Your new best ally. Sylvee will constantly monitor and inform you of your lung health. Plus, it's really comfortable to use! Our wearable patch helps capture sounds that detect and measure trapped air in the lungs, and make that information available to the care team.
Sylvee monitors your pulmonary volumes, trapped air, respiratory rates and breathing sounds to deliver actionable insights on how you can optimize your day-to-day respiratory health.
I need to get into monitoring my lung health. It's not like I want to rely on my subconscious most of the time, because I’m not always focusing on my triggers and the environment.
Female Asthma patient
Chicago
Since I had COVID, I now have to wear a medical alert bracelet, because I don’t know the severity of the symptoms.
Female Long-COVID patient
Dallas
I don't feel like I can be like most people, normal. was more into sports, when I was a kid, before I was diagnosed. I had to reduce my physical activities because Asthma
Male Asthma patient
NY
I'm a very sensitive person. So I always try my best to tell my symptoms to my friends. I make sure they are aware of the condition so I have people around they can come to my rescue.
Male Asthma patient
Miami
It has not been a very good experience having asthma. I am basically watching out for the triggers. I have to be very careful in places I go out, and I must always carry my inhaler with me.
Female Asthma patient
Dallas
Not many people know that I have asthma, only my family and closed friends. I feel like they would just make fun. I had cried almost every day because I feel this way.
Female Asthma patient
NY
We are the next leaders in respiratory health
Recognized as global innovators working to solve a problem that affects millions of people.
Grants
1913545 SBIR Phase I
A novel, active acoustic wearable for real-time deterioration assessment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
2112096 SBIR Phase II
An AI-powered wearable system and platform for long-term remote monitoring in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
1R41HL152769 - 01A1 Phase I STTR
Clinical feasibility of a non-invasive, low-cost wearable for measuring air trapping in COPD
Prizes
2021
4th place/100 applications, MedTech Color Pitch Competition($5K)
2021
Best Overall Company in Respiratory Care, MedTech Color Pitch Competition($25K)
2020
Second Runner-Up (Top 3)/524 global applications, Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge
2019
1st place/105 applications, UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition ($20K)
2019
1st place/336 applications, Hardware For Good, BigIdeas@Berkeley ($10K)
2019
5th place/692 applications, Global Social Venture Competition
2019
Semifinalist, Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge
Incubators
2022
M2D2-BARDA accelerator - Acceptance rate <13%
2021
ResMed EIR program - Acceptance rate <1%
2021
MedTech Color Accelerator - Acceptance rate <10%
2020
Springboard Enterprises’ Health Innovation Hub: Digital Health Cohort - Acceptance rate <25%
2020
VentureWell ASPIRE program - Acceptance rate <38%
2020
StartX, Visiting Founder - Acceptance rate <8%
2020
CLSI FAST Advisory Program - Acceptance rate <20%
2019
CITRIS Foundry Incubator - Acceptance rate <35%
2018, 2019, 2020
Skydeck HotDesk - Acceptance rate <15%
2018
Cal LAUNCH - Acceptance rate <35%
2017
STEM to Market: The AWIS Accelerator <40%
Featured News
Sylvee is not available for sale in the USA or internationally. It has not been approved by the FDA or any other regulatory agency yet.
Featured Press
RespiraLabs help respiration patients breathe easier
Lung-health startup Respira Labs inhales $2.8M to help respiration patients breathe easier
Respira Labs secures $2.8M to expand clinical-Grade
Founded by Harvard and UC Berkeley-trained scientist and translational physician Dr. Maria Artunduaga, Respira Labs helps patients with respiratory diseases by means of a wearable lung-function monitoring device (named Sylvee after Dr. Artunduaga’s grandmother).
RespiraLabs help respiration patients breathe easier
Lung-health startup Respira Labs inhales $2.8M to help respiration patients breathe easier