Wearable biosensors are a fast-growing area within health care and technology, transforming how we monitor and manage health. Furthermore, artificial intelligence and connected technologies are expanding the industry's potential opportunities.
Bridging the gap between technology and personal wellness, innovative biomedical devices integrate into clothing or can be worn as accessories, continuously tracking key metrics such as heart rate, body temperature and blood glucose levels.
As this technology advances, wearable biosensors are poised to revolutionize health care, from early diagnosis to wellness care.
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Each year, 27 million patients undergo physical therapy - but 90% of them don't engage in physical therapy exercises at home after treatment. Band Connect offers a hardware-enabled software solution called "hyperphysical therapy," which enhances in-clinic experiences with technology for at-home use. The solution integrates well with physical therapists' roles, supporting their expertise rather than replacing it and focusing on resistance-based training.
Band Connect's technology avoids reliance on cameras or automated sensors to maintain the therapeutic alliance between patients and therapists.
A patient app provides:
- Exercises and real-time feedback
- Enhanced engagement through gamification so clinicians can track patient progress and customize treatment plans
- Integrated patient-reported outcomes
Band Connect is raising a seed round of funding and actively seeking additional investors, aiming for $1.1 million to continue development.
Auxilium Health is dedicated to innovating wound care solutions, leveraging technology to improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs. The company is developing low-cost and smart biomaterials for hard-to-heal wounds through a new type of wound dressing for post-surgery infection prevention.
The dressing material aims to mitigate the risk of infections, particularly staph infections. It's designed to manage fluid effectively, absorbing 50 times its weight.
Auxilium Health's mission is to empower patients by providing technology that actively heals and monitors wound infections, enabling faster recovery times and a better quality of life.
Thus far, Auxilium Health has secured over $1.1 million in funding and has committed about 70% of its first funding round. It continues to build a network of advisers and strategic partners in the health care sector to support development.
With the advent of mobile and cloud technologies, wearable biosensors enable real-time data analysis and remote monitoring.
"We're building Exit Lab's platform so inventors and founders can showcase their technology to customers, investors and health care providers, allowing each to hear what the other likes and wonders about the product," Mackey said. "This network effect is invaluable to quicker product development and market adoption."
Exit Lab's next event is the Food as Medicine mini-conference, in conjunction with the Urban Farming Initiative and UC's 1819 Innovation Hub on Jan. 22, 2025.
Featured image at top: Kevin Mackey welcomes attendees to Exit Lab. Photo/Diana Lara
