The Future of Electronics RESHAPED: Wearables in pharma, sustainable FHE manufacturing, internal physiological insight tracking, and body-integrated medical sensors.
- Jun 1
- 2 min read
Next-Gen Wearable Electronics & Invisible Monitoring? Here we introduce the talks to be given in Mountain View at Day 1, Track 1, Session 2 covering wearables in pharma, sustainable FHE manufacturing, internal physiological insight tracking, and body-integrated medical sensors.
Genentech (Roche Group) | Paul Upham Topic: Wearables in Pharma. Paul explores how traditional pharmaceutical development often lacks continuous, real-world data from the patient's home environment to establish stronger clinical endpoints. The talk highlights how integrating wearable technologies across multiple disease domains captures high-utility patient data. This work offers a powerful framework for utilizing wearables to improve clinical trial accuracy and accelerate drug development.
GE Healthcare | Gurvinder Topic: Sustainability-to-Scalability in FHE: Screening LCA Insights and AI/ML-Enabled Manufacturing. Gurvinder explores the high environmental impacts and slow qualification cycles that limit the scale-up of conventional flex circuitry. The presentation reveals a life cycle assessment (LCA) proving printed flex reduces fabrication impacts by up to 80%, paired with an AI/ML workflow for in-line defect detection. This solution provides an optimized, low-emission roadmap for mass-producing vital sign monitoring patches.
Datwyler Switzerland Inc. | Mattia Lucchini Topic: A Glimpse Inside: How Next-Gen Wearables are Unlocking Internal Physiological and Mental Insights. Mattia explores the current limitation of wearable devices, which have historically focused on superficial, external behavioral tracking rather than deeper internal states. The talk demonstrates how breakthrough functional materials and advanced sensor fusion unlock continuous access to complex biosignals like EEG and EMG. This work offers a transformative method for objectively assessing a user's true mental and physiological status unobtrusively.
Linxens Heealthcare | Bryce Hinkson Topic: From Invasive to Invisible, How Wearable Technologies Transform Our Practices. Bryce explores the patient burden and clinical limitations associated with invasive, episodic healthcare monitoring solutions. The session outlines how advancements in flexible electronics and skin-contact sensors enable continuous, "invisible" physiological tracking without compromising medical accuracy or regulatory compliance. This solution provides healthcare providers and medtech innovators with a scalable pathway toward truly patient-centric care.
Wearable electronics are becoming more useful as they move beyond basic step counting and start supporting real health monitoring. My smartwatch once alerted me that my resting heart rate had changed during a stressful week, which encouraged me to slow down and sleep better. I even saved the garmin phone number after setting up a device for my dad, just in case we needed help. Body-integrated sensors could make care more personal while reducing unnecessary clinic visits. Sustainable manufacturing also matters because these devices will become part of everyday life. The future feels exciting when technology quietly supports healthier choices.