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BodyMedia Featured in Abstracts at ACSM Annual Meeting
Ten studies at the 57th Annual American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Meeting presented results suggesting the validity and benefits of BodyMedia's activity monitoring technology. BodyMedia's positive and measurable outcomes in these studies serve as a testament to the patented multisensory technologies for a variety of markets -- consumers, health and fitness clubs, corporate wellness programs and healthcare practitioners.
June 7, 2010 | Permalink
Study: BodyMedia Users Lose 3X More Weight
Results from a two-year clinical trial confirm that particpants who used BodyMedia's wearable body-monitoring technology lost up to three times more weight than individuals who did not. Known as the Lifestyle Education for Activity and Nuturition for a Leaner You (LEAN). The study was conducted under the direction of Dr. Steven Blair at The Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, and followed 197 overweight or obese men and women from February 2008 through December 2009 who had Internet access and were not engaged in an exercise program or formal weight loss program. Dr. Blair said "The initial study results show that wearable body monitors can be a useful weight loss tool alone, or when used with a standard weight loss program." Learn more at www. bodymedia.com.
May 27, 2010 | Permalink
BodyMedia Adds Staff; Expands Office Space
BodyMedia has added six new employees to its staff, and has expanded its offices to accommodate anticipated continued growth. The company has added key marketing, sales and product development personnel to support its next phase of growth. The new offices total 15,000 square feet, a total of 6,000 more than their former office space.
April 27, 2010 | Permalink
BodyMedia Expands Overseas Offerings
BodyMedia has launched the Ki Fit Lifestyle and Caolorie Management System by Ki Performance. Through the company's first strategic partner in Europe, BodyMedia is extending its breaktrhough lifestyle and calorie management solution to consumers in the United Kingdom. For the first time, overseas customers will be able to use the same effective, clinically accurate and web-based body-monitoring products as thousands of customers throughout the U.S. Learn more at www.bodymedia.com.
October 6, 2009 | Permalink
BodyMedia Welcomes New CEO, Chris Robins
Christine (Chris) Robins has joined BodyMedia as it's Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, Chris served as President and CEO of Philips Oral Healthcare/VP of Philips Electronics, where she led the company's global oral care business, including the Sonicare line of power toothbrushes. Jay, having served as interim CEO during the search, is happy to have Chris on board and believes that she has the "right combination of experience, passion, consumer market awareness, and management expertise that will be required to guide BodyMedia through its next phase of growth." Learn more about BodyMedia at www.bodymedia.com.
September 1, 2009 | Permalink
BodyMedia Updates GoWear Fit with Advanced Features
BodyMedia, Inc. has released the latest version of its GoWear Fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System, which now allows users to gain faster access to more of their personalized data so that they can achieve their goals of lower weight and overall wellness. The following new online updates are now available: improved log-in speed, updated goal tracking, more detailed nutritional information, and metric unit support. No other comfortable, convenient, continuous body-monitoring products can measure physical activity and calories burned with BodyMediaa's greater-than-90% accuracy. GoWear Fit is available at www.gowearfit.com, Amazon and Dick's Sporting Goods.
July 2, 2009 | Permalink
BodyMedia Launches GoWear Fit
BodyMedia, Inc. has launched GoWear Fit - a lifestyle and calorie management system that helps consumers monitor their body and improve their health. GoWear Fit is now available through a distribution network that includes Dick's Sporting Goods retail locations nationwide, dickssportinggoods.com, and gowearfit.com. The system has three components: an armband, an online activity manager, and an optional display. GoWear fit retails for $199. Subscription rates for the Online Activity Manager are between $6.95 and $12.95/month, and are available at www.gowearfit.com. The optional display retails for $99. Visit www.bodymedia.com for complete details.
November 25, 2008 | Permalink
BodyMedia to Give Tours at IEEE Symposium
Wearable technologies is a hot trend in both the engineering and textile design circles, and conference attendees at the 12th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers will convene to see new developments in this quickly growing industry. Held in Pittsburgh on September 28, the Symposium will give conference goers an idea of how wearable tech can be integrated into all aspects of daily life. On September 27th, as part of the conference, BodyMedia will give tours of its facilities. For more information, visit http://www.iswc.net/.
