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Google, Novartis Collaborate On Smart Lenes
- Bloomberg, Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:41 PM
Google teamed up with Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis AG to develop smart contact lenses with embedded electronics. The lenses will have non-invasive sensors, microchips and embedded miniaturized electronics to monitor insulin levels for people with diabetes, or to restore the eye's natural focus in people who can no longer read without glasses. Novartis will take responsibility for the marketing and commercialization the product.
