Connected health solutions
Work together with imec to develop the next generation of wearable, implantable, ingestible and non-contact medical devices and systems.
One of the ways in which digital technology is revolutionizing healthcare is the introduction of medical devices that continuously and comfortably monitor our bodies.
Do you want to accelerate and de-risk your development of these devices? Join forces with our team of hardware and software experts. They have a proven track record, having developed several critical technologies for industry partners. It's your guarantee for a solution that:
- delivers clinical-grade and medically relevant data (with several approvals by regulatory agencies such as the FDA and PMDA)
- makes use of the most advanced sensing, processing and software technology (check our list of patents)
- is in line with a visionary take on personal, predictive and preventive healthcare
Imec's researchers for connected health solutions work from our offices in Leuven and Eindhoven.
Explore the clinical areas we focus on and the technologies we develop by clicking on the pictures below.
Discover the ways in which you can partner with imec for the R&D of your wearable, ingestible, implantable or non-contact medical applications.
Clinical areas
Gait Analysis
Release human motion analysis from the lab by developing wearable kinematic sensor systems.
Release human motion analysis from the lab by developing wearable kinematic sensor systems.
Neurotechnology
Work with advanced algorithms and systems to develop non-invasive brain monitoring and stimulation solutions.
Work with advanced algorithms and systems to develop non-invasive brain monitoring and stimulation solutions.
Ophthalmology
Use recent advances in nano and digital technology to develop ophthalmology applications such as smart contact lenses and eye-tracking glasses.
Use recent advances in nano and digital technology to develop ophthalmology applications such as smart contact lenses and eye-tracking glasses.
Sleep monitoring technology
Start from imec’s technology to make sleep monitoring less burdensome for patients and more cost-effective for caregivers.
Start from imec’s sensing technology to make sleep monitoring less burdensome for patients and more cost-effective for caregivers.
Vital sign monitoring
Discover the technologies that pave the way towards unobtrusive health monitoring.
Discover the technologies that pave the way towards unobtrusive health monitoring.
Technology for respiratory care
Discover technologies that allow for non-obtrusive and continuous respiratory monitoring.
Pain and stress monitoring
Use wearable technologies to leverage physiological pain and stress signals, and improve research and treatments.
New dialysis approaches
Improve the life of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by leveraging microelectronics and nanotechnology
Improve the life of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by leveraging microelectronics and nanotechnology.
Technologies
Innovative algorithms for actionable insights
Turn raw health data into actionable insights with algorithms optimized for your connected health device.
Turn raw health data into actionable insights with algorithms optimized for your connected health device.
Dry EEG electrodes
Dry electrodes are opening up new directions in EEG and other biotechnology applications. To ensure they provide maximum comfort and signal quality, imec works together with Datwyler.
Dry electrodes are opening up new directions in EEG and other biotechnology applications. To ensure they provide maximum comfort and signal quality, imec works together with Datwyler.
Non-contact vital sign sensing
Use capacitive sensors and 140 GHz radar for the invisible integration of vital sign sensing in our environment.
Use capacitive sensors and 140 GHz radar for the invisible integration of vital sign sensing in our environment.
Systems-on-chip for medical sensor devices
Imec assists you in the development of biomedical systems-on-chip that integrate essential functions, while maintaining medical-grade fidelity.
An electronic device that’s comfortably connected to the human body needs to be as compact as possible. That’s why imec’s assists you in the development of biomedical systems-on-chip that strive for an unparalleled integration of essential functions, while maintaining medical-grade fidelity.
Ingestible sensors
What constitutes ‘healthy’ food for a specific person? To answer that question, you need to measure and analyze the processes inside the complex human digestive system.
Implantable devices
Download our white paper on technologies for the next generation of implantable devices.
Small, smart and Connected. Technologies for the next generation of implantable devices.
