BioVigil
BioVigil is a private healthcare technology company that sells an automated hand-hygiene compliance monitoring platform—centered on a patented alcohol vapor-sensing wearable badge—to more than 40 US hospitals and health systems, combining hardware with recurring analytics and customer-success subscriptions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersAnn Arbor, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What BioVigil does
BioVigil is a private healthcare technology company that provides automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring to hospitals and health systems. Founded in 2012 by Dr. Steven F. Bolling, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Michigan, the company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan and serves more than 40 healthcare facilities across the United States, with an initial international installation in Asia Pacific (Sportsmed). The company's core customer segments are acute-care hospitals and health systems, VA/government facilities, specialty and rehabilitation hospitals, and Planetree-aligned patient-centered facilities.
The company's core offering is an integrated electronic hand hygiene monitoring platform built around a proprietary alcohol vapor-sensing wearable smart badge. Unlike dispenser-activation-based systems, BioVigil's badges detect sanitizer directly on caregivers' hands to verify that hand hygiene actually occurred, delivering real-time visual, audible, and vibratory feedback at the point of care. The platform also includes ceiling-mounted infrared room beacons that detect entry/exit at patient room entrances, sink beacons (AccuWash Technology) for soap-and-water handwash verification required for C. diff isolation protocols, base stations for badge assignment, and the VigilMax cloud analytics platform that captures over 100 hand hygiene observations per bed per day. Modular add-ons include Clinical Intelligence (contact tracing, cross-contamination alerts, HAI tracking), Operational Intelligence (workflow and rounding analytics), Patient Engagement (visible green-light indicators), a mobile app for individual self-monitoring, and Action Replay for visual compliance coaching.
BioVigil sells through an enterprise field sales motion targeting hospital infection-prevention, quality, and operations leaders. Revenue combines upfront hardware (badges, beacons, base stations) with recurring software/subscription revenue from analytics, customer success support, and ongoing partnership reviews. The company employs 11-50 people, reports a 96% client retention rate, and partner hospitals average 94% hand hygiene compliance with a 46.95% reduction in healthcare-associated infections. BioVigil raised growth funding in April 2022 from undisclosed investors; a prior $5M round from RSVP Capital was recorded in 2010.
BioVigil firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- BioVigil
- Legal name
- BIOVIGIL Healthcare Systems, Inc.
- Website
- https://biovigil.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- BioVigil is a private healthcare technology company that sells an automated hand-hygiene compliance monitoring platform—centered on a patented alcohol vapor-sensing wearable badge—to more than 40 US hospitals and health systems, combining hardware with recurring analytics and customer-success subscriptions.
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BioVigil industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Healthcare Infection Prevention Technology
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hand Hygiene & Skin Antisepsis (Soaps, Sanitizers, Surgical Scrubs, CHG Prep) (HLAHANAE)
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Where BioVigil is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ann Arbor
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
BioVigil business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hand Hygiene Monitoring System (Hardware + Software): BioVigil sells an integrated electronic hand hygiene monitoring system comprising wearable smart badges, room beacons, sink beacons, base stations, and a cloud-based analytics platform. The system is sold to healthcare facilities as a complete solution with hardware components and associated software/data services. Pricing is likely subscription or recurring given the ongoing software updates and customer success support model.
- Subscription / SaaS (Analytics and Support): BioVigil's ongoing customer partnership model, including dedicated Customer Success Managers, monthly and quarterly reviews, data-driven coaching, and continuous analytics access, suggests recurring subscription revenue from software platform access, data services, and support. The model emphasizes sustained performance improvement tied to infection reduction outcomes.
- Growth Funding (Investment): BioVigil raised growth funding in 2022 from investors to accelerate innovation, supply chain security, and customer success expansion in healthcare settings. The specific investors were not named in the available sources.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise healthcare contracts — pricing not publicly disclosed |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels9 records
BioVigil product offering
Product offeringCore offering
BioVigil sells an integrated electronic hand hygiene monitoring system for hospitals and health systems, combining proprietary alcohol vapor-sensing wearable smart badges, infrared room beacons, sink-based AccuWash sensors, and the cloud-based VigilMax analytics platform. The system verifies individual hand hygiene events at the point of care, delivers real-time visual and vibratory behavior correction, and provides compliance, cross-contamination, and contact tracing analytics. It is sold as a complete solution with wearable hardware components and recurring software/data services.
Product overview
BioVigil offers a unified electronic hand hygiene monitoring platform for healthcare facilities, comprising wearable smart badges with proprietary alcohol vapor-sensing technology, room beacons, sink beacons (AccuWash™ Technology), and a cloud-based analytics platform (VigilMax™). The system integrates multiple components—a badge sensor, room sensor, sink sensor, and robust data suite—that work together to automate hand hygiene monitoring while fitting seamlessly into clinical workflows. The platform is offered as a complete system with optional add-on modules including Clinical Intelligence (for infection prevention analytics and contact tracing), Operational Intelligence (for workflow optimization and rounding validation), Patient Engagement (for visible compliance indicators), the BioVigil Mobile App (for self-monitoring), and Action Replay (for visual compliance tracking). Partner hospitals average 94% compliance and 46% HAI reduction.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- BioVigil Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Complete automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring platform that uses wearable smart badges with alcohol vapor-sensing technology, room beacons, sink sensors, and cloud-based analytics to verify hand hygiene events, provide real-time reminders, and track compliance at the individual level for hospitals and health systems.
- AccuWash Technology Sink beacon using thermal energy and sophisticated sensors to detect and confirm soap-and-water handwashing compliance. Provides visual cues indicating when the CDC-recommended 20-second handwash duration is achieved and is required for C. diff isolation protocols where sanitizer is insufficient.
