Lura Health

What Lura Health does

Lura Health is a pre-commercial medical device company developing a miniaturized salivary microbiosensor that is worn in the mouth — either integrated into dental hardware such as clear plastic trays, sports guards, Hawley retainers, brackets and bands, dentures, and crowns, or attached directly to a tooth for up to 18 months. The sensor continuously records analytes in saliva related to chronic conditions including diabetes and hypertension, transmitting data to a patient's smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy and onward to electronic medical record systems for clinician review. The company positions its product as the world's first continuous health monitoring platform powered by saliva, targeting three primary segments: chronic disease patients seeking non-invasive alternatives to blood-based monitoring, healthcare providers needing continuous data for treatment decisions, and the dental industry (DSOs, dentists, and dental product manufacturers) seeking to add health-monitoring capabilities to existing dental workflows.

Underlying technology centers on a proprietary micro-sensor smaller than a tube of lipstick that measures hundreds of health and disease markers including glucose, electrolytes, and biologics, with wireless connectivity powered by Silicon Labs' XG27 Bluetooth chip. Hardware development is supported by a partnership with Resonant Link for device miniaturization. Lura Health's planned business model combines hardware device sales, recurring data and analytics services delivered to providers via dashboards, and OEM/embedded licensing arrangements with dental hardware manufacturers.

As of the input data, the product is in development and explicitly not approved for sale or distribution in the USA, with revenue undisclosed. The company is venture-capital and NSF-backed, has raised approximately $1.2M in non-dilutive NSF funding supplemented by a $75K state grant, undisclosed SOSV seed equity, and an undisclosed August 2025 strategic investment from SCO Group. The team of 1–10 employees operates from HAX's Newark, NJ facility and is led by Co-Founder/CEO Daniel Weinstein and Co-Founder/CMO Dr. Saam Bozorg, with Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition in 2023 underscoring early-stage visibility.

Name

Lura Health

Legal name

Lura Health

Website

https://lurahealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lura Health is a pre-commercial medical device company developing a miniaturized intraoral salivary biosensor that continuously monitors chronic disease biomarkers and transmits data via Bluetooth to smartphones and EMR systems for patients, providers, and dental industry partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wearable Medical Biosensors

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Connected Medical Devices & Wearables (Sensors, Patches, Implantables) (HLACAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical-Grade Vital Signs Monitoring (ECG, SpO2, BP, Temp, Respiration) (HLACAPAI)

Keywords

• Salivary diagnostics platform
• Continuous health monitoring
• Wearable biosensor devices
• Remote patient monitoring
• Chronic disease management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales: Sale of the miniaturized salivary health monitoring sensor integrated into dental products. Product is currently in development and not yet approved for sale or distribution in the USA.
2. Data/Analytics Services: Long-term health data analysis and patient-specific insights shared with healthcare providers, enabling predictive and preventive care dashboards for practitioners.
3. OEM/Embedded Licensing: Integration of sensor technology into existing dental hardware manufacturers' products (aligners, toothbrushes, etc.), potentially through licensing arrangements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lura Health is developing a non-invasive, miniaturized microbiosensor worn in the mouth that continuously records salivary analytes (glucose, electrolytes, biologics) related to chronic disease and transmits the data to a smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy. The sensor can be integrated into existing dental hardware such as aligners, retainers, sports guards, brackets, dentures, crowns, and bridges, or attached directly to a tooth for up to 18 months, with readings linked to electronic medical records for clinician review. The product is currently in development and is not yet approved for sale or distribution in the USA.

Product overview

Lura Health is developing a single unified product: a non-invasive, saliva-based continuous health monitoring platform. The core offering consists of a microbiosensor (smaller than a tube of lipstick) worn in the mouth that continually measures salivary biomarkers (such as glucose, electrolytes, and biologics) related to chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Data is automatically transmitted via Bluetooth Low Energy to a patient's smartphone and can be shared with healthcare providers through electronic medical records systems. The sensor can be integrated into various dental hardware products (clear plastic trays, sports guards, Hawley retainers, brackets and bands, dentures and partials, crowns and bridges) or attached directly to a tooth for up to 18 months. The product is currently in development and not approved for sale or distribution in the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lura Health Monitoring System A miniaturized intraoral microbiosensor (smaller than a tube of lipstick) that continuously records salivary analytes such as glucose, electrolytes, and biologics related to chronic disease, transmitting data via Bluetooth Low Energy to a smartphone app and integrating with electronic medical records for clinician review. It can be integrated into dental hardware including aligners, sports guards, Hawley retainers, brackets and bands, dentures and partials, and crowns and bridges, or painlessly attached directly to a tooth for up to 18 months. The product is in development and not yet approved for sale or distribution in the USA.

