More than just an app, the Beiwe Research Platform consists of three cloud-based components for collecting data, managing studies and performing data analysis. Beiwe is currently being used in numerous studies, primarily at the Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals involving patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders, surgical patients, and patients with cancer.
Our Approach
Unlike the large majority of commercially available smartphone applications, Beiwe is intended for biomedical research. Our research platform collects and analyzes raw sensor and phone use data. Our initial application areas of digital phenotyping are in psychiatric, neurological, and surgical patients, where we aim to generate new outcome measures and social and behavioral biomarkers.
- Open-source under the 3-clause BSD license
- Infinitely scalable AWS cloud-based architecture
- Smartphone app available on iOS and Android
- Fully configurable data collection settings
- Easy study management
- Collects raw smartphone sensor and usage log data
- Configuration files ensure easy and transparent reproducibility
- Integrated data analysis pipeline
Using Beiwe
Investigators worldwide have three different ways of using Beiwe in their studies.

Direct Collaboration

Beiwe as a Service

Beiwe Open Source
Frequently Asked Questions
We receive a large number of inquiries about our approach and the research platform, and we attempt to address some of the most frequently asked questions here. Regarding the most frequently asked question, Beiwe is a transliteration of a Nordic goddess of sunlight and mental health. We pronounce it bee-we.
Want to find out more about Beiwe or our work in Digital Phenotyping? Detailed information is available on the Onnela Lab Website.
Contact Us for Beiwe as a Service
If you’re interested in using Beiwe as a Service, please complete this form and a member of the Onnela Lab will be in touch with you shortly. If you’re interested in a direct collaboration please contact JP Onnela directly. If you’re interested in using Beiwe open source you can find it on github. Information on Beiwe as a Service pricing is available here.