- VigilMax Analytics and Operational Intelligence Cloud-based analytics platform providing dashboards, over 200 customizable report configurations, cross-contamination analysis, staff rounding reports, and exposure tracking. Captures over 100 hand hygiene observations per bed per day and enables drill-down into unit, shift, and individual caregiver performance metrics.
- BioVigil Mobile App Mobile application that allows individual healthcare workers to track their personal hand hygiene compliance, including 7-day and 30-day compliance rates, session compliance, room entries and exits, and hand hygiene opportunities per session. Accessible to staff without hospital network credentials.
- Action Replay Visual animation feature showing a longitudinal representation of each badge-wearer's hand hygiene interactions within patient rooms. Enables nurse managers to visually coach teams around compliance or cross-contamination patterns and supports rapid contact tracing and chart documentation.
- Clinical Intelligence Infection prevention intelligence module providing individual-level data on missed opportunities, cross-contamination alerts, and real-time intervention capabilities. Supports healthcare-associated infection impact tracking for C. diff, CLABSI, and CAUTI reduction with rapid contact tracing functionality.
- Patient Engagement Patient-facing compliance indicator module featuring green light badge technology that provides visible reassurance to patients and families that providers are patient-ready. Supports HCAHPS score improvement and aligns infection prevention with person-centered care values.
Quantifiable outcome
- Average 94% hand hygiene compliance rate across partner hospitals using the BioVigil platform
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use BioVigil
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
BioVigil technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature6 records
BioVigil partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators10 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
BioVigil competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Hillrom / Baxter: Baxter (which acquired Hillrom) sells a hand hygiene monitoring solution as part of its broader medical device portfolio including patient monitoring, beds, and care communications — a much larger incumbent selling into the same hospital infection prevention category.
- Securitas Healthcare (formerly Stanley Healthcare): Securitas Healthcare offers the Arial/WanderGuard platform and HyGreen hand hygiene sensing technology alongside broader RTLS, infant protection, and patient elopement solutions — a broader incumbent with a competing hand hygiene product.
- Medline: Medline is a major medical supply distributor and manufacturer offering hand hygiene solutions and compliance tools to hospitals — a broad incumbent with extensive hospital relationships that competes indirectly with BioVigil across infection prevention.
- GOJO Industries (PURELL): GOJO, maker of PURELL, offers electronic compliance monitoring for its sanitizer dispensers (PURELL SMARTLINK) as part of its dominant hand hygiene product franchise — a broad incumbent with deep hospital relationships and substantial sales infrastructure.
- Ecolab: Ecolab's Healthcare division offers hand hygiene and infection prevention solutions including compliance monitoring, competing with BioVigil for the same hospital infection prevention budgets with a much larger global sales and service footprint.
- Halma plc (CenTrak): CenTrak, owned by Halma, sells enterprise healthcare RTLS and hand hygiene compliance solutions including badges and room-level sensors. It is a larger incumbent offering broader location services beyond hand hygiene, competing for the same hospital IT budgets.
Direct peers
- Vizzia Technologies: Vizzia provides RTLS-based hand hygiene compliance solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems using wearable badges and location sensors — competing head-to-head with BioVigil on individual-level compliance data capture and analytics.
- SwipeSense: SwipeSense offers an electronic hand hygiene monitoring platform using wearable badges and sensor hubs for hospitals — directly comparable to BioVigil's wearable-badge-and-beacon model for individual-level compliance verification in inpatient settings.
- DebMed (SC Johnson Professional): DebMed offers the DebMed Electronic Hand Hygiene Compliance System based on dispenser-use monitoring, competing directly in the same healthcare hand hygiene compliance category as BioVigil, though with a different measurement methodology.
Emerging players
- Vitalacy: Vitalacy provides a wearable-based hand hygiene compliance and patient safety platform for hospitals using smart bands and bedside sensors — an emerging competitor with comparable individual-level compliance measurement and analytics.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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BioVigil leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
BioVigil funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
BioVigil M&A and investment
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Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about BioVigil
What does BioVigil do?
BioVigil sells an integrated electronic hand hygiene monitoring system for hospitals and health systems, combining proprietary alcohol vapor-sensing wearable smart badges, infrared room beacons, sink-based AccuWash sensors, and the cloud-based VigilMax analytics platform. The system verifies individual hand hygiene events at the point of care, delivers real-time visual and vibratory behavior correction, and provides compliance, cross-contamination, and contact tracing analytics. It is sold as a complete solution with wearable hardware components and recurring software/data services.
Is BioVigil a public or private company?
BioVigil is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was BioVigil founded?
BioVigil was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is BioVigil based?
BioVigil is headquartered in Ann Arbor, United States, in the North America region.
How does BioVigil make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Hand Hygiene Monitoring System (Hardware + Software) is the primary driver. The others are subscription / SaaS (Analytics and Support) and growth Funding (Investment).
Who are BioVigil's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Hillrom / Baxter, Securitas Healthcare (formerly Stanley Healthcare), Medline, GOJO Industries (PURELL), Ecolab and Halma plc (CenTrak). Direct peers are Vizzia Technologies, SwipeSense and DebMed (SC Johnson Professional). Vitalacy is listed as an emerging player.
Does BioVigil have an API?
No public API is recorded for BioVigil.
What industry is BioVigil in?
BioVigil's product category is Healthcare Infection Prevention Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHANAE, Hand Hygiene & Skin Antisepsis (Soaps, Sanitizers, Surgical Scrubs, CHG Prep). Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3841.