technology that unlocks the Unified Patient Record. PicnicAI collects medical records from everywhere in the U.S. and transforms them into meaningful data for patients and researchers. It is powered by a proprietary, industry-leading LLM that outperforms GPT-4 and healthcare industry-specific models in accuracy, efficiency, and cost on tasks that involve structuring or understanding medical records.
PicnicHealth Launches Life Science Product to Simplify Observational Research
PicnicHealth launched its life science product today to enable high-quality, low-burden research for life sciences companies and patients.
PicnicHealth Earns Honors as Top Health Technology Company from Newsweek and MedTech Breakthrough
PicnicHealth today announced it was ranked among the World’s Best Digital Health Companies by Newsweek and named the “Best MedTech Startup” by MedTech Breakthrough.
PicnicHealth Appoints Rachael Thomas Higgins as Chief Commercial Officer
PicnicHealth announces the appointment of Rachael Thomas Higgins as Chief Commercial Officer
PicnicHealth Launches New AI-Driven Study Portal to Streamline Observational Research
PicnicHealth announced the launch of a new study portal to facilitate faster, more accurate observational research.
PicnicHealth Announces Three New Advisors and Expands Expertise in Regulatory-ready Research
We are excited to announce that we have appointed three advisors to our team: Dr. Nancy Dreyer, Chief Scientific Advisor; Dr. Solomon Iyasu, Senior Pharmacovigilance Advisor; and Jeremy Brody, Senior Strategy Advisor.
PicnicHealth Acquires AllStripes, Fortifying its Role as the Leader in Patient-Centered Healthcare Evidence Generation
PicnicHealth announced the acquisition of AllStripes, a platform dedicated to generating evidence about the rare disease community. This strategic consolidation establishes PicnicHealth as the leading patient-centric evidence generation partner within a rapidly evolving life sciences landscape.
PicnicHealth Acquires AllStripes, Fortifying its Role as the Leader in Patient-Centered Healthcare Evidence Generation
PicnicHealth announced the acquisition of AllStripes, a platform dedicated to generating evidence about the rare disease community. This strategic consolidation establishes PicnicHealth as the leading patient-centric evidence generation partner within a rapidly evolving life sciences landscape.
PicnicHealth Announces Entry into Market for Oncology-Focused Real-World Data
PicnicHealth is thrilled to announce our entry into the real-world data market for oncology. Leveraging our successes in chronic and rare diseases, we're now dedicated to advancing oncology research by collaborating directly with people living with cancer.
PicnicHealth Announces Continued Real-World Data Strategic Partnership with Roche and Genentech to Advance Neurological Disease Research
PicnicHealth is excited to announce that we are expanding our long-term partnership with Roche and Genentech to better understand brain health and accelerate neurological disease research using real-world data.