Pill Connect
Don't let unmeasured adherence undermine your trial.
Pill Connect captures every dose, in real time, giving your team objective adherence data from first patient in to last patient out.
The product
Objective adherence data to protect trial outcomes.
If adherence isn't measured, you can't see it slipping. When it slips too far, you risk spending millions proving the wrong conclusion.
Pill Connect digitises every dose throughout the trial. Once adherence is measured, you can act on it — and keep your efficacy signal free from the noise.
Pill Connect Dispenser shown attached to a standard pill bottle.
- Marked
- ISO 8317:2015 CRSF
- 38 mm / 33 mm bottles
- Up to 12 months battery
Why it matters
See adherence as it happens. Act before it's too late.
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Detect missed or delayed doses in real time, rather than discovering gaps weeks later through pill counts or diary reviews.
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Maintain full adherence visibility throughout the trial, including periods when participants are dosing at home between scheduled site visits.
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Interpret efficacy results with greater confidence by mapping objective adherence patterns against other trial variables.
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Replace methods that depend on self-reporting with automated, time-stamped dosing records.
In use
How it works.
Open user manualFour steps. Designed to feel exactly like taking a pill from a pharmacy bottle — every dose timestamped behind the scenes.
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Remove the top cap.
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Push the button to request a pill.
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One pill is dispensed per button press — the date and time is recorded.
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Replace the top cap when finished.
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FAQ
Questions & Answers.
Everything sponsors, CROs and research sites typically ask during evaluation.
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Clinical Use & Study Design
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Is Pill Connect suitable for use in clinical trials and launched drug programs?
Yes. Pill Connect is suitable for use in clinical trials as well as launched drug programs where objective medication adherence data is required for patients or participants dosing at home.
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Is Pill Connect suitable for decentralized or hybrid clinical trials?
Yes. Pill Connect supports decentralized and hybrid clinical trials by enabling medication adherence data to be collected remotely, without requiring participants to attend site visits solely for adherence monitoring.
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How does Pill Connect compare to pill counts or patient diaries?
Pill Connect provides objective, time-stamped dispensing data, reducing reliance on indirect adherence measures such as pill counts or self-reported patient diaries, which can be incomplete or inaccurate.
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What adherence data does Pill Connect collect in a clinical trial?
Pill Connect records dispensing events, including the date and time each individual pill is dispensed, as well as bottle swap events. This data can be used to support medication adherence analysis during a clinical trial.
Data, Access & Monitoring
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How is data collected from the Pill Connect dispenser?
The Pill Connect dispenser records events such as pill dispensing and bottle swaps. This data can be read by a smartphone and transmitted to remote monitoring platforms.
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Can sites or CROs access adherence data remotely?
Yes. Adherence data recorded by Pill Connect can be transmitted via smartphone to remote monitoring platforms, allowing sites and CROs to review adherence information remotely during a clinical trial.
Device & Technical Specification
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What types of pills are compatible with Pill Connect?
The standard Pill Connect dispenser works with capsule sizes 0 to 5 and a wide range of tablet sizes.
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What bottle types is the Pill Connect dispenser compatible with?
The standard dispenser fits bottle neck finishes 38-400 and 33-400. If a different bottle type is required, the dispenser can be customised to fit alternative neck finishes.
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What is the battery life of the Pill Connect dispenser?
The dispenser has a battery life of up to 12 months in dispensing mode. It is powered by a sealed internal battery that cannot be replaced. During shipping, the device remains in a low-power sleep mode and is activated when first attached to a bottle.
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Does the Pill Connect dispenser include child-resistant features?
Yes. The Pill Connect dispenser is certified to ISO 8317:2015 child-resistant and senior-friendly (CRSF) standards when used with 38 mm and 33 mm diameter neck bottles and it’s 45mm protective top cap.
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What materials come into contact with the pills?
All materials that come into contact with pills are FDA-compliant, food-grade materials. Material compliance certificates can be provided on request.
Latest
News & Updates
11 February 2026
The AI Adherence Trap: Better Data, Not Fewer Humans
A blog on: The adherence data quality problem, The risks of AI-driven coaching, What responsible AI actually looks like
29 January 2026
Blog: Medication Adherence in Rare Disease Trials: Listening Beyond the Data
Medication adherence in rare disease clinical trials is complex and deeply human. This blog examines the limitations of retrospective adherence data and how real-time visibility can improve patient support and trial outcomes.
1 September 2025
Pill Connect Dispenser achieves CE mark
We're pleased to announce that the newest Pill Connect dispenser has achieved CE mark for radio and electrical safety.
26 August 2025
Phase 2A Adherence Monitoring
Aardex Group and Pill Connect partner to advance dose selection in clinical trial
4 March 2025
Pill Connect's new dispenser passes ISO8317 CRSF Testing
This certification is another vital step in ensuring that game changing innovation remains compliant with industry trusted standards, giving patients and provides peace of mind.
18 February 2025
Pill Connect secures new funding to scale
A Manchester-based medtech company has secured funding from the GMC Life Sciences Fund by Praetura, and through NPIF II — Praetura Equity Finance, to continue scaling its reusable digital device.
Behind the product
Our Team
Joined Elucid mHealth in 2013 as CTO. Moved to CEO and rebranded to Pill Connect in 2017. Lead the original technical design of the companies connected devices. Inventor on several patents and now leads customer and partner relationships and clinical trials. Previously completed PhD in Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition.
Leads technical development and quality. Named inventor on several patents. Twelve years in regulated connected products. Previously Lead Systems Engineer at GE Healthcare, following its acquisition of Monica Healthcare.
Highly experienced Pharma device expert and company Chairman and NED. Experience includes Aptar Pharma, Bespak and MWV. Now works with NanoPharm, LTS, Merxin and Becton Dickinson.
Founder of Synexus, the global leader in clinical trial recruitment. Then founded Panthera Biopartners, a new recruitment company which he exited again. Led both companies as CMO. NHS GP.
Founder and CEO of Monica Healthcare, a GE company. Now working as NED and advisor to medical device start ups.
Chartered accountant, previously worked at Astra Zeneca and Advanced Medical Systems.
Discuss your trial.
Interested in using the Pill Connect Smart Dispenser in your trial — or want to learn more about how it can be used? Get in touch.
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