September 11, 2008 | Permalink
BodyMedia and Nestle Partner for Weightloss
BodyMedia and Nestle HeathCare Nutrition have formed a strategic partnership to promote the SenseWear WMS solution to clinics using Optifast, Nestle's medically-monitored weight loss program. Sean Foster, vice president of marketing at Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, said: "Combining Optifast and SenseWear enables weight loss clinics to offer the Optifast meal replacement programs with comprehensive lifestyle education through personal body monitoring. We feel strongly that these complementary solutions will help patients lose weight, while allowing them to truly understand what it takes to achieve calorie balance by having personal data to assist in keeping the weight off."
August 8, 2008 | Permalink
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition and BodyMedia Form Strategic Partnership
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. and BodyMedia, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to promote SenseWear(R) WMS to clinics using OPTIFAST(R), Nestle's medically-monitored weight loss program. Michael Soule, Senior Director of Sales & Partnerships at BodyMedia says, "BodyMedia is very excited to work with the global leader in healthcare nutrition. We are confident that by combining these two world-class offerings, patients will see impoved and sustained weight loss." Read more at www.bodymedia.com.
July 8, 2008 | Permalink
New & Improved SenseWear(R) WMS Armband
BodyMedia has released a new slimmer, and more streamlined SenseWear(R) armband to it's weight loss market. The new armband is 40% smaller than the previous model and weighs only 1.6 ounces. The smaller, lighter model offers a one-of-a-kind ergonomic design intended to provide improved comfort and can be worn more discreetly under fitted clothing. In addition, the new model operates on a rechargeable battery which lasts up to 7 days, and contains a 3-axis accelerometer for improved detection of a range of daily activities. Visit www.bodymedia.com to learn more.
June 19, 2008 | Permalink
BodyMedia Releases New SenseWear WMS Armband
BodyMedia, Inc. has released a new slimmer and more streamlined SenseWear(R) armband to the weight loss market. The new armband is 40% smaller than the previous model and weighs only 1.6 ounces. The new model offers a one-of-a-kind ergonomic design intended to provide improved comfort and can be worn more discreetly under fitted clothing. In addition, the new model operates on a rechargeable battery which lasts up to 7 days, and contains a 3-axis accelerometer for improved detection of a range of daily activities. Sensewear(R) WMS consists of an armband, display and web page combined to provide patient self-care and enable practitioners to offer short term metabolic and lifestyle assessments as well as more effective and educational weight management programs.
May 20, 2008 | Permalink
TEQ Interface: Tom Futch, BodyMedia
In the September, 2007 edition of TEQ Magazine, Tom Futch, VP Sales & Marketing for BodyMedia, talks about obesity, the healthcare crisis and how BodyMedia is uniquely positioned to fill the information needs of both doctors and patients as we all work toward a healthier lifestyle. With the launch of SenseWear WMS, healthcare facilities and their patients can track vital health indicators (glucose, blood pressure, daily nutrition, sleep patterns and more) using three components (armband, display and website) to get an accurate picture of "true" lifestyle. Read the full interview on the Tech Council website.
October 11, 2007 | Permalink
BodyMedia Receives Patent No. 7,261,69
BodyMedia has been awarded patent no. 7,261,69 for "apparatus for monitoring health, wellness and fitness." The present invention relates to a system for monitoring health, wellness and fitness, and in particular, to a system for collecting, using a sensor device, and storing at a remote site data relating to an individual's physiological state, lifestyle and various contextual parameters, and making such data and analytical information based on such data available to the individual, preferably over an electronic network. In addition, the present invention also relates to an apparatus for monitoring health, wellness and fitness, and in particular, to an apparatus including one or more sensors for collecting and storing data relating to an individual's physiological state and various contextual parameters, and making such data and analytical information based on such data available to the individual.
October 9, 2007 | Permalink
BodyMedia Releases SenseWear WMS
BodyMedia has begun shipping SenseWear(R) WMS (Weight Management Solution) to its clinical customers. SenseWear WMS is the first ever web-based clinical weight management solution to focus on behavior therapy and is designed to improve weight loss outcomes by increasing patient adherence to behavior prescriptions. SenseWear WMS consists of the SenseWear armband for the automated tracking of activity and sleep, the SenseWear display for real-time feedback and the SenseWear WMS web site for users to upload armband data and manually track nutrition intake and weight.
