Not sure whether this has been posted before but it's a very...

Not sure whether this has been posted before but it's a very interesting read.

"Roche and many of its peers are now drawing on so-called “real-world data” including everything from electronic medical records to wearable devices to a patient’s own nutrition diaries recorded in smartphone apps.

Roche now has more than 100 digital technology and data initiatives underway, the majority of which are focused on drug development. With its diagnostics division, the company is stepping into new territory as a developer of the actual technology."

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/drugs-and-data_inside-roche--taking-on-the-tech-sector/45345154