CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Elemind, the neurotech wellness company, today launched its first-of-its-kind neurotechnology headband that improves sleep performance by directing brainwaves out of wakeful patterns and into a deeper sleep, on-demand. In a clinical trial, Elemind’s wearable shortened time to fall asleep in 76% of study participants, by an average of 48% faster and up to 74% faster.
Backed by five years of research, testing and clinical trials, the technology reads and responds to individual brainwaves in real-time for a smart, personalized and natural approach to sleep optimization.
There are more than $100B worth of sleep products on the market today — 80% of adults worldwide want to improve their sleep quality — but none of those products truly address a pervasive consumer need in sleep: control.
“Through Elemind’s patented algorithm and neurotech, users will have the breakthrough ability to ‘start and restart sleep’, giving them more control over their sleep, and ultimately their daily performance,” said Meredith Perry, CEO and Co-Founder of Elemind. “Elemind works like noise-cancellation for the brain. You can switch off the world, switch off the stress, and go to sleep faster.“
“Sleep is initiated by the brain, but very little innovation in sleep focuses on the brain directly. That’s where Elemind comes in and why we’re pioneering wearable neurostimulation that can rapidly and accurately measure EEG brain signals and deliver precise acoustic waves, to move the brain from wakeful patterns into a deeper sleep,” said Dr. Ryan Neely, PhD and VP of Science and Research at Elemind.
While traditional sleep drugs can affect brainwaves, they don’t operate in real-time, nor in highly targeted ways. Elemind is designed to work as fast as leading sleep drugs, but naturally, drug-free, and without next-day side effects.
Unlike other sleep wearables on the market today that only track or analyze sleep, Elemind actively helps the brain go to sleep, and optimizes time asleep, simply by wearing the headband and starting a sleep session.
The Elemind headband features cutting-edge neuromodulation technology, packed into a headband that is comfortable to wear, no matter the sleeping position. The headband is soft, flexible, lightweight, and can be worn at night or during a nap to safely start and restart sleep.
The hardware pairs with a smartphone application which allows for increased customization and analytics, but is not required to start a session after initial setup. Elemind’s app experience is designed to provide advanced sleep data and analytics, rolling out over the next few months during the beta launch and beyond: overall sleep performance, duration, efficiency, time to fall asleep, time spent in each stage of sleep, and movement throughout the night. Elemind’s emerging AI Sleep Tailor feature makes the system more effective over time, based on individual sleep patterns, brain activity, and user feedback. Elemind’s Deep Sleep Stimulation Feature, neurostimulation designed to boost time spent in deep sleep and enhance sleep quality, will roll out via a firmware update later this year. The headband has an all-night battery life and can be charged during the day with a USB-C cable.
Elemind’s neurostimulation technology is backed by five clinical studies (two of which focused on sleep) and seven patents (3 granted, 4 pending). In the sleep trials, the company tested 112 different subjects, accounting for 876 nights of sleep and 96 naps.
Elemind’s neurotech sleep wearable is a general wellness device, not a medical device, and is intended for maintaining and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. The company’s recent close of its $12M seed round, including funding by Village Global and LDV Partners, propelled development of its debut product. The sleep headband is the first product as the company continues development across other health and wellness use cases.
