Google has acquired Seattle-based Sound Life Sciences. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Google focuses on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence and consumer electronics. In 2017, Google acquired Senosis Health, which develops apps to monitor health, including hemoglobin levels and bone strength. Senosis also developed an app to measure breathing by holding a phone at arm’s length and blowing on it.
Mountain View, California-based Google and its parent Alphabet have invested in health technology for many years. Alphabet subsidiary Verily Life Sciences uses connected devices for patient care and remote clinical trials, such as a watch to collect heart rate and other data.
Sound Life Sciences is a University of Washington spinout that developed an app to monitor breathing. Sound Life Sciences’ app monitors breathing using sonar technology to detect movement. Sound Life Sciences received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority totaling more than $2.5 million.
According to the LevinPro HC database, this was the 293rd eHealth deal of 2022. This compares with 298 eHealth transactions recorded between January 1, 2021, and October 28, 2021.
