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Biodata Bank, Inc. is a Japanese technology company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, that develops and sells the CNRIA™ / Canaria line of wearable heat warning watches designed to prevent occupational heatstroke. The company's core technology is the patented Heat Stock Tracker® (Patent No. 6755034), an algorithm that reads wrist skin temperature to estimate the rise in core body temperature and predict when heat-related strain is likely to intensify, issuing alerts via sound (74 dB), light, and vibration before symptoms become apparent. The product portfolio comprises two variants: CANARIA Plus, a standalone, non-connected device with a 5-month single-use battery, IP67 dust/water resistance, and 80°C heat tolerance; and CANARIA Connect, a Sigfox-enabled connected version enabling real-time worker monitoring and manager notifications. A post-use paid data analysis service is available on request, and integration with the Japan Weather Association's Weather Data API supports combined environmental/physiological risk reporting.

Biodata Bank sells primarily through enterprise B2B field sales targeting construction, manufacturing, energy/utilities, and transportation/infrastructure customers in Japan, France, and Spain. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue mechanics are anchored in single-season hardware unit sales with an optional recurring analytics upsell. Named enterprise customers include Airbus, Edison Next (EDF subsidiary), Keikyu Railways, Sumitomo Forestry, Tokyo Power Technology, JFE Plant Engineering, Kurita Water, Miura Industries, and Tower Line Solution, alongside institutional endorsements from France's OPPBTP (which exclusively recommended Canary in its catalog after an 850-participant trial) and Japan's NETIS VE Evaluation from MLIT. The company operates European subsidiaries in Paris and Madrid, participates in government acceleration programs (GSAP, King Salmon Project, La Nave), and pursues channel expansion through industry trade shows (CES, MEDICA, EXPO PROTECTION). Cumulative device sales exceed one million units since the 2021 product launch. Revenue, funding history, and ownership details are not publicly disclosed; the company appears privately held by founder/CEO Takeshi Anzai with no disclosed venture capital backing.

Name

Biodata bank

Legal name

Biodata Bank, Inc.

Website

https://biodatabank.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biodata Bank is a Japanese wearable technology company that sells the patented Canaria heat warning watch, which detects rising core body temperature and alerts industrial workers to prevent occupational heatstroke. It serves enterprise customers in construction, manufacturing, energy, and transportation across Japan, France, and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Safety Wearables

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Stress & Thermal Exposure Monitoring (WBGT, Cold Stress) (EUAHAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuous Temperature & Fever Monitoring (Wearable Thermometry) (HLAHACAK), Thermometers & Temperature Monitoring (Smart Thermometers) (CRACAQAG)

Keywords

• Wearable heatstroke prevention
• Occupational safety wearables
• Worker heat monitoring devices
• Core temperature estimation technology
• Industrial health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Shibuya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales (Heat Warning Watch): One-time hardware sales of the Canary/Canaria+ heat warning watch devices. Devices are designed for single-season use (5 months) and are not rechargeable. Sold primarily to enterprise customers for workforce safety applications.
2. Data Analysis Services: Post-use paid data analysis service available on request. Provides detailed activity reports and recommendations to improve company heat risk management after device use period.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Biodata Bank develops and sells the CANARIA line of wearable heat warning devices that detect rising core body temperature through wrist skin temperature analysis and alert users via sound, light, and vibration before heatstroke symptoms appear. The company primarily serves enterprise customers in construction, manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors to protect outdoor and indoor workers from heat-related incidents.

Product overview

Biodata Bank offers a portfolio of heat stroke prevention wearable devices centered on the CNRIA™ (Canary/Canaria) brand. The core product line includes CANARIA Plus (standalone, non-connected) and CANARIA Connect (Sigfox-connected version). CANARIA Plus operates independently with no charging or connectivity required, providing alerts via sound, light, and vibration for approximately 5 months. CANARIA Connect adds real-time monitoring capabilities through Sigfox network integration, enabling manager notifications. Both products use the patented Heat Stock Tracker® technology to detect heat accumulation and predict heat stress risk.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Canaria Plus: Heat stroke prevention watch with patented Heat Stock Tracker technology, alerts users via sound, light, and vibration when heat stress is detected
• Canaria Connect

