Company Snapshot | December 07, 2021
The company was started by Haim Goldberger and Isaac Litman in 2014. To date, the company has raised about $8.5 million over two seed rounds, the latest being a $6.5 million seed round in December 2017. Among its investors, we emphasize Plug and Play Tech Center and Q Venture Partners. The company ... To read more, click here.
News Commentary | February 07, 2022
Philips' device will be the industry's first attempt at an at‑home, 12‑lead ECG (electrocardiogram). It will include access to Philips' cardiac monitoring portfolio, which pairs cloud‑based data collection with data readings it claims are comparable to clinical ECGs. While the solution is still in ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | May 13, 2022
Glooko's mobile health app and cloud‑based diabetes management system enables patients to upload self‑monitored diabetes data to the cloud and share it with their care team The biggest contributor to patient empowerment is the ability to correlate lifestyle events (diet, exercise, medications) ... Not part of subscription
by Nardev Ramanathan and Harini Venkataraman
Abbott announced its plans to develop a new category of consumer wearables called Lingo at CES 2022. Lingo aims to measure biomarkers such as glucose, ketones, and lactates, which provide insights into physiological conditions like ketosis and lactate buildup after exercise. This announcement closely follows the release of Abbott's FreeStyle Libre minimally invasive continuous glucose monitor, which was introduced for diabetics, with a separate product line tailored to athletes in 2020. Using Lux's health spectrum model, we forecasted healthcare companies tapping into opportunities further up the wellness space. Clients should expect to see more developments from Abbott and other players expanding into personalized nutrition and wellness.
For the original news article, click here .