New wearable, non-invasive BP monitor to disrupt the $45b market

Bengaluru: German-based Infineon Technologies AG has announced that its Silicon Valley Innovation Centre (SVIC) has entered a new agreement with health monitoring devices manufacturer Blumio to co-develop a wearable, non-invasive blood pressure sensor based on Infineon’s XENSIV radar chipset by 2021.

The new sensor has the potential to disrupt the $45 billion market for wearable cardiovascular monitoring devices by enabling continuous and precise measurement without a cuff.

“Bringing together Infineon’s 60GHz radar chipset and system understanding with Blumio’s expertise in cardiovascular health monitoring in a more formal engagement lets both companies leverage their strengths to more rapidly bring the product to market,” Adrian Mikolajczak, Head of the Infineon Silicon Valley Innovation Centre, Power and Sensor Systems said.

Upon successful completion, a kit combining Infineon’s radar chipset and development board with Blumio’s software and algorithms would be released to consumer and medical wearable device makers to integrate into their blood pressure monitoring devices.

“We have experienced tremendous support since the beginning of our partnership in 2018 and we look forward to further advance our collaboration with Infineon,” Catherine Liao, Co-founder and CEO of Blumio said.

In its role as an incubator of new technologies, the SVIC will provide funding and resources to support the sensor’s commercialisation. The SVIC will leverage Infineon’s engineering, manufacturing, and commercialisation expertise, as well as offer office and laboratory space.