Lilly to drive next-generation AI-powered digital health technology research in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lilly Digital Health and Lilly Centre for Clinical Pharmacology (LCCP), a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.-based Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), today announced the establishment of a SGD$42 million Digital Health Innovation Hub in Singapore to accelerate the research and development of AI-powered digital health technologies.

This cutting-edge initiative forms the basis of a 5-year plan, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

A celebration event today marked the establishment of the Digital Health Innovation Hub held at the Lilly Centre for Clinical Pharmacology (LCCP), a world class clinical research unit in Biopolis, where the Digital Health Innovation Hub will be based.

“We have a responsibility to the communities around us to discover and develop new medicines and are driven to deliver better solutions so we can continue to improve patients’ experiences and help them live better, healthier lives,” said Rich Carter, senior vice president, chief digital officer. “We are confident our expansion of Digital Health innovation capabilities will accelerate Lilly’s global drug development programs that are boldly tackling some of the most complex health challenges we face.”

To boost Lilly and Singapore’s shared interest in AI-led scientific discovery and technology development, the Digital Health Innovation Hub will advance digital health technologies that offer unique insights into patient health outside the clinic setting. Lilly develops these digital health technologies for global clinical development teams across its focus therapeutic areas of Cardiometabolic Health, Neurodegeneration, Pain, Oncology and Immunology.

“One of the key domains we are interested in is sleep quality, which is very important clinically because poor sleep quality has a significant negative...