Imagine diagnostic tests being as easy and quick as snapping a picture. Yes, that’s possible with Healthy.io—an Israel-based digital health startup. Healthy.io converts your smartphone’s camera into a clinical-grade medical device, making clinical tests quick and affordable. Its home kidney test—Minuteful Kidney—was recently approved by the FDA.
Let’s know more about this new-age startup in detail.
Healthy.io
Healthy.io delivers clinical results at crucial moments, synchronising healthcare with the speed of life. It enables healthcare systems to bridge the gap between access and care alongside increasing patient satisfaction.
The startup’s products are used by leading health systems such as the National Health Services and National Kidney Foundation in the UK. Completing more than a quarter million tests globally, Healthy.io has earned the trust of thousands of people and doctors.
Healthy.io Products
Minuteful Kidney
It is a clinical home urine test that aids in kidney health assessment. Empowering people to conveniently take tests at home, Minuteful Kidney enables early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease. The Minuteful Kidney Test app and kit walk the user through a simple test and give immediate clinical results under expert guidance virtually.
This smartphone-based home kidney test is now approved by the FDA.
Minuteful for Wound
The Minuteful for Wound app and proprietary calibration stickers allow clinicians to know the intensity of the wound before it is too late. Using their smartphones, clinicians can get digital scans and 3D modelling of the wound for standardised wound documentation.
Minuteful UTI
Minuteful UTI is a test and treat product. It allows women to quickly test themselves for signs of UTI at home. The results are securely shared with a physician who provides remote diagnosis and treatment.
Minuteful 10
Getting a routine pregnancy test can be tricky. Not everyone has convenient access to high-quality testing centres. With Minuteful 10, pregnant women can get prenatal tests done in the comfort of their homes.
The test includes a portable urine collection kit with a plastic bag, mini test strips and a digital scale. After the test, it provides immediate clinical results along with a remote diagnosis.
How do Healthy.io products work?
All the products—Minuteful Kidney, Minuteful for Wound, Minuteful UTI and Minuteful 10—work in a similar manner. On ordering the test, you will receive a test kit delivered to your home with instructions about how to do the test.
Using colourimetric analysis, computer vision, and AI your smartphone camera is transformed into a clinical-grade medical device. After the test, you can use Healthy.io’s smartphone app to click pictures and upload them. The results are sent to an expert physician who will diagnose you remotely.
History and background of Healthy.io
Healthy.io was founded in 2013 by Yonatan Adiri in Israel. Yonatan was the country’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). While working as CTO, he realised the upcoming potential of smartphones and became passionate about making an impact on the healthcare system. In 2013, the founding team embarked on a journey to increase access to medical testing with Healthy.io.
Because of their hard work, despite the pandemic, Healthy.io became a global leader in digital health and recipient of the CNBC 2020 Disruptor 50 Award, Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies 2020 Award, and the Financial Times 2020 Boldness in Business Award.
Funding history
Healthy.io has raised a total of $90M in over 3 funding rounds. Their last funding was on September 11, 2019, when they raised $60 million from Corner Ventures, a US-based venture capital. Before that, the startup received funding from Aleph ($18 Mn) and Quantum Pacific Ventures ($12 M).
Future goals
Over the years, Healthy.io has achieved several milestones. They are clear on their vision of making healthcare accessible and affordable. With Minuteful Kidney getting FDA approval, the startup is on the way to get its other products approved.
Final thoughts
Healthy.io is on a mission to provide better healthcare by making chronic disease diagnosis accessible and affordable. It is working on extending alternate and appropriate technologies that address the needs of the masses.
Working at the intersection of health technology and people, we will be able to see them touching and improving lives through the wise and practical application of technology.
