Healthy.io

Healthy.io, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is a health care company that offers remote clinical testing and services enabled by smartphone technology.[2][3] Launched in 2013 by founder and CEO Yonatan Adiri,[2] the company uses smartphones to enable at-home diagnostics testing for the detection of signs of kidney disease, urinary tract infections, and pregnancy complications.[4][5] Its digital wound management solution is used by medical personnel to measure and track wounds using a smartphone.[1]

Healthy.io
TypePrivate
IndustryHealth technology
Founded2013 (2013)
FoundersYonatan Adiri[1]
Headquarters
Tel Aviv, Israel
,
Israel
Area served
Israel, UK, US
Key people
Yonatan Adiri, CEO
Ido Omer, Chief Scientist
Ron Zohar, Chief Product Officer
Websitehealthy.io

History

Healthy.io developed smartphone-enabled products to aid in the early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, urinary tract infections and prenatal care.[4][6] Healthy.io’s urinalysis product became the first smartphone-based system to receive Food and Drug Administration clearance as a Class II clinical diagnostic device in 2018.[4] As part of the FDA approval process of the test to monitor for kidney disease, clinical trials showed the technology had equivalent accuracy to a professional laboratory.[4]

A peer-reviewed study in 2019 found the home-based urinalysis for early detection of kidney disease increased screening rates in patients with hypertension; 89% preferred testing at home.[7] A separate 2019 peer-reviewed study of home urinalysis self-testing amongst diabetic patients determined compliance rates were 72%.[8] Doctors in Britain used it in 2020 to monitor patients remotely during the COVID‑19 pandemic.[9][10]

The company had raised $95 million in funding as of June 2020.[11] In June 2020 the company acquired Silicon Valley competitor Inui Health for $9 million.[12][13]

Products

Healthy.io's digital urinalysis products provide patients with at-home clinical-grade urinalysis.[3][4] Users scan the urinalysis dipstick using a smartphone app.[14] The technology then uses machine learning and computer vision techniques to correct the color - taking into account lighting conditions and other variables - to provide an analysis.[1][4]

The company's urinalysis products can be used to detect kidney damage, urinary tract infections, and pregnancy complications such as elevated protein levels.[15][3]

Its wound management product uses a smartphone app, calibration stickers, and web portal to measure and track chronic wounds over time. The app builds a 3D model of the wound for a more accurate assessment. As of 2020, the wound management product was being used by nurses in the U.S. and Britain.[16][17]

References
  1. Kuchler, Hannah (30 March 2020). "The Israeli start-up's app-based urine tests point to wider diagnostic potential and savings for health services". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. Farr, Christina (22 June 2020). "Healthy.io, maker of a 'medical selfie,' is part of the new generation of Israeli health-tech companies". CNBC. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Pictures of health; Smartphone diagnostics". The Economist. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Kalman, Matthew (24 April 2019). "A medical app uses your smartphone's camera to carry out lab tests at home". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. Ioannou, Lori (2 February 2019). "How an Israeli start-up turned the cellphone into a testing lab for kidney disease". CNBC. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. Blakeley, Rhys (5 October 2020). "App lets patients test at home for kidney disease". The Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. Leddy, Julia; Green, Jamie A.; Yule, Christina; Molecavage, Juliann; Coresh, Josef; Chang, Alex R. (18 April 2019). "Improving proteinuria screening with mailed smartphone urinalysis testing in previously unscreened patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial". BMC Nephrology. 20 (1): 132. doi:10.1186/s12882-019-1324-z. PMC 6471866. PMID 30999886. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. Shore, Judith; Green, Michelle; Hardy, Andrew; Livesey, Deborah (20 August 2019). "The compliance and cost-effectiveness of smartphone urinalysis albumin screening for people with diabetes in England". Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 20 (4): 387–395. doi:10.1080/14737167.2019.1650024. PMID 31354065. S2CID 198967347. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. Ranscombe, Peter (8 July 2020). "How diabetes management is adapting amid the COVID-19 pandemic". The Lancet. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. Dimitropoulos, Stav (27 March 2020). "Can't go to the doctor? You already own a powerful medical device". Fast Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. "Israel's Healthy.io raises $60 mln, gets FDA ok for urine test". Reuters. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. Farr, Christina (26 June 2020). "Healthy.io, Israeli maker of smartphone urinalysis tech, buys its largest U.S. rival". CNBC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. Jerusalem Post Staff (28 June 2020). "Israeli company Healthy.io buys largest American competitor, Inui Health". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. Tozzi, John (11 September 2019). "Urine-Testing Startup Healthy.io Raises $60 Million to Expand". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "Smartphone-Based Device Approved for Diagnostics". Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology. 52 (5): 334. September–October 2018. doi:10.2345/0899-8205-52.5.332. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. "2020 CNBC Disruptors: 19. Healthy.io". CNBC.com. CNBC. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. Lovett, Laura (15 January 2020). "Healthy.io launches wound care tech in US". MobiHealth News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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