Sensimed SA, a Swiss company, has developed a unique technology platform on non-invasive soft contact lens-based solution. The first application, the SENSIMED Triggerfish®, provides an automated recording of continuous ocular dimensional change over 24 hours with the aim of revolutionizing glaucoma management enhancing personalization of patient care.
The SENSIMED Triggerfish® received the CE mark in 2010 and was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2016. Since 2018 the device is registered in Japan at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).
Other non-invasive on-eye sensing applications are in development to provide clinically pertinent data with the same continuous monitoring approach. The Company is furthermore focused on expanding the knowledge of how this individual data can best be used in the clinical setting to deliver customized treatment. The data, analysed and modeled on an ongoing basis, is processed in an attempt to identify pathological patterns that can be used to differentiate indication, personalize treatment and assess efficacy of treatment.
The Company is directly positioned at the convergence between devices, treatment and information. Sensimed believes that with this global knowledge-based approach it will be possible to provide valuable insights that allow ophthalmologists to better understand and treat glaucoma.
Sensimed became a subsidiary of SEED CO., Ltd after the acquisition of a majority participation end of 2019.
Location: Switzerland, Vaud, Etagnières
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $3.313901M
Founded date: 2003
Investors 2
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- | Agate Medi... | agate-inve... |
Funding Rounds 1
Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
11.08.2010 | Series B | $3.313901M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
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13.12.2019 | Japanese partner acquires Sensimed | Sensimed, a MedTech company established in Lausanne after its spin-off from EPFL in 2003, today an... | startuptic... |
09.10.2018 | Green light for Sensimed's smart contact lenses in Japan | The Triggerfish sensor is a non-invasive soft contact lens-based solution designed to revolutioniz... | startuptic... |
13.12.2017 | The Last Mile to Civilization 2.0: Technologies From Our Not... | Developments in big data and bio-tech are ushering in a new age of consumer electronics that will br... | techspot.c... |
07.03.2016 | FDA permits marketing of Sensimed’s Triggerfish | The Triggerfish has a sensor embedded in a soft silicone contact lens that detects tiny changes or... | startuptic... |
24.11.2015 | Swiss start-ups among the winners of the R&D 100 Award | For the last five years no Swiss start-up was identified on the winners list. Sensimed, the develo... | startuptic... |
08.07.2014 | Sensimed AG appoints David Bailey as new CEO and board membe... | David Bailey has managed a number of businesses in the ophthalmic field for the past 30 years, not... | startuptic... |
11.02.2014 | Big Data in the eye: Contact lenses containing microsensors | By Mark Healey Sensors are touted as the way of the future for medicine. Eventually the entire phys... | massdevice... |
16.01.2014 | Google’s New Smart Contact Lens Is Old News For Microsoft | Google today announced its smart contact lens project, but it’s not the first by a long shot (or eve... | techcrunch... |
01.02.2013 | Investment Record for EPFL Spin-offs | The EPFL spin-offs generated considerable cash flow over the last year: 98 million francs. The ten... | startuptic... |
10.11.2012 | Sensimed Raises CHF17M in First Close of Series C Funding | Sensimed AG, a Swiss company that develops a non-invasive soft contact lens-based solution to help t... | finsmes.co... |
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