In the past, people mainly managed their health through exercise or eating healthy food and went directly to the hospital to treat diseases. Of course, we still manage our health in this way, What is different from the past is the development of industry and digital technology and the spread of COVID-19. span>19 The times have changed, including the transition to a non-face-to-face era, and at the same time, the medical field has also ' The modifier ‘digital’ has been added, making it possible to manage your health without face-to-face help from experts. Digital healthcare' has emerged.

Healthcare is a word that refers to things to maintain health and take care of the body., In a broad sense, it includes health care and disease treatment. , Digital healthcare means combining information and communication technology. With the emergence of digital healthcare, medical services provide information about an individual's health and medical care, devices, span>System, The digital healthcare market is growing in size as it is developing into a comprehensive medical service that combines health-related services and medical technology covering platforms. It is expected to expand.

In such a situation, Healthlian has been researching and developing semiconductors and products used in the healthcare medical device field for 10 years and has been working in the digital healthcare field. It is said to be playing a leading role in. We met with Tae-hwan Noh, CEO of Healthian, and had a detailed discussion..

Please introduce your company

Healthian, founded in 2012, produces wearable medical devices, semiconductors and products. It is a digital healthcare company developing. We are mainly conducting research and development for wearable healthcare, and we have service platform technology based on semiconductor design and device technology to provide high-level solutions that enable people to manage their own health more professionally and effectively. Provides healthcare services.

Our company applies biosignal ASIC technology and IT technology to the medical field to further Many people are trying to create an environment where they can use medical services outside of hospitals.

What is your main business

Currently, Healthian continues to develop and release products in the form of wearable medical devices, Recently, it has launched a patch-type electrocardiogram measurement device certified for medical use. Launched electrocardiograph ‘wearECG12’.

In the case of existing Holter electrocardiographs, most of them are wired, It is very difficult in reality to attach electrodes to clothes and go about your daily life , There was a limit to the number of ECG channels provided, so it was rare to support 12 channels. Our wearECG12 aims to solve this problem and allows people to obtain electrocardiogram information measured at hospitals even in their daily lives. >It is a product developed to place 12 channels in one patch and connect to the main body wirelessly.

In addition, Hellian utilizes its own SoC IP/span>, We provide customizable sizes and functions to suit customer requirements. Our bio-signal sensor semiconductor design technology significantly reduces power consumption, equivalent to high performance at the level of existing medical devices, while creating a wearable, ultra-small design. Made production possible.

What are your future goals and directions

We plan to continuously develop medical device products and expand further overseas. We have already signed a cooperation agreement with China's largest pharmaceutical company in 2015, and plan to expand to the U.S. market in the future< span>.

In addition, as we have done so far, we aim to research and specialize in the field of semiconductors specialized in biosignals and produce and supply semiconductors needed by healthcare and medical device companies domestically< span>.