Business Insider reports (in Spanish) on the remote monitoring devices that define the new frontier of medical innovations. 13 startups poised to take off, according to investors, are presented. Whether it’s chronic disease management or respiratory conditions, remote monitoring technology helps clinicians monitor their patients’ health and progress outside of the clinic. To ensure that health personnel are not overwhelmed, some hospital appointments can be attended remotely, providing doctors with real-time data. Data from Dealroom shows that European startups focusing on remote monitoring and wearable health tech raised €1.122 billion in 2021, more so in 2022 is expected.
The report by the Business Insider covers the 13 startups, that are involved with the following projects:
- a bracelet to track fertility, based on various health data sources
- a wearable fertility tracking device that measures carbon dioxide levels in people’s breath to assess their fertility cycles
- virtual reality glasses that convert brain waves into commands (brings EEG software home)
- medical devices for discharged patients that allow hospitals to follow-up remotely
- devices for pelvic floor health and a hands-free breast pump
- smart insoles that collect biometric data from the movement of the foot to prevent injury while jogging
- a smart ring that tracks heart rate, temperature, blood oxygen, and sleep
- a headband that uses transcranial electrical stimulation to alter the way users experience pain and mood swings
- a cube-shaped device that allows users to measure heart rate, heart sound, and respiration rate and variability, at a distance of up to 7 meters
- a rectangular device to be carried on backs, shoulders, helmets or headphones, that in real time alerts of any movements it deems harmful based on its AI vision processing technology
- an API for all health apps in Europe, that will allow to harness all user’s health data
- at-home blood test that also determines cholesterol levels and vitamin deficiencies
- a surface chip that alerts of the sudden increase in the stress hormone in body sweat