About the Conference

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Cardio sensors are important tools in the health and fitness industry because they can provide a wealth of useful information about the cardiovascular system. Cardio sensors measure heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and other vital signs. This data can be used to assess many aspects of health. Cardio sensors provide a window into the cardiovascular system, and they can also identify existing medical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, heart defects, and other cardiovascular problems. By monitoring heart rate, for example, health care professionals can detect signs of distress early and step in to provide the care and treatment needed, if required. Cardio sensors are vital devices for tracking physical activities, medical conditions, and general health. This conference focuses on emerging cardio sensors technologies and applications.


Conference Topics

  • Emerging cardio sensors technologies and applications
  • Implantable, wearable, and diagnostic cardio sensors
  • Impacts of new cardio sensors on healthcare and insurance
  • Emerging materials for cardio sensors
  • Connectivity, power electronics, and energy harvesting
  • Cardio sensors fabrication
  • Business trends, market projections, M&A developments, and startup activity

Agenda

Tuesday, June 13

US Eastern Time (ET)

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Wearable Sensors for Cardiac Health: Market Trends and Emerging Technologies
Tess Skyrme
Technology Analyst
IDTechEx
10:35 AM – 11:15 AM
Morning Break 11:15 AM – 11:35 AM
Sensors for Non-Invasive Measurement of Vascular Biomarkers
Catherine Liao
Chief Strategy Officer
CardieX
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM
Sensors-Enabled Digital Health in Preventive Cardiology
Seth Martin, MD
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM
Protective Coating Needs for Health Sensors Applications
Dan Nawrocki
Director of Business and Technical Development
Kayaku Advanced Materials -- Gold Sponsor
12:45 PM – 12:55 PM
Lunch Break 01:00 PM – 01:45 PM
Image-Guided Ultrasound Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
Amir Weizman
Program Manager
Healium Medical
01:45 PM – 02:15 PM
Ultra-Thin Optical Filters for Medical Sensors and Devices
Hooman Banaei, PhD
CEO
Everix Optical Filters -- Gold Sponsor
02:20 PM – 02:35 PM
Building Miniature, Low-Power, Low-Cost Portable Medical Devices with Bluetooth Technology
Brian Blum
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Silicon Labs -- Bronze Sponsor
02:40 PM – 02:45 PM
Afternoon Break 02:50 PM – 03:10 PM
Innovation and Emerging Trends in Cardio Sensors: Health Insurance Provider Perspective
Lakshmi Kalluri
Director of IT Strategy, Planning and Implementation
Elevance Health (formerly Anthem)
03:10 PM – 03:40 PM
Radar-Based Cardio Sensing and Vital Signs Monitoring
Harvey Weinberg
Director, Sensor Technologies
Microtech Ventures
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
04:30 PM – 04:40 PM

Wednesday, June 14

US Eastern Time (ET)

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Wearables for Assessing and Monitoring Population Heart Health
Kapil Parakh, MD
Sr. Medical Lead
Google
10:15 AM – 10:55 AM
Morning Break 11:00 AM – 11:25 AM
Electronic Tattoos for Blood Pressure Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities
Kaan Sel, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Texas A&M University
11:25 AM – 11:55 AM
Advances in Cardiac Arrhythmia and Heart Failure Sensing Capabilities
Shantanu Sarkar
Sr. Distinguished Scientist and Technical Fellow
Medtronic
12:00 PM – 12:35 PM
MEMS and Sensors Fabrication for Medical Applications
Jacques Renaud, PhD
MEMS Process Integration Manager
Teledyne -- Silver Sponsor
12:35 PM – 12:45 PM
Lunch Break 12:50 PM – 01:45 PM
Wearable Belt with Integrated Sensors for Measuring Physiological Parameters Related to Heart Failure
Sheikh Asher Iqbal
Research Assistant, Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
01:45 PM – 02:15 PM
Emerging Technologies for Wearable Blood Pressure Monitors
Xina Quan, PhD
CEO and Co-Founder
PyrAmes
02:20 PM – 02:50 PM
Afternoon Break 02:55 PM – 03:15 PM
Pre, Intra, and Post Operative Applications of Cardio Sensors
Joe Gordon
SVP Science and Technology
Veranex (formerly Ximedica)
03:15 PM – 03:45 PM
How to Win in the Cardio Sensors Industry: Go-to-Market and Customer Access Perspectives
Akash Nayak Karopadi
Principal, Strategy and M&A
Alira Health
03:50 PM – 04:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
04:30 PM – 04:40 PM

Thursday, June 15

US Eastern Time (ET)

