At Sibaya we are strong supporters of diabetes research -especially Type 1 (scroll all the way down bottom right).
MIT has done some great work in this area and has now come up with a device that can monitor glucose with light, potentially avoiding the several times a day that diabetics need to draw blood.
By scanning a users arm or finger with near-infrared light, the device frees users from the necessity of drawing blood, a daily routine for most type 1 diabetes patients.The laptop-size machine is the result of 15 years of research at the MIT Spectroscopy Lab. It employs Raman spectroscopy, which can determine chemical compounds based on their molecular vibration.
via MIT diabetes device monitors glucose with light | Crave – CNET.
About Frank Barlin
Frank is the founder and managing partner at Sibaya. He provides recognized leadership in homecare consulting and has advised firms ranging in size from those listed on the NYSE and the LSE to early stage startups.
Frank’s international experience is broad-based, having spent his professional life based in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Prior to founding Sibaya in 2002 he was European Vice President for a publicly traded healthcare company.
In addition he has held various country general management positions and directorships. Recent home healthcare projects include European business development, acquisition strategy and advice, competitive benchmarking, Asian outsourcing and turnaround management. He works out of the Paris office.
