ActLight SA recently closed its series B financing round. With a CHF 1.2 million contribution, Investiere was the largest investor in this round. ActLight develops and licenses light sensor technology which can be used for applications such as low power heart rate monitoring, range meters and 3D cameras. Source

ActLight, in collaboration with EPFL, developed a new generation of the heart-rate monitor sensors for smart watches. Source

Today, ActLight presented the next generation Heartrate Sensor for wearables, featuring a remarkable 80% reduction in power consumption compared to what is currently available on the market, and still delivering the same performance. The Heart rate sensor is based on ActLight’s proprietary Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD) technology and has been developed in co-operation with a global… Continue reading →

ActLight, a Swiss photonics technology firm known for its breakthrough Dynamic PhotoDiodes (DPD), has announced a project of next-generation sensors for low- energy heart rate sensing for wearable devices in cooperation with ON Semiconductor, driving innovation in energy efficient electronics. “The healthcare industry is becoming more reliant on new methods to monitor and treat patients.… Continue reading →

ActLight won the the Alpine High-tech Venture Forum (AHVF). AHVF is an unique event for the most innovative entrepreneurs operating in Switzerland and its surrounding regions focused on Life Sciences, Clean Technology and Information Technology to meet and present themselves to active international investors and corporations seeking for investment and partnerships.

ActLight SA, the creator of the next generation photo diode, has closed a Series A financing round with an investor group comprising of Swisscom Ventures and the business angel networks Investiere, Go Beyond and BAS. Read more

It has been more than 18 months since EE Times last produced a version of the Silicon 60. The global economic, entrepreneurial, and electronics business climates have all improved in that time, and EE Times has brought 38 recently formed companies on to version 15.1 of its list of 60 firms that we feel are… Continue reading →

ActLight became a winner of Red Herring Europe Top 100 Award. Read more