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LifeQ Partners with AAIC Investment to Improve Health Care in Africa and Lead Health Tech Revolution

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeQ, the company that uses globally recognized watch brands to generate personalized, clinical-grade health insights, announced its partnership with AAIC Investment, a Singapore-based investment firm focusing on fast-growing companies within the healthcare sector in Africa. LifeQ co-founder Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO, made the announcement.

Key Points: 
  • "LifeQ is proud to partner with AAIC Investment, who are deeply committed to improving healthcare in Africa and catalyzing value transfer between all their stakeholders," stated Mr. Olivier.
  • LifeQ's accessible, real-world healthcare solutions through wearable devices will have a significant positive impact for both consumer and clinical applications across Africa and beyond."
  • Established in 2013, AAIC Investment is the fund management arm of AAIC Holdings.
  • AAIC had already commenced connecting LifeQ with their Japanese stakeholders before their investment was finalized.

Global Fitness Tracker Market Set to Reach $272.8 Billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 17.8% during 2023-2033

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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The "Fitness Tracker Market" report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global fitness tracker market, its current size, and projections for the future.

Key Points: 
  • The "Fitness Tracker Market" report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global fitness tracker market, its current size, and projections for the future.
  • Here are some key points from the report:
    The global fitness tracker market was valued at USD 45 billion in 2022.
  • It is expected to reach USD 272.8 billion by 2033 with a CAGR of 17.8% during the forecast period 2023-2033.
  • Regional Markets: In 2022, the North American region accounted for the highest revenue in the fitness tracker market.

LifeQ Introduces First-Of-Its-Kind 24-Hour Sleep Solution, Enabling Clinicians to Improve Patient Sleep Quality and Long-Term Health

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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ATLANTA, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeQ, the company that uses globally-recognized watch brands to gather personalized, clinical-grade data, unveiled a groundbreaking new sleep solution for clinicians and patients, helping uncover sleep disorders, achieve greater sleep quality, and improve health and wellness. LifeQ co-founders Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Science Officer, and Dr. Irshaad Ebrahim, Chief Sleep Officer, made the announcement.

Key Points: 
  • LifeQ will present its wearable-derived sleep solutions to the sleep clinician community at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS)'s SLEEP 2023 Annual Meeting from June 3-7, 2023 at Booth #333.
  • "Sleep clinicians know that sleep forms an integral part of health, and sleep quality is especially important as it directly impacts all aspects of life," stated Dr. Du Preez.
  • "LifeQ's new 24-hour Sleep Health solution offers more than 40 sleep metrics and therefore gives unprecedented insight into sleep health.
  • Each cycle usually starts with light sleep, followed by deep sleep, REM sleep, and ends with a brief period awake.

Suunto unveils the new Vertical GPS adventure watch featuring free offline maps, solar charging & unbeatable battery life

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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The market-leading battery life is supported by solar charging in the solar titanium variants.

Key Points: 
  • The market-leading battery life is supported by solar charging in the solar titanium variants.
  • With the highest standard of toughness, offline maps, the best battery life, and accuracy in the market boosted by solar charging, the Suunto Vertical is a reliable guide for exploring the highest peaks, the steepest valleys, and everywhere in between.
  • “As its name states, the Suunto Vertical is a watch for those aiming to keep moving upwards and onwards, always improving their potential in the outdoors.
  • In daily mode, Suunto Vertical accompanies you for up to 60 days – in the titanium solar variant even up to one year without charging.

LifeQ Study, Published in bioRxiv, Finds Wearables Measure Biological Aging

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeQ, the company that uses globally-recognized watch brands to gather personalized, clinical-grade data, announced the results of its groundbreaking new study—Wearable-ome meets epigenome: A novel approach to measuring biological age with wearable devices, published in bioRxiv—revealing clear associations between wearable-derived behavioral and physiological features and the methylation of specific genes in pathways relating to the aging process.

Key Points: 
  • Wearable devices offer a non-invasive, continuous measure of physiological and behavioral features and how they pertain to aging."
  • For the LifeQ study, LifeQ-enabled wearables were used to measure behavior and its impacted physiological states, and DNA methylation levels were determined using the Illumina EPIC array.
  • "Biological aging is driven by epigenetic changes which can be measured by blood and DNA analysis," stated Dr. Deffur.
  • LifeQ-enabled wearables may also monitor and quantify various physiological biomarkers that correlate with life expectancy and the rate of biological aging.

