Samsung and Nestlé are extending their push into digital health with a collaboration at the nexus of the Internet of Things (IoT) and nutrition science.
Details are a little scant at this point, but the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center, located in Menlo Park, California, will team up with the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Lausanne, Switzerland, to apply wearable sensors and nutritional insights to “provide people with entirely new awareness into health and wellness,” the two companies said.
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“It’s about finding what really helps consumers,” according to a Silicon Valley-based Samsung spokesman who asked not to be identified.
What is known is that the collaboration will rely on the Samsung Artik IoT platform as well as other open platforms, plus Nestlé’s years of research in nutrition and biomedical science. Work will incorporate “scientifically validated” sensors that have been more rigorously tested than consumer wearables currently available, according to Samsung and Nestlé.
“What’s in the market now is unregulated,” the Samsung spokesman said.
The two organizations also indicated that they will be working to develop a new digital health platform “to provide more personal and meaningful insights that inspire healthy living.” They plan on releasing some specifics when pilots get underway early next year.
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Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics formed the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center in early 2013 to develop and accelerate for disruptive innovations by encouraging open collaboration with entrepreneurs and serve as a vehicle for investment and acquisitions.
The innovation center isn’t closely tied to Samsung’s consumer hardware division, but rather takes a B2B focus. “We’re part of the vision that makes core technology for future devices,” the spokesman said.
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