Summary: The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) announced the winners of the 2024 SleepTech Award, recognizing Loop Earplugs, UBlockout, and Neurovalens for their innovative sleep technologies. The award, which celebrates advancements in sleep health, was given in two categories: Sleep Health and Wellness and Sleep Disorders and Conditions. Loop Earplugs’ Loop Dream earplugs and UBlockout’s Ultimate Blackout Shade won for their contributions to enhancing sleep health and comfort. Neurovalens received the award for its non-invasive medical device, Modius Sleep, which treats chronic insomnia. Finalists were also acknowledged for their contributions in each category.
Key Takeaways:
- Recognition of Innovative Sleep Health Products: Loop Earplugs and UBlockout won in the Sleep Health and Wellness category for products that enhance comfort and improve sleep quality by reducing noise and light exposure.
- Breakthrough in Sleep Disorder Treatment: Neurovalens won in the Sleep Disorders and Conditions category for Modius Sleep, a non-invasive device that treats chronic insomnia through neurostimulation, offering a drug-free solution.
- Broad Range of SleepTech Innovations: The 2024 award highlighted both consumer-focused and clinical solutions, emphasizing the growing accessibility and variety of technologies designed to improve sleep health and treat sleep conditions.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) named Loop Earplugs, UBlockout, and Neurovalens as winners of the 2024 SleepTech Award.
NSF’s SleepTech Award recognizes the year’s most innovative efforts in advancing sleep technology and is a feature of NSF’s ongoing work to encourage and celebrate efforts when sleep science and insight are rapidly incorporated into accessible health products and services.
The SleepTech Award is given in two categories: Sleep Health and Wellness, which includes products and services consumers can use as part of their daily routine for sleep and health; and Sleep Disorders and Conditions, which includes solutions that seek to improve the patient experience for diagnosis and treatment.
2024 SleepTech Award Recipients
Loop Earplugs’ Loop Dream and UBlockout’s Ultimate Blackout Shade both are the winners in the Sleep Health and Wellness category. As described by Loop Earplugs, the Loop Dream is designed to distribute pressure and improve comfort for side sleepers while helping reduce background noise with 27dB (SNR) of noise reduction.
“We’re honored and proud to receive the National Sleep Foundation’s SleepTech Award for Loop Dream, our first earplug designed specifically for sleep. This recognition reinforces our mission to design innovative earwear that empowers people to live fully and choose how they hear the world,” says Maarten Bodewes, co-founder of Loop Earplugs, in a release.
As described by UBlockout, the Ultimate Blackout Shade is a custom-made blackout shade solution with smart technology designed for easy DIY installation. “UBlockout is delighted to be recognized for its sleep innovation in our 100% blackout shade solution and the opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of light on sleep performance,” says Luke Boorman, UBlockout CEO, in a release.
Neurovalens, the winner in the Sleep Disorders and Conditions category, describes its product, Modius Sleep, as an FDA-cleared non-drug, non-invasive medical device to treat chronic insomnia through electrical vestibular nerve stimulation.
“This recognition supports our commitment to advancing the treatment of sleep disorders through safe, non-invasive, and proven neurostimulation technology. It’s a reflection of the dedication and passion of our entire team, who works tirelessly to improve the lives of those suffering from chronic insomnia,” says Jason McKeown, CEO of Neurovalens, in a release.
Additional Finalists
NSF also acknowledged SleepTech Award finalists in each category: MyWaves Technologies and rest by ümay in the Sleep Health and Wellness category and Optalert, Noctrix Health Solutions Inc, and Withings Health Solutions in the Sleep Disorders and Conditions category.
“This year’s applicant pool and results were unprecedented for NSF’s SleepTech Award. In the consumer space, the independent judges chose to recognize two solutions that represent how accessible tech innovations can both align with basic sleep health practices and come from forms other than electronics or software. In the clinical space, the judges were encouraged by alternative approaches that can help some people with sleep conditions like insomnia,” says John Lopos, National Sleep Foundation CEO, in a release.
Photo caption: Neurovalens‘ Modius Sleep
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