Well being tech agency CardieX acquires cardiovascular sensor firm Blumio

ASX-listed well being tech agency CardieX introduced it acquired Silicon Valley-based Blumio, Inc., a developer of cardiovascular sensor algorithms and information analytics instruments.

CardieX focuses on hypertension, cardiovascular well being and different arterial well being issues, whereas Blumio develops wearable sensor applied sciences targeted on capturing cardiovascular information, together with blood stress measurements. 

The acquisition follows a three-year collaboration between the businesses, which decided Blumio’s sensor expertise was suitable with CardieX subsidiary ATCOR’s SphygmoCor arterial expertise that measures the central aortic stress waveform.

CardieX may even make the most of Blumio’s property to enhance its Arty Coronary heart Well being Analytics Platform in its CONNEQT Pulse and for its CONNEQT Band gadgets.

“Blumio brings a set of capabilities in wearable sensor improvement, sign processing and large information analytics experience that can profit each of our ATCOR and CONNEQT manufacturers, particularly in relation to the continued improvement actions surrounding our CONNEQT Band. This acquisition is a pure extension of our core options that present a complete ecosystem of distinctive well being and wellness options targeted on coronary heart well being,” CardieX Group CEO Craig Cooper stated in an announcement. 

THE LARGER TREND

CardieX provides Blumio to its group of corporations with a variety of patented healthcare applied sciences. 

In March, CardieX and AI-enabled wearable firm, Mobvoi, Inc. introduced the launch of its TicWatch GTH Professional, which leverages features of ATCOR’s coronary heart well being monitoring SphygmoCor expertise.