August 7, 2007 | Permalink
Studies Show SenseWear(R) Improves Weight Loss Outcomes
A study published in the April 2007 issue of Obesity examined the effects of BodyMedia's SenseWear(R) Body Monitoring System on 57 patients enrolled in a 12-week bahavioral weight loss intervention program. The results showed that weight loss was significantly greater (nearly double) among the patients who used SenseWear continuously during the program than those who used the device only intermittently. The study found that the SenseWear provides a tool to inform patients about their level of physical activity, facilitaing behavior changes related to their disease management plan.
May 31, 2007 | Permalink
Software Offers Metabolic and Behavior Assessment
BodyMedia has launched version 6.0 of its SenseWear software. Used in conjunction with the SenseWear armband, SenseWear software v6.0 allows clinical professionals to see accurate and comprehensive reports of their patients' total caloric burn, duration of physical activity, sleep duration, and sleep efficiency. It also allows physicians to keep track of key health indicators of their patients including blood pressure, weight and blood glucose. Tom Futch, VP of Sales and Marketing for BodyMedia says, "SenseWear is fast becoming the solution of choice for metabolic and behavior assessment among medical practices."
May 29, 2007 | Permalink
bodybugg Display Helps Users "Learn Their Burn"
BodyMedia and Apex Fitness Group have launched the bodybugg(TM) display at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) 26th Annual International Convention and Trade Show in San Francisco. The bodybugg display shows up-to-the minute health metrics from the bodybugg armband such as calories burned, duration of physical activity and steps and can be worn as a watch or clipped to clothing, making this essential data constantly accessible. Read more about the display on BodyMedia's website.
April 3, 2007 | Permalink
bodybugg: A Cool Tool
dLife Today has proclaimed the bodybugg armband from BodyMedia a "Cool Weight Loss Tool". The wearable monitor tracks the number of calories you're burning...not only when you're exercising, but even when you're partaking in "mundane activities" like pumping gas or taking a nap. Although priced higher than your typical pedometer, when coupled with the interactive website which tracks your calories with your food intake, the bodybugg may be worth the added expense when considered from a "weight loss utility perspective".
March 29, 2007 | Permalink
BodyMedia Releases SenseWear(R) Display
At the American College of Cardiology's 56th Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans, BodyMedia launched the SenseWear(R) display, the newest advancement to the SenseWear Body Monitoring System. Ideally suited for patients with chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity and diabetes, the SenseWear display increases patient access to health data such as calories burned, physical activity and sleep so health professionals can monitor adherence to their behavioral prescriptions. For more information, visit www.bodymedia.com.
March 27, 2007 | Permalink
BodyMedia Makes Executive Changes
To fully realize the transition from an entrepreneurial technical orientation to a focused commercialization company, BodyMedia has developed a new management structure. Former Chief Executive Officer of BodyMedia, Dr. Astro Teller, will take on the role of Chairman and Chief Research and Strategy Officer and turn the CEO role over to Fernando Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez brings a mix of classic business management expertise, plus the entrepreneurial spirit embraced at BodyMedia. Prior to joining BodyMedia, Mr. Sanchez was Senior Vice President of ArthroCare, and has over 25 years of experience in business leadership of both public and private enterprises. For more information, visit BodyMedia's website.
January 3, 2007 | Permalink
BodyMedia: World Technology Award Winner
At the 2006 World Technology Summit and Awards Event in San Francisco, BodyMedia came out the winner of the 2006 World Technology Award for Heathcare/Medicine - Corporate category. The World Technology Network is a high-profile international organization whose members are made up entirely of winners of these awards in past years. The basis for winning is "the company with the potential for the most significant long-term impact on the world." BodyMedia, and the other award winners, will become the newest fellows and corporate members of the World Technology Network.