Products and services

• CANARIA Plus Standalone, non-connected heat-risk warning wearable that detects rising internal body temperature and alerts the wearer with sound, light, and vibration. No charging or connectivity required, designed for one season (approximately 5 months) of use. Targeted at enterprise customers for workforce heatstroke prevention.
• CANARIA Connect Connected version of the heat warning watch using Sigfox IoT network infrastructure for real-time data transmission, enabling managers to receive immediate notifications when workers approach dangerous heat stress levels. Designed for enterprise deployment in environments with connectivity requirements.
• Heat Risk Data Analysis Service Post-use paid data analysis service provided on request to enterprise customers, delivering detailed activity reports and recommendations to improve company heat risk management after the device use period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero heatstroke incidents in OPPBTP trial with 850 participants
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• La Nave (Madrid)strategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 September 2025Innovation hub run by Madrid City Council providing acceleration program support. Biodata Bank expanding heatstroke prevention initiatives across Spain with access to expert advice and valuable networks.
• Murata (村田製作所)strategicTechnology or Integration · 8 May 2024Won Excellence Award in 'KUMIHIMO Tech Camp with Murata 2023' co-creation project. Murata provides sensors and communication modules for product development. Interview featured on Murata's website.
• Tokyo Power TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2023Trial introduction of Canary at Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plant decommissioning sites for workers wearing non-breathable protective clothing. Collaboration for heatstroke prevention in nuclear facility environments.
• Japan Weather Association (日本気象協会)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2023Won Weather Up pitch contest organized by Japan Weather Association. Collaboration to use Weather Data API combining deep body temperature data with meteorological data for workplace safety solutions.
• APAC Insider / AI Global MediaminorOthers · 27 September 2022APAC Business Awards 2022 recognition as Best Healthcare Data R&D Company 2022 - Japan. Featured in quarterly APAC Insider Magazine.
• OPPBTP (Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2021OPPBTP conducted large-scale 850-participant trial in 2021 testing Canary for heatstroke prevention in French construction industry. Trial resulted in zero heatstroke incidents. OPPBTP exclusively recommended Canary in their catalog as preferred solution. Ongoing collaboration for occupational safety research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Apple (Apple Watch): Apple's smartwatch platform is increasingly used in enterprise settings with built-in skin temperature and health sensors. As a broad incumbent, Apple represents the platform-overlap risk that could compress Biodata Bank's wearable differentiation in worker-safety scenarios.
• Garmin: Garmin produces rugged smartwatches and wearables widely used in industrial, outdoor, and aviation workforce settings with health and stress monitoring features. It overlaps with Biodata Bank as an incumbent wearable platform pursuing adjacent worker-safety functionality.
• Dräger: Dräger is a global leader in occupational safety, gas detection, and PPE for industrial and hazardous environments. It is comparable to Biodata Bank as an established safety-equipment supplier whose customers overlap in construction, energy, and manufacturing heat-risk use cases.
• WHOOP: WHOOP is a subscription-based wearable health and recovery monitor collecting continuous physiological data including skin temperature. While consumer-focused, it is comparable as a wearable health-data platform whose metrics and trend analyses inform adjacent occupational well-being markets.
• MSA Safety: MSA Safety manufactures connected worker safety equipment including heat-stress monitors, gas detectors, and fall protection used across industrial sectors. It is comparable as an incumbent supplier of heat-safety and occupational monitoring solutions to enterprise customers.

Direct peers

• Hexoskin (Carré Technologies): Hexoskin manufactures biometric smart clothing that continuously monitors heart rate, breathing, and activity for occupational, clinical, and sports use. It is comparable to Biodata Bank as a wearable physiological monitoring platform for worker safety applications.
• Kenzen: Kenzen develops wearable physiological monitoring devices for industrial workers, including heat-stress detection. It is the closest direct competitor to Biodata Bank's CANARIA, serving the same construction, manufacturing, and energy worker-safety use case.
• Embr Labs (Embr Wave): Embr Labs produces a wrist-worn thermal comfort device that senses and modulates personal temperature. While consumer-focused, it overlaps with Biodata Bank in wearable temperature-sensing technology and personal thermal well-being use cases.
• SmartCap (Motion Metrics): SmartCap builds fatigue- and heat-monitoring wearables for mining, transportation, and heavy-industry workforces, addressing the same occupational heat-safety market as Biodata Bank with comparable device-based physiological monitoring.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult makes wearable athlete and workforce performance monitoring devices (e.g., Vector) tracking physiological load in real time. It overlaps with Biodata Bank in wearable physiological monitoring for high-performance and high-risk environments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/biodatabank

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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