Objective adherence, without asking patients to log anything

MediSync is a smart medication box and app, made in Amsterdam. Opening the lid records the dose — so patient-support programmes, clinical studies and care providers get timestamps instead of self-reports, and patients get reminders that follow up instead of another app to remember.

From €120 per device · app included, no per-patient software fee · six languages · iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS

The MediSync smart medication box in black, closed, on a plain grey surface
~50%1of people on long-term therapy don’t take their medicines as prescribed
€125 bn2estimated yearly cost of non-adherence to European health systems
0 tapsto log a dose — opening the lid is the record
6 languagesEnglish, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch, in the app and in every alert

1 WHO, Adherence to Long-Term Therapies. 2 EU-funded ABC Project on medication adherence. Both are population-level estimates, not MediSync results.

Why a box, not just an app

Programmes built on self-reporting measure enthusiasm, not adherence

An app-only companion only knows what the patient tells it: a tap for “taken”, or silence. MediSync records the physical event. The lid opens, the box timestamps it and syncs it, and the reminder stops. Nothing to tap, nothing to remember, nothing to fill in later.

  • Lid-open sensing logs every dose with a timestamp, and the box keeps its own schedule even when the phone isn’t nearby
  • Reminders escalate on the box itself — a light ring and a buzzer — and on the phone and watch, and follow up if nothing happens
  • Medication stays in its original blister or bottle. No repackaging, no re-labelling, no filling trays
  • The app is free for anyone with a device, so there is no subscription to lapse halfway through a programme
A MediSync box with the lid open and a blister strip of tablets inside, still in its original packaging
Who it’s for

One device, three places it earns its keep

The same MediSync people buy for a parent works for a programme. What changes is who the patient chooses to share with.

Pharma & patient-support programmes

Give a PSP a physical touchpoint. Ship a MediSync with the first fill and the programme sees whether therapy is actually being taken, while the patient gets a reminder system that outlasts the welcome call.

  • Works with any oral solid dose in its original pack
  • Reminders and alerts in six European languages
  • Adherence per patient and per medication, from day one

Clinical studies & CROs

Dosing timestamps for the study without a paper diary. Site staff can be invited to a participant’s routine as a view-only observer and are alerted when a dose is missed.

  • Objective dose events, not recall
  • Participants keep the app and the streak, which is why they keep going
  • Suited to pragmatic and observational studies and adherence sub-studies — MediSync is not a validated eSource system

Pharmacies, clinics & home care

For the patients you worry about between visits. Hand a MediSync to someone starting a complex regimen, and the pharmacist or nurse — with the patient’s consent — sees the week the way a family member would.

  • Setup in five steps, in the patient’s language
  • One tap to send a nudge when a dose is missed
  • Access is granted and removed by the patient

Looking for one for yourself or a parent? The consumer product is the same device, and the app is free to try.

How a programme runs

From a conversation to devices in patients’ hands

MediSync isn’t a certified medical device and doesn’t dispense or dose. That is a limitation for some programmes and the whole point for others: nothing to validate, nothing to install, and a pilot that can start with a handful of boxes.

Scope

Tell us the population, the packaging, the market and roughly how many patients. We’ll help you pick the size for your packs — there are three — and sketch a rollout.

Ship

Devices ship from Amsterdam in black or white, with a USB-C cable and a printed guide. Patients pair the box in five steps in the app, in their own language.

Run

Each dose logs itself. Patients see a streak and a week of dots; whoever they invite — a nurse, a coordinator, a daughter — sees missed doses and can send a reminder.

Learn

Adherence per patient and per medication accrues in the account. For programme reporting we arrange an export under a data-processing agreement, covering only patients who opted in.

What the patient sees

A routine that carries itself

Open the app and today is already counted: how much of it has been taken, how long the run is, and a week of dots under each medication so a slip is obvious at a glance. Reminders arrive on the lock screen and the wrist, with Taken and Snooze right on the notification, and the box lights up and chirps when a dose is due.

  • A ring for today, a streak for the habit, a percentage for each medication
  • Milestones at 3, 7, 14 and 30 days — small enough to actually hit
  • Large type, high contrast and full screen-reader support, built for older eyes
The MediSync home screen: today’s adherence ring, a five-day streak, and a card per medication with a week of dots
What your team sees

The view a family member gets — by invitation, view-only, revocable

A patient shares with a programme exactly the way they’d share with a son or daughter: they send an invite, the coordinator taps it, and from then on they see the medications and whether today went well, and get a quiet alert when a dose is actually missed. They can look and they can nudge; they can’t change the schedule or the history.

