Asahi Kasei

By  Heather Mack 12:03 am September 8, 2016
Hayward, California-based Chrono Therapeutics, which is developing a sensor-enabled nicotine patch with a connected app, has raised $47.6 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures and will go towards further development of the company’s digital drug therapy platform. Chrono Therapeutics’ flagship product, which won’t be ready for consumers until as late as...
By  Brian Dolan 02:38 am August 10, 2011
Japananese company Asahi Kasei has developed a portable device that gives users access to their health records from a computer or smartphone by connecting to these devices through short range, contactless RFID, according to a report in TechCrunch. The device is a smart card, sized at just 3x3cm, and built on FeliCa technology, which is prominently used by Japan’s mobile operators. The card would...