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Wearable Sensors for Personalized Detection of Stress Events
Arash Alavi, PhD
Director of Software Engineering
Stanford University
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Micro-Optics for Medical Applications
Davide Lomellini
Area Sales Manager
SUSS MicroOptics -- Bronze Sponsor
10:50 AM – 10:55 AM
Morning Break 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Miniaturized Micro-Power Sensors Towards Continuous Cardiovascular Health Monitoring
Assim Boukhayma, PhD
Co-CEO
Senbiosys
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Cardio-Based Remote Patient Monitoring and Digital Therapeutics Using Self-Charging, Medical-Grade Smart Insoles
Robert Andosca, PhD
President and CEO
INVIZA Health -- Silver Sponsor
11:55 AM – 12:15 PM
Cardio Sensors Investments and M&A Trends
Piergiulio (PJ) Lauriano
CSO
Alira Health
12:20 PM – 01:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Mike Pinelis, PhD
President and CEO
Microtech Ventures
01:00 PM – 01:10 PM

Speakers and Discussion Leaders

(listed in alphabetical order, by speaker’s company name)

How to Win in the Cardio Sensors Industry: Go-to-Market and Customer Access Perspectives
Akash Nayak Karopadi
Principal Strategy and M&A
Alira Health

Cardio Sensors Investments and M&A Trends
Piergiulio (PJ) Lauriano
CSO
Alira Health

Sensors for Non-Invasive Measurement of Vascular Biomarkers
Catherine Liao
Chief Strategy Officer
CardieX

Innovation and Emerging Trends in Cardio Sensors: Health Insurance Provider Perspective
Lakshmi Kalluri
Director of Strategy
Elevance Health (formerly Anthem)

Ultra-Thin Optical Filters for Medical Sensors and Devices
Hooman Banaei, PhD
CEO
Everix Optical Filters

Wearable Belt with Integrated Sensors for Measuring Physiological Parameters Related to Heart Failure
Sheikh Asher Iqbal
Research Assistant, Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine
Florida Atlantic University

Wearables for Assessing and Monitoring Population Heart Health
Kapil Parakh, MD
Sr. Medical Lead
Google

Image-Guided Ultrasound Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
Amir Weizman
Program Manager
Healium Medical

Wearable Sensors for Cardiac Health: Market Trends and Emerging Technologies
Tess Skyrme
Technology Analyst
IDTechEx

Cardio-Based Remote Patient Monitoring and Digital Therapeutics Using Self-Charging, Medical-Grade Smart Insoles
Robert Andosca, PhD
President and CEO
INVIZA Health

Sensors-Enabled Digital Health in Preventive Cardiology
Seth Martin, MD
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Protective Coating Needs for Health Sensors Applications
Dan Nawrocki
Director of Business and Technical Development
Kayaku Advanced Materials

Advances in Cardiac Arrhythmia and Heart Failure Sensing Capabilities
Shantanu Sarkar
Sr. Scientist and Technical Fellow
Medtronic

Radar-Based Cardio Sensing and Vital Signs Monitoring
Harvey Weinberg
Director, Sensor Technologies
Microtech Ventures

Emerging Technologies for Wearable Blood Pressure Monitors
Xina Quan, PhD
CEO and Co-Founder
PyrAmes

Miniaturized Micro-Power Sensors Towards Continuous Cardiovascular Health Monitoring
Assim Boukhayma, PhD
Co-CEO
Senbiosys

Building Miniature, Low-Power, Low-Cost Portable Medical Devices with Bluetooth Technology
Brian Blum
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Silicon Labs

Wearable Sensors for Personalized Detection of Stress Events
Arash Alavi, PhD
Director of Software Engineering
Stanford University

Micro-Optics for Medical Applications
Davide Lomellini
Area Sales Manager
SUSS MicroOptics

MEMS and Sensors Fabrication for Medical Applications
Jacques Renaud, PhD
MEMS Process Integration Manager
Teledyne

Electronic Tattoos for Blood Pressure Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities
Kaan Sel, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Texas A&M University

Pre, Intra, and Post Operative Applications of Cardio Sensors
Joe Gordon
SVP Science and Technology
Veranex (formerly Ximedica)


Sponsors

Online sponsorships for Cardio Sensors 2023 are available. For further information and questions about sponsorships, please click here.


Gold Sponsor

Everix enables a new era of innovation in automotive products by manufacturing high-performance interference optical filters that are: 1) 20 times more compact than traditional free-standing vacuum-coated optical filters, 2) the only customizable high-performance filters offered in both rigid and flexible form factors, and 3) manufactured with a novel thermal drawing process that takes scaling economies to the next level. Everix filters have helped many customers in the wearable industry reduce their product size, increase their sensor signal-to-noise ratio, and improve performance by conforming filters to complex curved or flat optical surfaces.


