Samsung Health Research Stack
Accurate measurement and interpretation of data is becoming more important as the wearables and digital health industries grow. Samsung Electronics introduced Samsung Health Research Stack to facilitate data-driven research in digital health.
Utilizing wearables and mobile devices in Wear OS and Android environments, Samsung Electronics' open-source Samsung Health Research Stack project enables digital health research. The platform provides medical researchers and IT developers with a software environment that makes it simple and safe to schedule services using relevant data.
Clinical research requires applications and services that continually monitor, exchange, and analyze health-related data from users' daily lives. Samsung Health Research Stack aims to help researchers put their desired features into reality.
Following the launches of Samsung Health Stack Alpha in 2022 and Samsung Health Stack 1.0 in 2023, Samsung has unveiled the most current version, Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta. The open-source project has relaunched as Samsung Health Research Stack, with an emphasis on assisting the research ecosystem as part of the newly announced Samsung Health SDK Suite, a comprehensive set of software development tools for healthcare solutions.
A development tool that reduces the time and cost required to produce digital health applications is the app SDK. Together with research mobile applications, it also makes it easier to create wristwatch apps that use data from wearable sensors. Thanks to enhanced support for the Sensor SDK, researchers can now create watch applications that monitor and utilize body composition, blood oxygen level, and EKG data from the state-of-the-art Galaxy Watch sensors. Thanks to the new Data SDK integration, researchers may utilize sleep data from the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Ring to build apps.
Furthermore, the back-end service and web portal have been improved in terms of usability and performance. The back-end architecture has been upgraded to handle data from big clinical trials and also includes extra functionality to arrange studies. Every step of the study process, including data analysis, patient recruitment, progress tracking, and surveys, is made easier by the online site.
This advancement will help enhance health services connected to blood oxygen level (SpO2), enhance the quality of sleep, and more. Apart from the eight pre-existing indicators, which included body fat mass and skeletal muscle mass, the improved BIA now provides two additional measurements: magnitude and degree. This makes it possible to assess body composition more precisely and get a better understanding of overall physical health.
The Sensor SDK and Data SDK from the Health SDK Suite will also be directly included into the Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta edition. Reputable educational establishments have already integrated study Stack into their study and discovery protocols, showcasing Samsung's proactive participation in the healthcare industry and providing researchers with more fruitful investigations and noteworthy discoveries.
Samsung Health Research Stack will be presented at Samsung Developer Conference 2024 (SDC24) in San Jose, California on October 3. Developers may see the newest features up close by attending a Code Lab session during the event.
"Samsung Health Research Stack is already being used in multiple domestic and international clinical studies that utilize Galaxy Watch," says Yunsu Lee, Head of Samsung Research's Data Intelligence Team. "With its cutting-edge wearable technology, it wants to help grow the digital health ecosystem and be a valuable partner to IT and medical professionals in accomplishing research breakthroughs."
Utilizing wearables and mobile devices in Wear OS and Android environments, Samsung Electronics' open-source Samsung Health Research Stack project enables digital health research. The platform provides medical researchers and IT developers with a software environment that makes it simple and safe to schedule services using relevant data.
Clinical research requires applications and services that continually monitor, exchange, and analyze health-related data from users' daily lives. Samsung Health Research Stack aims to help researchers put their desired features into reality.
Following the launches of Samsung Health Stack Alpha in 2022 and Samsung Health Stack 1.0 in 2023, Samsung has unveiled the most current version, Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta. The open-source project has relaunched as Samsung Health Research Stack, with an emphasis on assisting the research ecosystem as part of the newly announced Samsung Health SDK Suite, a comprehensive set of software development tools for healthcare solutions.