  • Invite by message, WhatsApp or email — no accounts to provision
  • Alert on a missed dose, not a feed to keep up with
  • More than one person can follow the same patient; the patient removes access in a tap
The Family Care screen: caring for Dad, a missed Omega-3 dose, a Send a reminder button and today’s activity
Trust & privacy

The patient owns the data. The programme borrows it.

MediSync was built for people who don’t want to be managed, and the B2B offer keeps that promise. A programme sees only what its own patients chose to share with it, for as long as they choose to share it.

  • Consent first: access is granted by the patient and revoked by the patient, in the app
  • Encrypted on the device, in transit and in the cloud; no cameras, no microphones
  • Nothing sold to advertisers, and no data passed to a sponsor outside the programme a patient enrolled in
  • NoordWell is a Dutch company; a GDPR data-processing agreement is available for every programme
  • Account deletion removes the history; devices update themselves over Wi-Fi
  • MediSync reminds and records. It doesn’t dispense, dose or make clinical decisions, and it is not a certified medical device
A MediSync box in an open work bag on a desk, next to a phone and a notebook
The device

Specifications

Dose detection
Automatic lid-open sensing, timestamped on the box
Reminders
Flashing light ring and adjustable buzzer (low / medium / high), plus phone and watch notifications
Connectivity
Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) and Bluetooth LE
Power
Built-in rechargeable battery, USB-C charging (5 W or higher); battery level shown in the app
Companion apps
iPhone with Apple Watch, Live Activity and widgets; Android with Wear OS
Languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch
Software updates
Delivered automatically over Wi-Fi
Sizes & colours
Small, Medium and Large, in black or white
Pricing
€120 (Small), €140 (Medium), €160 (Large) at retail; volume pricing on request. No software fee
Made in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Questions programmes ask

Before you write to us

Does it work with blister packs and bottles?

Yes — that’s the design. The medication stays in whatever the pharmacy dispensed and goes into the box as it is. MediSync tracks the lid, not the pill, so there is no repackaging, no tray to fill and no re-labelling to worry about. Three sizes cover most oral regimens; we’ll help you match one to your packs.

What does a patient need?

An iPhone or Android phone with Bluetooth, and the free MediSync app. Wi-Fi is optional: with it the box syncs on its own; with Bluetooth alone it syncs whenever the phone is nearby, and the reminders on the box work either way.

Who can see a patient’s data?

The patient, and anyone they invite — a family member, a nurse, a programme coordinator. Invited people see the medications, the day’s status and missed doses, and can send a reminder. They can’t edit anything, and the patient can remove them in a tap. NoordWell doesn’t sell data and doesn’t pass it to anyone outside the programme a patient joined.

Is MediSync a medical device?

No. It reminds and records; it doesn’t dispense, meter or make clinical decisions, and it isn’t certified as a medical device. For a lot of programmes that is the attraction — a pilot can start with a few boxes and no validation project. If your protocol needs a validated eSource or dispensing system, MediSync isn’t it, and we’ll say so.

Can we brand the device?

Today it comes in black or white with the MediSync mark on the lid. For volume orders, ask us about custom lid text and colours — the boxes are made in Amsterdam, so it’s a conversation rather than a re-tooling.

What does it cost, and how fast can we start?

At retail a device is €120 to €160 depending on size, and the app is included for good — there is no per-patient or per-month software fee. Volume pricing and pilot kits are quoted per programme. Lead time depends on quantity; a small pilot can usually ship from stock.

Which countries and languages?

The apps and every reminder come in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. Devices ship from Amsterdam; tell us your market and we’ll confirm logistics and any local requirements.

Request a pilot

Tell us about the programme

A few lines is enough. This goes straight to the NoordWell team in Amsterdam — there is no sales queue.

  1. We reply by email with a few questions about your packaging, patients and market.
  2. A short call to scope a pilot: device count, sizes, languages, what you need to see at the end.
  3. A written proposal with pricing and a data-processing agreement.

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Thanks — we’ve got it

Your request is with the NoordWell team. Expect a reply by email with a few questions to scope the pilot.

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