Apple has reportedly hired a secret team of biomedical engineers to develop sensors for the treatment of diabetes. This idea was initially envisioned by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
The team of biomedical engineers are expected to work at a nondescript office in Palo Alto California. Currently, 30 members are working on this team which is led by Johny Srouji, Apple’s Senior Vice President of hardware technologies. Apparently, it was previously led by Michael D. Hilman, who left Apple in 2015 and is currently working at Facebook’s Oculus department as a head of hardware.
From the current scenario, it is evident that the IT firms are joining hands with the pharmaceutical companies to tackle chronic diseases using high-tech devices that combine biochemistry, software as well as hardware departments.
In 2016, Google’s parent company Alphabet and pharma company Glaxo Smith Kline unveiled a joint company which markets bioelectronic devices to fight illness by attaching to individual nerves.
Steve jobs envisioned devices like smartwatches which will monitor oxygen levels, blood pressure, heart rate as well as blood glucose. Now, with this secret project, Apple will be making a breakthrough in science and medical fields with the help of technology.