Medical Wearables

Accelerating Healthcare Innovation

At TNO at Holst Centre, healthcare innovation is being reshaped through the development of advanced medical wearables that seamlessly blend into everyday life. Driven by societal shifts toward personalized and remote healthcare, our vision is to move as many patients as possible from the hospital to their own environment, where comfort, wearability, and functionality are paramount. These innovations are the result of a collaborative approach, combining prototyping, validation and testing, and complete lifecycle support. This holistic process ensures that every solution meets healthcare needs. From smart wound dressings to vital sign sensing, we leverage our expertise in printed electronics, advanced materials, and thoughtful design to help companies create wearables that offer outstanding comfort, performance, and durability.

Your R&D partner for Innovation

TNO at Holst Centre acts as your R&D partner, supporting the early stages of the innovation chain—from initial concepts to validated prototypes. Our expertise in hybrid printed electronics enables startups and established companies to develop innovative concepts that go beyond hospital visits and enable more efficient healthcare. By offering scalable manufacturing processes for early-stage production, we ensure these innovations are both cost-effective and designed with future scalability in mind. Our role goes beyond application development; we contribute at every stage within the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL1-6), helping bring concepts closer to real-world applications.

Revolutionizing Health Monitoring with Medical Wearables

The collaborative journey in medtech innovation has led to the development of groundbreaking medical wearables that are transforming the future of health monitoring. Examples include smart wound dressings for real-time healing assessment, vital sign sensing patches for continuous health tracking, and ultrasound sensing devices for non-invasive in-body evaluations. These solutions are designed using advanced materials and flexible electronics, ensuring features such as breathability and water resistance while offering ease of use for the patient and/or healthcare provider.

Explore the Future of Health Monitoring

Through prototyping, rigorous testing, and collaboration within our extensive ecosystem, partners show what is possible within healthcare. From smart wound dressings to vital sign sensing and ultrasound sensing, Holst Centre supports healthcare advancements that make monitoring more accessible and integrated into daily life.