NEW YORK – October 8, 2024 – David Benshoof Klein, founder and chief executive officer of Click Therapeutics, has been honored as a PharmaVoice 100 winner. The annual list recognizes the most inspiring people in the life sciences industry.

David is a healthcare innovator and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry. He is a staunch advocate for rigorous development and high-quality evidence standards for prescription digital therapeutics. His mission is to create safer and more efficacious treatments through the combination of software and drugs, and he believes collaborations between tech and pharma will revolutionize the standard of care and improve access to high-quality medical treatments globally.

“I am honored to be recognized by PharmaVoice, alongside other esteemed life science leaders,” shared Klein. “This recognition is a testament to the incredible team of innovators at Click Therapeutics, and it affirms the opportunity for digital therapeutics to bridge gaps in care and improve patient outcomes.”

PharmaVoice100 honorees are selected from a pool of nominations submitted by readers and colleagues, evaluated by the PharmaVoice team, then categorized into 10 distinct groups: Standout Leaders, Cancer Care Visionaries, Cardiometabolic All-Stars, Trailblazers, Biotech Pathfinders, Rare Disease Warriors, Tech and AI Wizards, Clinical Trial Pros, Patient Champions, and Cell and Gene Therapy Pioneers. Each winner represents the transformative impact of the pharmaceutical industry in their own unique way.

“These honorees are inspirations. Their teams look to them for guidance, their patients for support, and their organizations for direction. Each winner represents progress toward a healthier future for everyone that is bolstered by science and technological advancements. We are excited to recognize their contributions through this annual list,” said Meagan Parrish, lead editor of PharmaVoice.

From academia and nonprofits to Big Pharma, startups and tech companies, the PharmaVoice 100 list is the only awards program recognizing individuals from all sectors of life sciences. The highly anticipated list includes honorees from the clinic to the C-suite level who make meaningful contributions to their industry.

Click Therapeutics, Inc. develops, validates, and commercializes software as prescription medical treatments for people with unmet medical needs. We are expanding the possibilities of medicine with Digital Therapeutics™ that combine clinical science with the power of software to create a new way to treat disease.  

Operating at the intersection of biology and technology, we use a proprietary platform-based approach to therapeutic development that leverages patient-centric design principles and innovative AI-based technologies to deliver a unique combination of engagement and clinical outcomes, consistently. Digital therapeutics on Click’s platform are regulated, clinically validated prescription mobile applications that can address diverse areas of therapeutic need, including indications in psychiatry, neurology, oncology, immunology, and cardiometabolic diseases. 

Click Therapeutics, in collaboration with Otsuka, developed the first prescription digital therapeutic authorized by the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder symptoms, Rejoyn™. In October 2024, in response to FDA guidance on prescription drug use-related software (PDURS), we launched Click SE™ to extend our digital therapeutics platform and expertise to the development of software-enhanced drug™ therapies that combine software with pharmacotherapy to offer added clinically meaningful benefit to patients.

Our commitment to advancing digital medicine means we continually improve our platform technologies, ensuring we stay at the forefront of cognitive, behavioral, and neuromodulatory therapeutic innovation, to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Our diverse team of innovators—spanning clinicians, researchers, technologists, designers and more—works together to create cutting-edge digital therapeutics, united in the mission to transform patient care. For more information, visit www.clicktherapeutics.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.

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