Develops contact-free, chip-scale biomagnetic sensors that detect neural activity without direct skin contact, enabling integration into wearables for applications in health monitoring, gesture control, and personalized mental health treatments. These low-power, cost-effective sensors provide unprecedented data on biometrics, emotions, and cognitive states, supporting advancements in consumer devices, prosthetics, and neurodegenerative disorder detection.
Funding
$14.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Existing methods for detecting neural activity often require direct skin contact, limiting their usability in wearable devices and real-world applications. These limitations hinder the development of advanced human-computer interfaces, health monitoring systems, and personalized mental health treatments.
Solution
Sonera is developing contact-free, chip-scale biomagnetic sensors that can detect neural activity without direct skin contact. These sensors are designed for seamless integration into wearable devices, enabling a new generation of human-computer interfaces and health monitoring applications. The S1 sensor captures high-quality biomagnetic field data related to muscle activity, biometrics, emotions, and cognitive states. By eliminating the need for direct skin contact, Sonera's technology facilitates the creation of weather-proof, sweat-proof, and sleeve-proof wearables suitable for continuous use in diverse environments. The sensors are built on modern semiconductor processes, allowing for cost-effective production at scale for consumer wearables.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes developers of wearable devices, human-computer interfaces, health and fitness trackers, and personalized mental health solutions.
Features
- Contact-free biomagnetic sensing eliminates the need for direct skin contact
- Chip-scale form factor enables seamless integration into wearable devices
- Low-power design extends battery life for continuous monitoring applications
- High-sensitivity detection of neural activity, muscle activity, and biometric signals
- Compatible with gesture control, augmented reality, and biometric authentication systems
- Potential applications in health & fitness tracking, personalized mental health treatments, and neurodegenerative disorder detection