November 7, 2006 | Permalink
Astro Teller: "Harnessing the Inspirations"
Astro Teller, Chairman/CEO of BodyMedia, will deliver a presentation at Penn State Altoona on November 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edith Davis Eve Chapel. Entitled "Harnessing the Inspirations," the discussion will cover the inspirations behind, challenges with, and underlying commonalitites between his business ventures, scientific pursuits and life as an artist. Astro is an innovator in medical technology and artificial intelligence; he writes and speaks widely about these issues, publishing fiction and producing art installations alongside his creation of two successful companies and numerous US patents. The lecture is free and open to the public.
October 17, 2006 | Permalink
BodyMedia Founding Member of Continua Health Alliance
A group of technology, healthcare and fitness companies, including BodyMedia, formed the Continua Health Alliance to help empower people with the information they need to better manage their health. The open industry group will establish an ecosystem of connected personal health and fitness products and services, making it possible for patients, caregivers and healthcare providers to more proactively address ongoing healthcare needs. The Alliance's efforts will focus on three categories: chronic disease management, monitoring the health and healthcare needs of aging people and proactive health and fitness. For more information on the Continua Health Alliance and participating companies, visit www.continuaalliance.org.
June 6, 2006 | Permalink
BodyMedia to Keynote at Healthcare Unbound Conference
BodyMedia will present a keynote address at the Third Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference on July 17th and 18th in Cambridge, MA. The Conference is hosted by The Center for Business Innovation (TCBI), and features the coming together of consumer and healthcare technologies to promote wellnesss and to help manage disease. The Conference will include panel discussions, case studies and keynote addresses with sessions on disease management and wellness promotion applications, legal/regulatory and reimbursement issues, payer perspectives on Healthcare Unbound and the emerging role of wireless technologies. Full details on the event can be found at www.tcbi.org.
June 6, 2006 | Permalink
BodyMedia Extends Patent Portfolio
The United States Patent No. 7,020,508, entitled Apparatus for Detecting Human Physiological and Contextual Information, was awarded to BodyMedia on March 28, 2006, and covers fundamental elements of enabling medical-grade wearable body monitoring for free-living consumer and clinical applications. The inventions covered in this broad patent "provide users with the ability to continuously monitor their bodies and obtain actionable feedback that can help them or others assess and ultimately improve their state of health," according to BodyMedia's Director of Intellectual Property, John Monocello.
May 4, 2006 | Permalink
Aethon, BodyMedia, Renal Solutions Amoung Tech50
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Technology 50 celebrates the southwestern Pennsylvania region's 50 leading technology-oriented companies in five categories: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Rising Star and Service Provider. Aethon was a finalist in the Information Technology category; BodyMedia and Renal Solutions in the Life Sciences category. Congratulations to all of the firms named. For more information, visit the Tech50 homepage.
December 6, 2005 | Permalink
bodybugg™ Wins 2005 Popular Science Best of What's New Award
bodybugg™, the joint effort of BodyMedia and Apex Fitness Group, has been named winner of a 2005 Popular Science Best of What's New Award in the Personal Health Category. To win, a product or technology must represent a significant step forward in its category. Winners will be featured in the December special editorial section. Congratulations!
November 9, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Secures Series E Financing
Along with existing investors, Draper Triangle Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlant, BodyMedia welcomed Ascension Health Ventures, LLC (AHV) as an investor in its recently closed Series E financing. The capital infusion will be used to continue research and to expand the company's products into more traditional healthcare environments.
September 27, 2005 | Permalink
Pittsburgh Technology Council Announces Tech50 Category Leaders
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's annual Technology 50 honors those technology companies that demonstrated the strongest growth and advancement in product or sales success, financial strength, corporate citizenship, job growth and retention and innovative product or technology. We're pleased to say that this year Aethon (Information Technology), BodyMedia (Life Sciences), and Renal Solutions (Life Sciences) have all made the list. The annual gala to announce the category winners will be held on October 20.
August 15, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Featured at MEMS Executive Congress
BodyMedia has been selected as a panelist at the MEMS Executive Congress being held in Pittsburgh on September 20, 2005. The MEMS Executive Congress brings together a wide range of top business leaders from a diverse spectrum of industries. Attendees will hear from keynotes and panelists who bring unique perspectives of how to successfully integrate innovative technologies into commercially-viable products. BodyMedia will share some of the challenges and benefits of integrating MEMS in its products. For more information or to register visit www.memscongress.com.
