Samsung Health Research Stack
Precise data measurement and analysis are becoming more and more crucial as the wearables and digital health sectors expand. To support data-driven digital health research, Samsung Electronics unveiled Samsung Health Research Stack.
The open-source Samsung Health Research Stack project from Samsung Electronics facilitates digital health research employing wearables and mobile devices in Wear OS and Android environments. The platform offers a software environment for medical researchers and IT developers to easily and securely arrange services utilizing pertinent data.
Samsung Health Research Stack attempts to assist researchers in putting their desired features into practice because clinical research necessitates apps and services that continuously monitor, share, and analyze health-related data from users’ everyday life.
Samsung has revealed the most recent version, Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta, which follows the releases of Samsung Health Stack Alpha in 2022 and Samsung Health Stack 1.0 in 2023. With a focus on supporting the research ecosystem as part of the recently released Samsung Health SDK Suite, a complete collection of software development tools for healthcare solutions, the open-source project has relaunched as Samsung Health Research Stack.
Samsung Health SDK Suite
A brand-new Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite was unveiled by Samsung Electronics. The SDK Suite uses Samsung’s sophisticated sensor technology and extensive Samsung Health platform to better assist developers and researchers in developing cutting-edge healthcare solutions. A wider range of partners, developers, and researchers can now easily access the new comprehensive set of sensor, data, accessory, and research stack components.
App SDK
Research on digital health is made more effective by Samsung Health Research Stack. Features include an online site to help with research design and data analysis, an app SDK for simple application construction, and a back-end service to manage data acquired by the app. The most recent version has more practical features in response to researcher feedback.
The app SDK is a development tool that lowers the time and expense needed to create digital health apps. It also facilitates the creation of wristwatch apps that use wearable sensor data in addition to research mobile apps. Researchers may now develop watch apps that measure and use body composition, blood oxygen level, and EKG data from the cutting-edge Galaxy Watch sensors thanks to improved support for the Sensor SDK. Researchers can use sleep data from the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Ring to design applications with the help of the new Data SDK integration.
Additionally, the online portal and back-end service have been made more user-friendly and performant. With additional functionality to organize studies, the back-end architecture has been strengthened to handle data from large clinical trials. The web portal facilitates all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, progress monitoring, patient recruiting, and questionnaires.
Sensor SDK
Driving Health Service Development with Advanced Sensor Technology
With the help of the Sensor SDK, developers can leverage Samsung’s robust BioActive Sensor algorithm on the Galaxy Watch, enabling them to investigate uncharted territory in the health services industry and produce cutting-edge new products. The BioActive Sensor measures skin temperature, heart rate, ECG, and BIA. The first continuous access to Red LED and IR photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor data is significant.
This development will contribute to the improvement of blood oxygen level (SpO2)-related health services, improving sleep quality, and more. In addition to the eight indications that were already available, such as body fat mass and skeletal muscle mass, the enhanced BIA now offers two more measurements: magnitude and degree. This allows for a more accurate examination of body composition and deeper insights into general physical health.
Data SDK
As of October, developers may leverage integrated health data from a variety of devices, including smartphones, wearables like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring, and third-party devices, by utilizing the recently added Data SDK to produce creative digital health solutions. Data SDK gives users access to the Samsung Health app’s powerful algorithm-analyzed health data, such as blood pressure, food intake, activity, sleep patterns, and blood glucose levels. Developers may work more productively when creating healthcare services to Samsung Health’s streamlined insights.
Accessory SDK
The Accessory SDK lets developers connect compatible third-party health gadgets into the Samsung Health app. Blood pressure, heart rate, glucose, and cycling sensors are examples. This allows users to examine health status data in one place without activating many third-party apps, improving user experience and expanding the health management ecosystem.
Research Stack
Allowing Research Organizations to Help Healthcare
An open-source initiative called Research Stack seeks to grow the ecosystem for digital health research. By offering the online portal, backend services, mobile and wearable app SDK, and recruiting and survey assistance, in addition to progress tracking and outcomes monitoring, Research Stack establishes an adaptable and diverse research environment. The most recent version of the Research Stack offers an extensive toolkit that was created using insightful input from research institutes and their practical experience executing intricate, large-scale projects.
The Samsung Health Research Stack 2.0 Beta version will also incorporate the Health SDK Suite’s Sensor SDK and Data SDK natively. Prominent academic institutions have already included Research Stack into their research and discovery procedures, demonstrating Samsung’s proactive involvement in the healthcare sector and offering researchers more productive investigations and significant findings.
SDC24
Any business or medical facility in the digital healthcare industry creating products that make use of wearable technology and biomarkers is welcome to apply for Samsung Health Research Stack.
On October 3 in San Jose, California, Samsung Developer Conference 2024 (SDC24) will include Samsung Health Research Stack. During the event, developers can attend a Code Lab session to get a firsthand look at the newest features.
According to Yunsu Lee, Head of Samsung Research’s Data Intelligence Team, “Samsung Health Research Stack is already being used in multiple domestic and international clinical studies that utilize Galaxy Watch.” “It want to help grow the digital health ecosystem and be a valuable partner to IT and medical professionals in accomplishing research breakthroughs with its cutting-edge wearable technology.”
