Rockley Photonics announced today that it began sampling its Bioptx biosensing band and platform to strategic customers and partners. Oxford, England-based Rockley Photonics designed its band with short-wave infrared (SWIR) biosensing technology. It uses the company’s proprietary photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chipset. The company incorporated the SWIR spectrophotometer into a wearable wristband capable of several […]
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Rockley Photonics and Medtronic to partner on wearable devices
Rockley Photonics (NYSE:RKLY) announced today that it agreed to enter a development partnership with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). The two companies plan to collaborate to add Rockley’s Bioptx biomarker sensing platform to Medtronic’s offerings for use across a number of healthcare settings. According to a news release, Rockley designed its biosensing technology to expand the capabilities of […]
Apple Watch may someday detect blood sugar, blood pressure levels
Rockley Photonics indicated in an SEC filing that it may work with Apple in the future to introduce new monitoring functions to the Apple Watch. The Telegraph first reported on the filing, which indicated that the company’s operating financial results will depend on revenue that is attributable to a few of its large customers, including […]