June 15, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia a Keynote at Healthcare Unbound
The Second Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference and Exhibition will take place in Boston July 11 & 12. The program will focus on remote monitoring, home telehealth and pervasive computing technologies, and will address the shift from traditional healthcare delivery to more consumer-driven approaches. "Healthcare Unbound" is defined as "technology in, on and around the body that frees care from formal institutions." Register for the event at www.tcbi.org.
June 14, 2005 | Permalink
Congressman Murtha Increases Funding for Diabetes
Congressman John Murtha is expanding his campaign against diabetes by directing additional funding to education, outreach and research projects through the fiscal year 2006 Defense Appropriations spending bill. Included in the bill is funding for several diabetes-related projects including the rural health project by CERMUSA and research on a non-invasive glucose monitoring device by BodyMedia.
June 14, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Rolls Out bodybugg™
BodyMedia and Apex Fitness Group, the health club industry's leading provider of programs for weight loss and fitness, announced today their national roll-out of the bodybugg™, an intelligent calorie management system. The bodybugg measures an individual's total calories burned continuously and over long periods of time which, when uploaded to the bodybugg website, creates a "dashboard" of the wearer's progress that the wearer can use to help modify eating and exercise habits. Its ability to precisely monitor total energy expenditure, combined with the website's ability to automatically estimate calories consumed based on body mass changes, removes the need for individuals to log their caloric intake or exercise. For more information, read the full press release or see the article in the New York Times.
June 2, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Predicts Future Health
In an article in the June 6 issue of Forbes Magazine, Astro Teller of BodyMedia explains how his company's body monitoring sensors are the wave of the future in predicting the well-being of its wearers.
May 26, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Unveils Unobstrusive and Comfortable ECG Monitor
At the new Arrhythmia Technologies Retreat in Chicago, BodyMedia presented a new patent-pending technology to accurately monitor electrical activity of the heart (ECG) from the upper arm, continuously for extended periods of time. The invention challenges conventional wisdom regarding the way in which ECG can be observed. The full release is available here.
November 11, 2004 | Permalink
BodyMedia Lands $2 Million
BodyMedia closed on another $2 million in venture capital investing, bringing the total investment in the firm to $20 million. Participants in the round included Draper Triangle, along with Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet and Saturn Partners.
September 17, 2004 | Permalink
BodyMedia and Apex Join Forces to Fight Obesity
BodyMedia has formed a strategic alliance and distribution agreement with one of the nation's leading providers of weight loss and fitness programs for gyms and health clubs. The agreement with California-based Apex Fitness Group should boost sales in the consumer health market. Read all about it.
June 3, 2004 | Permalink
BodyMedia Wins MEDA Award
HealthWear, a new product created as a result of a collaborative effort between Roche Diagnostics and BodyMedia, recently won the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award for best new product in the Over-the-Counter/Self-Care category. Read the full release at CBS Marketwatch.
April 13, 2004 | Permalink
BodyMedia Joins CERMUSA for Rural Diabetes Program
BodyMedia, Inc. and Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Underserved Areas (CERMUSA) are collaborating on a project to improve rural medicine by allowing caregivers to remotely monitor patients with diabetes and obesity using BodyMedia's wearable body monitors. CEO Astro Teller says the project itself is very important, "but this work will also translate into similar applications for a range of other disease and condition managment markets."
March 30, 2004 | Permalink
VC rebound
Pittsburgh Business Times reports more than $46 million of venture capital flowed into Pittsburgh companies during Q3. We did our part with investments in BodyMedia and Precision Therapeutics. Jay thinks we're seeing a rebound.
October 28, 2003 | Permalink
BodyMedia secures $4M
BodyMedia has completed a new $4 million round of financing, led by us and our our Redwood City, Ca. affiliate, Draper Fisher Jurvertson ePlanet. Roche Diagnostics of Indianapolis agreed in February to resell BodyMedia's self-monitoring product. The press release is available here.
October 28, 2003 | Permalink
