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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.

Earlier this year, the FDA published a guidance document titled “Real-World Evidence: Considerations Regarding Non-Interventional Studies for Drug and Biological Products”, that provides study design and analysis recommendations to sponsors looking to use real-world data (RWD) in observational research. This guidance, which emphasizes the potential for real-world evidence (RWE) to meet regulatory standards for evidence generation, underscores the FDA's recognition of RWE as a valuable component in drug and biological product evaluation.

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. ‍

Real-world medical records quickly break common assumptions used to develop AI techniques in academic settings, and it’s these real-world issues that make our job difficult and interesting. They’re also the reason that “pretty good on a benchmark” has never translated into a great solution for the tasks we train on.

PicnicHealth’s AI strategy is focused on building personal medical AI that helps patients get better care and, through our research-focused products, eventually better therapeutic options. To do this, our approach to large language model (LLM) development introduces a distinctive dimension – we bring generalized medical knowledge together with a detailed understanding of a patient’s own medical journey by interpreting their records.

This week PicnicHealth unveiled PicnicAI, an AI-driven platform designed to rapidly unlock unified medical records and deliver accurate insights for patients and life science companies.

Recruitment is essential for generating data on drug efficacy, which is crucial for the approval of new medical treatments. Clinical trial success hinges on the ability to recruit a sufficient and appropriate number of participants.

PicnicHealth is simplifying observational research by combining a direct-to-patient approach, industry-leading AI and technology, and world-class clinical expertise to capture the patient experience in an unprecedented level of detail.

As stakeholders increasingly seek more robust evidence from registries and observational studies, researchers must adopt innovative methods for generating data. Previously restricted by outdated study models, evidence generation can now be more efficient and flexible through the use of cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence. New technology-driven methods frees life science companies from historical constraints, enabling a deeper understanding of the course of disease, drug effectiveness, safety, and quality of life (QoL).

As the life sciences landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the ability to conduct highly efficient yet deeply insightful and reliable research is crucial. PicnicHealth Pulse is specifically designed to address the shortcomings of traditional observational study approaches

PicnicHealth launched its life science product today to enable high-quality, low-burden research for life sciences companies and patients.

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.

Check out this transcript of PicnicHealth’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Dr. Nancy Dreyer, talking with AJMC about how the direct-to-patient approach is superior to traditional observational research methods. She focuses on the collection of better real-world data and how patients can benefit.

Read about how AI is empowering real-world evidence generation in observational research as well as the limitations of using AI within this setting.

Q&A with PicnicHealth Chief Commercial Officer, Rachael Thomas Higgins

In this article with PharmaPhorum, our Chief Scientific Advisor, Dr. Nancy Dreyer, provides actionable guidelines on how to integrate direct-to-patient approaches at every stage of your study. See why she believes patient-centric observational research is better fit to answer complex research questions.

PicnicHealth announces the appointment of Rachael Thomas Higgins as Chief Commercial Officer

In honor of Rare Disease Day, we dived into an insightful Q&A session with PicnicHealth's Chief Medical Officer, Daniel R. Drozd, an MD at the forefront of pioneering healthcare research.

PicnicHealth announced the launch of a new study portal to facilitate faster, more accurate observational research.

We are excited to announce the launch of PicnicStudies! With this new solution, run faster and more efficient observational studies from end-to-end.

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.

Join us for a cutting-edge webinar on the intersection of decentralized research and real-world data. Learn from industry experts about the evolving drug development landscape.

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 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.

In this engaging webinar, Clara, Heather, and Dan lead a discussion on the exciting ways stakeholders are optimizing registries to enhance research insights. The session explores the concept of the "Reimagined Registry" and delves into the characteristics of traditional registries. Patient registries are introduced as organized systems utilizing observational study methods to collect standardized patient information. These registries play a pivotal role in providing valuable real-world data for diverse research needs and inquiries. Join us in uncovering the potential of reimagined registries for research excellence.