Annual Report – Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative

Annual Report 2025

Katryna Dillard — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:45:15 +0000

We are pleased to provide the 2025 Annual Report for the Stanford Wearable Electronics (eWEAR-X) Initiative. Learn about flagship projects in the Chen Ideation and Prototyping Lab related to health sensing, human-machine interfaces, and robotics. Find out about the many start-ups that participated in the eWEAR-X Health Prize and how the yearly event fosters deep tech entrepreneurship.

The report includes highlight articles about transformative research to enable future wearable and implantable devices, including…

“Soft Bioelectronic Fiber Can Track Hundreds of Biological Events Simultaneously” by Andrew Meyers

“The Map to Pain-Free Injectables and Precision Medicine” by Jerry (Yuhsiang) Cheng, PhD Student, Stanford University

“Artificial Intelligence Unlocks New Insights from Wearable Data” by Chibuike Uwakwe, MD-PhD Student, Stanford University

Thank you to our eWEAR-X affiliate member companies and generous supporters.

We hope you enjoy reading about eWEAR-X, our events, and the accomplishments of our community. The annual report is available to view online or to download.

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Annual Report 2023-2024

Katryna Dillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:56:01 +0000

We are pleased to provide our Annual Report for the Stanford Wearable Electronics (eWEAR) Initiative. Read about updates to the initiative, such as eWEAR-X and the new Ideation and Prototyping Lab. Learn about our impact, and how eWEAR fosters innovation and collaboration on future wearables to transform health and human experience.

The report features forward looking perspectives on transformative technology by thought leaders from the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine at Stanford University, including Dean Jennifer Widom, Dean Lloyd Minor, and eWEAR directors, Prof. Zhenan Bao, Prof. Xiang Qian, MD, and Angela McIntyre.

“Deep Tech at the Intersection of Human Health, Engineering, and AI”
Prof. Zhenan Bao, eWEAR Faculty Director, Prof. Xiang Qian, MD, eWEAR Co-faculty Director, Angela McIntyre, eWEAR Executive Director

“Bringing Wearables from Bench to Bedside”
Chibuike Uwakwe,MD-PhD Student, Stanford University

“Extending the Reach of Health Care with Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality,”
Angela McIntyre, Executive Director of eWEAR

The annual report is available to view or download below.

We value your participation and support!

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Annual Report 2022-2023

Katryna Dillard — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:02:37 +0000

We are pleased to provide our Annual Report for the Stanford Wearable Electronics (eWEAR) Initiative. Learn more about the initiative, our impact, and how eWEAR fosters collaboration on future wearables to transform health and human experience. Get to know the affiliate member companies that make eWEAR possible and the professors who presented their innovations in the 2022-2023 academic year.

The report features forward looking perspectives on transformative technology by thought leaders from eWEAR affiliate member companies and by our Founder.

Vision for Future Wearables: “Enhancing Human Connections through the Digital World,”
Zhenan Bao, eWEAR Founder and Faculty Director, K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford U.

“Bioconvergence: Driving Innovations and Breakthroughs in the Life Sciences,”
Thomas Herget, Head of Silicon Valley and China Innovation Hub, Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany

“Developing Waveguide Combiners for Future Thin and Lightweight Augmented Reality Headsets,”
Robert Visser, Vice President of Engineering Technology, Applied Materials, Inc.

The annual report is available to view or download below.

We value your collaboration and support!

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