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Digital Health and Sensing Technologies

The NIA Small Business Programs support small businesses who aim to develop digital health and sensing technologies that address factors that impact the aging population, as well as related conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The small business awardees below were selected by NIH in 2019-2020 to present their groundbreaking technologies and interventions to potential partners and third-party investors at industry showcases.

Displaying 1 - 10 of 20 business showcases.

  • Benten Technologies

    Benten ACILIA Technologies logoRead about Benten Technologies, a small business using NIA funding to develop a smart artificial intelligent companion for caregivers of family members living with dementia.

  • BioSensics, LLC

    BioSensics logoRead about BioSensics, LLC, a small business using NIA funding to develop wearable sensors and digital health technologies for clinical trials, remote patient monitoring, and health assessments.

  • Care Daily

    Care Daily logoRead about Care Daily, a small business using NIA funding to make home care affordable with a solution called Caregiver, designed to help seniors age more safely at home and bring peace of mind to families.

  • CareVirtue

    Care Virtue logoRead about CareVirtue, a small business using NIA funding to develop an online social network and care platform that helps families share information from one centralized account.

  • care.coach Corporation

    care.coach Logocare.coach is on a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of millions of people, by combining empathic human staff with generative conversational AI and evidence-based care protocols.

  • ClarityTek, Inc.

    ClarityTek logoRead about ClarityTek, a small business using NIA funding to develop Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy, including realistic AI-driven pets for Alzheimer’s disease patient motivation and companionship.

  • Determined Health

    Determined Health logoRead about Determined Health, a small business using NIA funding to enable organizations to drive meaningful engagement, combat the loneliness epidemic, better address social determinants of health, and close key gaps in care.

  • HomesRenewed Ventures

    homesrenewed ventures logoRead about HomesRenewed Ventures, a small business using NIA funding to develop a mobile app to automate the design process for common, affordable, and impactful home modifications, including grab bars for bathing and toileting, handrails for interior stairs, and ramps for step-free exterior access.

  • LifeBio

    LifeBio logoRead about LifeBio, Inc., a small business using NIA funding to develop a life story application that captures a person’s voice to make short summaries used in direct care delivery.

  • MapHabit, Inc.

    MapHabit logoRead about MapHabit, a small business using NIA funding to develop mobile applications that help memory-impaired individuals and their caregivers accomplish activities and improve function.

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