BrightSentinel provides automated, high-precision temperature monitoring for clinical and laboratory environments. Its subscription service uses wireless sensors and a cloud platform to deliver real-time data, customizable alerts, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliant reporting, eliminating manual errors and ensuring sample integrity.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Manual temperature logging in clinical and laboratory settings is labor-intensive, prone to transcription errors, and lacks the granularity for proactive quality control. This manual process hinders timely detection of temperature excursions, potentially compromising sample integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Solution
BrightSentinel offers an automated temperature monitoring subscription service that provides continuous, high-precision temperature data for critical environments. The system comprises the AnnoLog Life sensor, which wirelessly transmits readings to the BrightSentinel Mobile App or the BrightSentinel Relay for aggregation. Data is then uploaded to the BrightSentinel Cloud, a centralized platform offering real-time visualization, trend analysis, and customizable alerts. This end-to-end solution eliminates manual data entry, ensures data integrity compliant with 21 CFR Part 11, and provides actionable insights for improved quality assurance and decision-making.
Target Audience
The primary customers are clinical laboratories, research facilities, and healthcare providers requiring precise, continuous temperature monitoring for compliance, quality control, and asset protection.
Features
- AnnoLog Life: A compact, waterproof sensor with a -30°C to 70°C operating range, calibrated to ±0.05°C uncertainty at four key points (0°C, 25°C, 37.50°C, 50°C).
- Wireless Data Transmission: Utilizes Bluetooth Low Energy for communication with smartphones and the BrightSentinel Relay, storing up to 6,000 readings per sensor.
- BrightSentinel Mobile App: Enables wireless configuration and data download from AnnoLog Life sensors on Android and iOS devices, directly uploading data to the cloud.
- BrightSentinel Relay: An optional cellular-connected device for automated data collection from 10+ AnnoLog Life sensors, ideal for unstaffed or remote locations, with a 10-hour battery backup.
- BrightSentinel Cloud Platform: A web-based repository for centralized data management, offering graphical and numerical reporting, group data plotting, customizable alert thresholds, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
- Automated Calibration Renewal: Subscription model includes replacement of AnnoLog Life sensors upon renewal, ensuring continuous use of calibrated devices without downtime for recalibration.