S1 Episode 7: Clothing-as-a-medical device: the impact and potential of smart garments, with Tim Brownstone of Kymira

The Impact Interview takes its first foray into wearable technology, exploring the achievements and ambitions of Tim Brownstone, founder and CEO of Kymira. Kymira describes itself as a “life-conscious technology company” and the impact and potential of their ‘smart garment’ products is far-reaching.

Tim has been studying the impact of infrared light on tissue repair since he was an injured athlete at school,, and his team has successfully developed a commercial product line that has taken off in the high performance arena. Kymira is also making serious progress in the medical field, proving the benefit of the same infrared technology in pain relief and other areas.

The company’s mission now encompasses both enhancing lives and saving them, with the current flagship product being a cardiac device which will monitor and diagnose in real-time, offering predictive diagnostics to the precursors of acute cardiac events such as heart attacks. 

As usual, I talk to Tim about his entrepreneurial journey and his vision for the business, motivated by moving personal stories of those who have benefited. One of their key next steps is to partner with a global medical device business that can fast track product marketing and distribution in new markets - so please reach out to Tim at tim@kymira.co.uk if this is your field.

Tim’s a thoroughly down-to-earth guy who seems to be equally at home as a scientist, entrepreneur and visionary, and it’s going to be exciting to see how much he and Kymira can achieve.

Listen in here or on any major podcast platform.

And you can find out more at www.kymira.co.uk, and check out the full range of products on www.kymiramedical.com and www.kymirasport.com.