Fitt Insider 293. Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari, Co-Founder and CEO of Epicore
Jun 17, 2025
In this conversation with Dr. Roozbeh Ghaffari, co-founder and CEO of Epicore Biosystems, the focus is on innovative sweat-sensing wearables that monitor hydration and key biomarkers. Ghaffari discusses the evolution of hydration technology from sports to broader wellness and industrial applications. He emphasizes the importance of real-time hydration tracking and shares insights on partnerships with major brands like Gatorade and PepsiCo. The discussion also touches on advancing biomarker research for enhanced health monitoring across various industries.
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Sweat Sensing Reveals Real-Time Biomarkers
- Sweat sensing reveals hydration and biomarker data non-invasively for sports and industrial safety.
- It's like early continuous glucose monitors, requiring education and simple solutions to become ubiquitous.
Tailor Hydration Tech to Users
- Tailor hydration sensing products to user needs, from simple snapshot devices to rich continuous data platforms.
- Combine biochemical with biophysical measurements for meaningful context and scalability.
Hydration Sensing Easiest to Integrate
- Biochemical sensing is much harder to integrate with physical biometrics due to fouling and complexity.
- Hydration sensing is a lower-hanging fruit that could see integration sooner than other biochemicals.