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New Product Launch: Lumia 2 Smart Earrings

Post category:A30 - Lumia
Post published:November 18, 2025

Lumia is bringing their lightest wearable tech for measuring blood-flow to a whole new market with the introduction of a fine jewelry inspired smart-earring form factor with expanded health monitoring features. BOSTON – Nov. 18, 2025 – Lumia today announced the launch of Lumia 2, the world’s first smart earrings that continuously track real-time blood flow to your head, giving anyone instant insight into how blood flow affects energy, focus, and mental clarity. Originally developed with Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard researchers to help patients with chronic blood flow disorders like POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and Long COVID-19, Lumia is now available to everyone for the first time.Indistinguishable from fine jewelry, Lumia 2 can be worn as huggie hoops, cuffs, and studs offered in gold, silver, and clear finishes, and also attaches to any…

Oral Presentation: American Speech Language Hearing Association Conference – 2025

Post category:Pilot A17 - Moneta
Post published:November 11, 2025

SLPs on the Line: Engaging Patients in Cognitive Rehabilitation via Telephone: Moneta Health has developed a telephone-based telepractice model to deliver cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CR) to older adults with cognitive impairment. This model was designed to address common barriers to accessing quality care through traditional in-clinic and telehealth services. With Moneta, patients receive telephone sessions delivered by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and sessions delivered by an AI-powered automated agent. These automated sessions contain personalized, interactive cognitive activities designed and selected by an SLP. An analysis of over 100 patients who completed the program shows high engagement, compliance and satisfaction, supporting the use of digital and audio-only delivery to promote a positive patient experience. In this paper, we provide an overview of the patient experience with Moneta, and review engagement and satisfaction metrics. Source: https://plan.core-apps.com/asha2025/event/28734884ce4484665e296583a03904a0

Award: Best Demo Audience Choice Award at IEEE BSN 2025

Post category:Pilot B7 - BillionLabs
Post published:November 5, 2025

The team of Colin Barry, Tatsuo Kumamoto, Edward Wang, and Lina Battikha won the Audience Choice Award for Best Demo at the IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks – Computational Medicine: Expanding Health through Sensing and AI held from November 3-5, 2025 for their demo entitled, "Oscillometric Smartphone Blood Pressure Demo." Source: LinkedIn Post

Past Webinar – Listening to the Heart: In-Ear Infrasonic Technology for Blood Pressure and Beyond

Post category:Cardiometabolic Health Webinars Events News Wearables and Virtual Reality Webinars Webinar
Post published:October 31, 2025

https://youtu.be/K8-TKfD6Hrs?si=bUiCRsvyCQ2sP4KR Abstract: This talk will highlight the results of MindMics’ recent feasibility study on non-invasive blood pressure monitoring using in-ear infrasonic signals. Dr. Barnacka will discuss how this novel technology, validated through clinical research, can be integrated into both consumer earbuds and hearing aids, creating a new class of connected health devices. The presentation will explore the underlying infrasonic science, algorithmic advances, and the broader impact on cardiovascular health, preventive care, and data-driven wellness ecosystems. Biography: Anna Barnacka, Founder and CEO, MindMics Inc. Dr. Anna Barnacka is the Founder and CEO of MindMics, a Boston-based healthtech company pioneering “In-Ear Infrasonic Hemodynography (IH)” — a patented technology that transforms earbuds and hearing aids into clinical-grade heart-health monitors. With dual PhDs in Physics and Astronomy and a NASA Einstein Fellowship at Harvard, Anna bridges physics, acoustics, and…

Award: Best Demo at eWEAR Health Prize at Stanford University

Post category:Pilot B7 - BillionLabs
Post published:October 30, 2025

On Thursday October 30, 2025, Billion Labs Inc. was voted Best Demo by the audience at the Start-up demo showcase as part of an event put on by the Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR). Source: LinkedIn Post

Wearable Heart Failure Socks for Exacerbation and Treatment Monitoring

Post category:Cardiometabolic Health Pilots Pilots Wearables and Virtual Reality Pilots Year 5 Pilots
Post published:September 29, 2025

Pamela Z. Cacchione, University of Pennsylvania. Li Shen, University of Pennsylvania. Heart Failure Monitoring Socks will be used in hospitalized persons with heart failure to gather data on heart failure exacerbations and responses to treatment. We will use this data to develop predictive models for edema and fatigue due to heart failure.

Voiceitt: AI-Enabled Speech Recognition for Older Adults with Severe Dysarthria

Post category:Pilots Year 5 Pilots
Post published:September 29, 2025

Katie Seaver, The Babel Group. Rachel Khasky-Levy, The Babel Group. This project will evaluate a personalized speech recognition app built by Voiceitt for adults aged 55+ with severe dysarthria, focusing on accuracy, usability, and user satisfaction. Participants will train the app on their own speech and use it in daily life, with support from The Babel Group.