Senosis Health, a US-based digital health spinout from University of Washington, has been acquired by diversified conglomerate Alphabet, according to GeekWire.
Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Sensosis Health has created a range of mobile apps that rely on accelerometers, cameras and microphones found in modern-day smartphones to monitor a user’s health. The apps were able to collect data on aspects such as pulmonary function and the amount of oxygen in the blood.
The company’s co-founders include Shwetak Patel, professor in computer science and engineering and electrical engineering, Jim Stout, professor of paediatrics and adjunct professor of health services, and Margaret Rosenfeld, professor in the Department of Pediatrics and an attending physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Jim Taylor, professor of paediatrics, and Mike Clarke, former associate director at University of Washington’s tech transfer office, are also among the co-founders.
Neither Alphabet or Senosis have revealed where the technology and team will fit in at the conglomerate, saying only that they will not become part of life sciences subsidiary Verily.
An unnamed source told GeekWire the Sensosis team would join Google to launch a digital health effort in Seattle.
Senosis had not raised any venture capital. The spinout was in talks for a series A round when the acquisition offer materialised.
