28 Sep 2022 | 09:00 AM GMT

Are Pharma Partnerships the Wrong Strategy for DTx Companies?

About this Meeting

While the digital therapeutics (DTx) market is increasingly growing, it is still small compared to large players in the healthcare industry such as pharma. Pharma’s money and resources, and their expertise in evidence generation, regulatory pathways and sales channels, have attracted many DTx companies. As a result, we have seen a lot of DTx - Pharma partnerships over recent years. However, we struggle to find clear success stories as DTx and pharma are still figuring out the right model. This often raises the question, is pharma the wrong strategy for DTx companies? Join us in a peer-to-peer discussion to deep dive into the following:  

  • Pharma companies have access to everything a DTx company could want: funding, research, and access to the market. But do these really translate into an advantage for the DTx companies? Is this a sustainable business model in the long run?  
  • Closing deals with pharma can take up to a year. But after that, things don’t get easier either. Is partnering with pharma slowing down the growth of DTx as a whole? Even though on paper pharma partnerships can benefit DTx, are they withholding DTx from its maximum potential? 
  • Pharma may be the right strategy for some DTx companies. How can a DTx company know if this model fits their product and company vision? Are there any examples of DTx-Pharma partnership that clearly show this can be a sustainable and scalable route for DTx? 
  • What other B2B strategies are there for DTx companies to pursue outside of pharma (for example employer, telehealth platforms, providers, insurance, etc.)? Is the B2C model the way to go for some products? How long will it take for these models to prove scalability and sustainability?