Sano raises $ 10M for its glucose sensor

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Sano Intelligence is a start-up from the American accelerator Rock Health. It has just raised 10.25 million dollars for its sensor which accurately measures the metabolism of its wearer, and in particular the glucose level. Among the investors are the prestigious VCs True Ventures and Intel Capital.

For the moment, we have obtained very little information on this sensor, whose first phase of development dates back to 2012. We just know that the team is made up of alumni from Apple, Google, Samsung and Fitbit, and that she works among other things on measuring blood sugar in real time. An indicator that Microsoft ultimately did not integrate into its Band, and which is also not available on the Apple Watch. At the moment, a similar and solid project seems to be that of Google and Novartis for lenses capable of measuring this data – but it is still in the fairly early development phase.

Marketing early 2016

The sensor, the shape of which is not yet known (a bracelet?), Will be marketed in the first half of 2016. Depending on its success, the founder of Sano Intelligence will consider use the data recorded in bulk to make suggestions to the wearer of the sensor. For example, he will be able to recommend dishes to him in a particular restaurant, based on the reaction that previous testers have had there.

However, CEO Ashwin Pushpala does not intend to make it a purely medical sensor intended only for diabetics. He wants to ride the wave of smart health connected health to attract the greatest number of people, like a Withings with his smart health connected blood pressure monitoring. No information has been released on the price.

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