Microchips Embedded Into Medications: The Big Brother Pill by Proteus Digital Health

I went to the B+M Gates Foundation and found this grant for Proteus Digital Health..

Date: April 2012

Purpose: to develop an enhanced TB treatment monitoring strategy called Wirelessly Observed Therapy (WOT) for use in high TB burden countries starting with China

Amount: $94,912

Term: 28

Topic: Tuberculosis

Regions Served: GLOBAL|ASIA

Program: Global Health

Grantee Location: Redwood City, California

Grantee Website: http://proteusdigitalhealth.com/

"WOT consists of an ingestion sensor composed of minerals, a patch worn on the torso and a paired mobile device.

WOT is FDA approved and can be accessed by patients with a physicians prescription and downloadable app, the researchers said.

The trial evaluated WOT in 77 participants with drug-susceptible TB in the continuation phase of treatment recruited from San Diego (SD) and Orange County (OC) Divisions of TB Control and Refugee Health, using ingestion sensor-enabled combination isoniazid 150 milligrammes per rifampin 300 mg (IS-Rifamate) prescribed daily."

October 7, 2019 https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/new-edible-sensor-helps-tb-patients-take-their-medicines-says-study-2336553.html

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database/Grants/2012/04/OPP1054487