LifeQ Announces BioAge®, Groundbreaking New Metric of Physiological State

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeQ, the company that uses globally-recognized watch brands to gather personalized, clinical-grade data, unveiled its new BioAge® offering, a groundbreaking new metric that helps everyday users improve heart and sleep health, elevate activity and fitness levels, increase overall health and delay aging. LifeQ co-founders Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO, and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Science Officer, made the announcement.

Key Points: 
  • LifeQ co-founders Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO, and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Science Officer, made the announcement.
  • BioAge® indicates how old your body is based on physiological features, compared to one's chronological or calendar age.
  • BioAge® indicates how old your body is based on physiological features, compared to one's chronological or calendar age.
  • "Your BioAge® is a true, comprehensive reflection of your physiological state as it is today," stated Dr. du Preez.

Biometrics Leader LifeQ Revolutionizes Healthcare with Disease Screening and Early Detection

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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ATLANTA, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeQ, the company that uses globally-recognized watch brands to gather personalized, clinical-grade data, announced it can detect as many as 40 sleep and cardiovascular disorders with smart watches and other wearable devices, with an anticipated 100 diseases and disorders within the next two years—revolutionizing healthcare and improving consumers' lives. LifeQ co-founders Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO, and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Science Officer, made the announcement.

Key Points: 
  • LifeQ co-founders Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, CEO, and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Science Officer, made the announcement.
  • LifeQ-enabled devices will help busy clinicians to detect important medical conditions, enable data-driven disease classification as well as facilitate disease prevention.
  • Screening for and flagging disease using wearables is possible through LifeQ's unique combination of photoplethysmography (PPG) and computational systems biology approach.
  • Wearable devices will soon enable insights for hundreds of diseases, providing a personalized action plan and a truly preventative approach to healthcare.

Nix Launches First Biosensor to Provide Real-Time Sweat Science to Athletes

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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BOSTON, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nix, the biosensor company delivering health and wellness data to consumers, launches the Nix Hydration Biosensor today. It is the first-ever consumer biosensor to analyze sweat and provide endurance athletes with personalized hydration data — scientifically validated and delivered in real-time.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nix , the biosensor company delivering health and wellness data to consumers, launches the Nix Hydration Biosensor today.
  • It is the first-ever consumer biosensor to analyze sweat and provide endurance athletes with personalized hydration data scientifically validated and delivered in real-time.
  • With hydration intelligence, athletes no longer need to leave proper hydration to chance and can make informed decisions based on their unique sweat profile.
  • The Nix Hydration Biosensor is now available for purchase at nixbiosensors.com for $129 and comes with one Pod, four Sweat Patches, one Charging Case, and one USB cable.

Global Sports Watches Market Report to 2031 - Featuring Apple, Casio, Citizen, Ezon and Fitbit Among Others

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the sports watches market analysis from 2021 to 2031 to identify the prevailing sports watches market opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the sports watches market analysis from 2021 to 2031 to identify the prevailing sports watches market opportunities.
  • In-depth analysis of the sports watches market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
  • Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
  • The report includes the analysis of the regional as well as global sports watches market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.

Wearable Medical Devices Revolutionize How Patient Data Can be Tracked

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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NEW YORK , Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the fastest growing segments in the medical device market by application include diagnostic devices like patient-monitoring systems, MRI machines, diagnostic imaging equipment (including X-ray devices and other diagnostic imaging), and ultrasonic scanning devices. In recent times, remote patient-monitoring devices have become more popular due to the pandemic and social distancing measures which were implemented to combat it. Most commonly, these medical wearable devices are designed to collect data and measure vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels and more. Herman Bonner, communication specialist at Firstbeat, which powers stress tracking features in a host of wearables from the likes of Garmin, Huawei and Suunto, explained in an article by Wareable that "it takes a lot of specialized expertise in mathematics, signal processing, pattern recognition, and programming to get to the point where you are providing useful information to people." Nemaura Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD), AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO), Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SENS), Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN)

Key Points: 
  • In recent times, remote patient-monitoring devices have become more popular due to the pandemic and social distancing measures which were implemented to combat it.
  • Most commonly, these medical wearable devices are designed to collect data and measure vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, bloodglucose levels and more.
  • Nemaura Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRD), AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO), Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SENS), Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN)
    Wearable medical devices are now playing a larger role in the healthcare industry than ever before.
  • And, according to data published by Grand View Research, Inc., the global wearable medical devices market size was valued at USD 16.6 Billion in 2020.