Gold Sponsor

Kayaku Advanced Materials, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialty chemical products and coatings for the MEMS and microelectronics industry. From initial development through production in our state-of-the-art manufacturing and microfabrication facilities in Westborough, MA, backed by the strength and resources of our parent company, Nippon Kayaku Co., LTD, companies seeking a committed, creative partner turn to Kayaku Advanced Materials. Kayaku Advanced Materials, Inc. delivers the speed, responsiveness, and solutions of an entrepreneurial organization, while having the experience, wisdom, and market knowledge of a company that has spent decades as a global leader in providing material solutions for innovative microfabrication designs. With our customer collaborative approach, we provide a unique combination of customized solutions, scalability, and corporate strength. From product inception onward, Kayaku Advanced Materials, Inc. can get you across the finish line -- and then give you the tools to push into large scale production, and beyond.


Gold Sponsor

SilTerra Malaysia is a semiconductor wafer foundry offering a full range of process technologies covering our core business in CMOS technologies (advanced logic, RFCMOS, mixed signal and high voltage) to leading edge technologies in MEMS, silicon photonics, bio-photonics and power. SilTerra’s wafer fab has a capacity of 40,000 eight-inch wafers per month. SilTerra also offers MEMS foundry services and a unique MEMS-on-CMOS technology. Under the MEMS foundry services, we help customers realize working prototypes from their proof of concept, support the transfer or set-up of customer owned process and ramp-up to high volume manufacturing (all in one fab). With our MEMS-on-CMOS technology, we have the capability to build the MEMS devices on pre-processed CMOS wafers thus offering a “truly monolithic MEMS integrated solution”. This integrated technology provides a cost-effective, multi-functional chip with a smaller footprint. SilTerra provides proven silicon validated MEMS devices to our customers. SilTerra offers various MEMS on CMOS devices such as: pMUT(piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers), BAW and SAW (bulk and surface acoustic wave) resonators, optical micro-mirror arrays, zero level package (ZLP), nano-wires, and sensors. Applications include frequency control products, data projectors, fingerprint sensors, medical imaging and industrial sensors.


Silver Sponsor

INVIZA HEALTH -- Pioneering Telemedicine Connectivity™ ~ Our tagline tells our story best... we make SmartHealth, fitness and location tracker wearable technology that are out-of-sight and out-of-mind. Our wearable designs are hidden from view and self-charge as you walk, run and exercise ... truly invisible! Our insoles provide the missing health and fitness data link to Telehealth company subscribers. The idea is that when you put your clothes on in the morning your health & fitness tracker comes only with it, automatically connects via Bluetooth Low Energy (“BLE”) wireless to your smart phone and self-charges as you walk, skip and run. Our products are designed for people who are on the go and do not want to worry about having to re-charge their wearable’s battery every day! INVIZA HEALTH is seeking investment from accredited investors, for more information please contact us at investor@inviza.com


Silver Sponsor

“All designs. All materials. All applications.” Teledyne MEMS (formerly Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor and Teledyne Micralyne) has helped hundreds of companies reach market success. Teledyne is dedicated to our clients, offering high value and quality while keeping intellectual property secure. With two Canadian locations, Teledyne can meet your needs with unmatched production capability. Whether you need prototyping on 150mm wafers, volume 200mm production, or something in between, Teledyne provides customers a scalable suite of MEMS and microfabrication capabilities to meet your business goals. Teledyne MEMS’ materials and process expertise, combined with decades of experience and state-of-the-art facilities in a collaborative R&D environment helps Teledyne MEMS focus on innovation and agility. Leverage Teledyne’s experience to add value and gain competitive advantage for your business.


Bronze Sponsor

Silicon Labs is a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, thriving ecosystem, and robust support make us an ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies, and improve lives.


Bronze Sponsor

SUSS MicroOptics produces high-quality refractive and diffractive micro-optics for fiber coupling, collimation and beam homogenizing based on extensive experience in optical design, engineering, wafer-level manufacturing, metrology and packaging. SUSS MicroOptics is automotive qualified and key supplier for innovative photonic solutions in telecom, datacom, life science, laser, semiconductor equipment and automotive lighting. SUSS MicroOptics SA was formed in 1999 with the remit to supply its parent SUSS MicroTec AG with micro-optical elements for their lithography equipment. As the market for micro-optics grew, SUSS MicroOptics expanded to meet the new and diverse requirements, developing its product portfolio and expertise to become one of the leading producers of precision refractive and diffractive micro-optics in the world.



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Past Speakers

Innovation and Emerging Trends in Wearables: Health Insurance Provider Perspective
Lakshmi Kalluri
Sr. Product Management Director
Anthem

Radar for Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: Validation Study Observations and Results
Catherine Liao
CEO
Blumio

Wearables for Cardio Applications: Emerging Technologies and Applications
James Hayward
Principal Technology Analyst
IDTechEx

Leveraging Wearables for Home Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
Tad Funahashi, MD
CIO
Kaiser Permanente

Wearable Technologies for Monitoring Cardiac Arrythmia
Rohan Sonawane, PhD
Sr. Medical Affairs Manager
Medtronic

Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: Venture Capitalist’s Perspective
Anil Achyuta
Investment Director
TDK Ventures