Quantifiable outcome

• Addresses $4.1 trillion in annual chronic disease healthcare costs through continuous monitoring enabling proactive management
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• HAXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHardware startup accelerator and coworking space partner. Lura Health operates out of HAX's 35,000 sq. ft. Newark facility with full engineering workshops and wet labs. Company showcased at HAX Demo Day.
• Resonant LinkstrategicTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to redefine preventative care through development of miniaturized diagnostic device. Resonant Link provided case study collaboration on device development.
• Silicon LabsstrategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for Bluetooth chip powering the tooth-mounted salivary health monitor. Using Silicon Labs XG27 chip and SDKs for wireless connectivity.
• Colgate-PalmolivestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Maria Ryan, EVP & Chief Clinical Officer at Colgate, discussed Lura Health's predictive healthcare technology at CareQuest showcase. Colgate focuses on preventive care and oral-systemic health integration.
• CareQuest Institute for Oral HealthstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through participation in CareQuest Systemic Health Innovation Showcase. CareQuest focuses on improving oral health access and integrating oral-systemic health technologies.
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected for AGA and MATTER inaugural incubator cohort focused on digestive health innovation and digital health products.
• MATTERstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare innovation hub and startup incubator. Lura Health is a member of the MATTER startup community and co-hosts programs with AGA.
• BioNJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Jersey biotech industry association. Lura Health presented at BioNJ AI & Digital Health Day and is a member organization.
• Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined DiMe's Integrated Evidence Plans (IEP) for Digital Health Products initiative to advance digital health evidence generation.
• Revere PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDental and medical-dental integration investor. Lura Health featured at Revere Partners' Future of Dentistry Pavilion at Yankee Dental Congress.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Senseonics: Develops the Eversense implantable CGM with up to 180-day wear — the closest existing analog to Lura's long-duration (18-month) intraoral sensor concept. Both are pursuing long-duration continuous monitoring form factors.
• Dexcom: Market leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with devices like the G7. Most directly comparable peer for continuous, real-time biomarker monitoring of chronic disease patients, although Lura is saliva-based and Dexcom is interstitial fluid-based.
• Biolinq: Developer of intradermal, miniaturized continuous biosensor patches for metabolic biomarkers including glucose. Comparable in form-factor miniaturization and continuous biomarker mission.
• Profusa: Develops injectable, hydrogel-based biosensors that continuously monitor multiple analytes in interstitial fluid for months at a time. Comparable miniaturized, long-duration continuous biosensor platform targeting chronic disease.
• Viome: Saliva- and stool-based diagnostics company focused on gut microbiome, chronic disease and cancer detection. Most directly comparable saliva-based diagnostics peer, though Viome uses episodic lab testing versus Lura's continuous in-mouth sensor.
• Hagar Technology: Develops GWave, a non-invasive RF-based continuous glucose monitor. Directly comparable as a non-invasive continuous glucose alternative to Lura's saliva-based approach.
• Abbott (FreeStyle Libre): Sells the FreeStyle Libre CGM line, the largest installed-base continuous glucose monitor globally. Comparable to Lura in continuous biomarker tracking for diabetes management and chronic disease.

Emerging players

• Bowhead Health: Early-stage saliva-based diagnostics company developing at-home saliva tests for hormone and wellness biomarkers. Comparable diagnostic fluid (saliva) and consumer health focus, but episodic rather than continuous.

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic: Diversified medical device leader with connected diabetes (MiniMed CGM and pumps) and broader patient monitoring portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent pursuing connected chronic disease monitoring at scale.
• Colgate-Palmolive: Global oral care leader publicly aligned with Lura (via Dr. Maria Ryan at CareQuest showcase) and actively pursuing oral-systemic health integration. Comparable as a potential OEM channel partner and adjacent oral-health hardware player.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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