biopeak wants to “stimulate” pharmaceutical research
02.12.2021 18:01
Clinical studies are complex, lengthy and expensive. Researchers in pharmaceutical companies depend on reliable and extensive patient data. In addition to information from diagnostics and therapy, an important source for this is the study data from research-based drug manufacturers. The individual vital data of the test subjects during the research period provide valuable insights. However, collecting them is time-consuming and the various measurement methods deter potential study participants in advance.
A solution to this problem should now also be found in the German research landscape: the medical wearables from Biobeat. According to the company, these are so small and compact that study participants hardly notice them and do not find them annoying. This means they can be integrated into everyday life and test subjects no longer have to be monitored primarily in research institutions. Depending on your needs, the Biobeat wrist or chest monitor is used, which measures up to 13 vital parameters in real time: for example blood pressure, pulse, temperature, breathing rate or oxygen saturation. The chest monitor can also record a 1-channel ECG.
According to its own information, Biobeat is currently the only manufacturer and provider of wearables that enables the number of 13 vital parameters in medical CE-certified quality (class 2a). A big plus for research companies, as it significantly improves the quality of the data collected.
Biobeat works with a patented, proprietary PPG sensor that delivers extremely precise measurements. This makes it currently the only CE and FDA approved blood pressure monitor with PPG technology. The measurement of vital parameters can be individually adjusted and takes place every 5 seconds, every 5 minutes or every 15 minutes.
All measured values appear in a cloud-based management platform. An app or the gateway records the signals from the devices via Bluetooth and transmits them over the Internet to the platform, where the data is processed and displayed. Scientific staff can access it across departments via an intuitive interface. This significantly optimizes and accelerates processes and the evaluation of data in research institutions.