Samsung SDK Suite for Health
Samsung Electronics announced a brand-new Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite. With the help of Samsung's comprehensive health platform and advanced sensor technologies, the SDK Suite helps researchers and developers create innovative medical solutions. The new complete collection of sensor, data, accessory, and research stack components is now readily accessible to a larger group of partners, developers, and researchers.Software Development Kit
Samsung Health Research Stack improves the efficacy of digital health research. Features include a back-end service to handle data obtained by the app, an app SDK for easy application creation, and an online portal to assist with study design and data analysis. In response to input from researchers, the latest edition has additional useful features.A development tool that reduces the time and cost required to produce digital health applications is the app SDK. Together with research mobile applications, it also makes it easier to create wristwatch apps that use data from wearable sensors. Thanks to enhanced support for the Sensor SDK, researchers can now create watch applications that monitor and utilize body composition, blood oxygen level, and EKG data from the state-of-the-art Galaxy Watch sensors. Thanks to the new Data SDK integration, researchers may utilize sleep data from the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Ring to build apps.
Furthermore, the back-end service and web portal have been improved in terms of usability and performance. The back-end architecture has been upgraded to handle data from big clinical trials and also includes extra functionality to arrange studies. Every step of the study process, including data analysis, patient recruitment, progress tracking, and surveys, is made easier by the online site.
SDK for Sensors
Using Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology to Advance Health Service Development
Through the use of the Sensor SDK, developers may take use of Samsung's powerful BioActive Sensor algorithm on the Galaxy Watch, opening up new avenues for research and development in the health services sector. The BioActive Sensor detects BIA, heart rate, ECG, and skin temperature. It is noteworthy that this is the first continuous access to IR photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor data and Red LED data.This advancement will help enhance health services connected to blood oxygen level (SpO2), enhance the quality of sleep, and more. Apart from the eight pre-existing indicators, which included body fat mass and skeletal muscle mass, the improved BIA now provides two additional measurements: magnitude and degree. This makes it possible to assess body composition more precisely and get a better understanding of overall physical health.
SDK for Data
As of October, developers may use the newly added Data SDK to create innovative digital health solutions by accessing integrated health data from a range of devices, including as smartphones, wearables like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring, and third-party devices. Users may access strong algorithm-analyzed health data, including blood pressure, food consumption, exercise, sleep patterns, and blood glucose levels, using the Data SDK, which is integrated into the Samsung Health app. When developing healthcare services with Samsung Health's simplified insights, developers could be more productive.Supplementary Software Development Kit
Developers may integrate suitable third-party health devices into the Samsung Health app by using the Accessory SDK. Examples include glucose, heart rate, blood pressure, and cycling sensors. By enabling users to see health status data centrally without having to open several third-party applications, this enhances user experience and broadens the ecosystem for health management.Study Stack
Permitting Research Institutions to Support Healthcare
The goal of Research Stack, an open-source project, is to expand the ecosystem supporting digital health research. Research Stack creates a flexible and diversified research environment by providing the internet portal, backend services, mobile and wearable app SDK, recruitment and survey support, along with progress tracking and results monitoring. The latest iteration of the Research Stack is a comprehensive toolbox developed with valuable feedback from research institutions and their real-world experience managing complex, large-scale projects.The Sensor SDK and Data SDK from the Health SDK Suite will also be directly included into the Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta edition. Reputable educational establishments have already integrated study Stack into their study and discovery protocols, showcasing Samsung's proactive participation in the healthcare industry and providing researchers with more fruitful investigations and noteworthy discoveries.
SDC24
You may apply for Samsung Health Research Stack if you are a company or medical center in the digital healthcare space developing wearable technologies and biomarker-based products.Samsung Health Research Stack will be presented at Samsung Developer Conference 2024 (SDC24) in San Jose, California on October 3. Developers may see the newest features up close by attending a Code Lab session during the event.
"Samsung Health Research Stack is already being used in multiple domestic and international clinical studies that utilize Galaxy Watch," says Yunsu Lee, Head of Samsung Research's Data Intelligence Team. "With its cutting-edge wearable technology, it wants to help grow the digital health ecosystem and be a valuable partner to IT and medical professionals in accomplishing research breakthroughs."
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