Element Science

Element Science, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. It is a medical device and digital health startup company dedicated to developing life-saving wearable solutions aimed at providing exceptional service. Since its establishment, the company has been led by Dr. Uday N. Kumar, a cardiac electrophysiologist, who is a professor at Stanford University's Bayer Biodesign Center, a former entrepreneur-in-residence at Third Rock Ventures, and the founder of iRhythm Technologies.Element Science is currently conducting clinical trials on its main product, the Jewel Patch Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Jewel P-WCD), with plans to use this funding to complete clinical research and launch the product into the market.Element Science’s approach is built on a foundation that combines user-centered design, rigorous methods for medical device development, and the integration and application of data science and machine learning. Element Science focuses on developing solutions to address the leading causes of hospitalization and death due to heart disease.Element Science’s first product, funded by Google Ventures and Third Rock Ventures, aims to redefine the treatment of sudden cardiac death—a condition that affects 300,000 lives annually in the United States.