glucose sensing contact lens

Purdue University researchers develop glucose-monitoring contact lens

By Laura Lovett 04:31 pm June 21, 2018

Glucose-monitoring contact lenses have been a continuing area of interest from developers all over the world. Most recently a team of researchers at Purdue University has announced that they have developed a new silicon-based, sensor-carrying contact lens that can monitor glucose levels as well as be used for ocular pain relief and drug delivery. The group at Purdue said the technology can...

Glucose-sensing contact lens developer Medella Health gets $1.4M

By Jonah Comstock 05:07 pm June 1, 2016

Medella Health, the company whose founding team includes a Thiel Fellow and is racing Google and Novartis to develop a glucose-sensing contact lens, has raised $1.4 million in funding. Backers include 1517 Fund, Fifty Years Fund, Garage Capital, BDC Capital and others. Not too much is known yet about Medella's lens. The company says it will integrate a small sensor, a chip, and a micro-antenna...