Tag: Belgium
Imec’s Ultrasound Sensor Assesses Arterial Stiffness, A Risk Marker For Cardiovascular Diseases
Imec, a Belgium-based R&D and innovation hub, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies, has presented a proof-of-concept for determining arterial stiffness....
The Future Is Now: Wearable Contactless Payments
Fueled by the pandemic, the contactless payment systems boomed in 2020. Now, experts are saying that 2021 will be a pivotal year for contactless...
KBC Introduces Contactless Payment Via Wearables
KBC has become the first bank-insurer in Belgium to offer their customers payments via wearables like smartwatches, bracelets, key fobs, or smart rings. The...
Alvalux Receives Second U.S. Patent for its Wearable Device for Eye Disease
Alvalux Medical, a Belgian medtech wearables company, announced that it has been awarded its second Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
Smart Contact Lens Mimics Human Iris to Combat Vision Disorders
A collaboration between Imec, a Belgian research institution, Ghent University, Spain’s Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Holst Centre in The Netherlands,...
FibriCheck Unveils New Smartwatch App that Monitors Users’ A-Fib During Sleep
FibriCheck, a Belgium-based heart rhythm app maker, announced the first smartwatch app that automatically monitors users’ heart rhythms during their sleep. The app, which...