Researchers have developed a glucose-sensing contact lens as a noninvasive alternative to traditional glucose monitoring with blood tests. Glucose is a good target for optical sensing using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, according to the study published in Advanced Materials. Researchers used multiple layers of gold nanowire stacked on top of a gold film to make the […]
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CooperVision, EP Global go their separate ways in contact lens deal
EP Global Communications (OTC:EPGL) said it’s parting ways with Cooper Cos. (NYSE:COO) subsidiary CooperVision on a co-development project for advanced contact lens technology. Irvine, Calif.-based EP Global, which last year threw the gauntlet before Google (NSDQ:GOOG) on its much-ballyhooed smart contact lens program, said the Dec. 31 settlement with CooperVision allows each company to pursue the technology on its […]
EP Global Communications challenges Google on smart contact lens
EP Global Communications (OTC:EPGL) threw down the gauntlet today, challenging Google (NSDQ:GOOG) on its much-ballyhooed smart contact lens program. Last summer Google announced a deal with the Novartis (NYSE:NVS) Alcon subsidiary to commercialize “smart” contact lenses that can measure blood glucose levels and transmit reports wirelessly. This morning EPGL claimed its patent portfolio covers technology that’s crucial to a number […]