Manage your body: your health, our priority.
Flux is a smart toothbrush head that uses saliva-based biomarkers to flag early prediabetic risk before symptoms appear.
Prediabetes is invisible until damage occurs
The barrier is not patient willingness—it is diagnostic friction.
There is a methodological gap in testing with lack of timeliness, accessibility, and seamless integration into daily routine. Early detection depends on overcoming this friction.
Why Current Solutions Fail
Blood Tests
Breaking the skin and increasing the risk of infection.
CGMs
Perpetuated inaccessibility in the healthcare industry.
Wearables
They react to metabolic dysfunction, but can't predict or prevent it.
The problem with current monitoring solutions is clear: they create more problems than they can solve.
Daily habits drive the highest compliance.
No new routine to learn. No reminder needed. No compliance friction.
Flux enables preventative metabolic screening.
A seamless 5-step process that integrates into existing daily habits
Brush
Normal brushing routine
Saliva Contact
Simple sample collection
Biosensor capture
Biomarker detection
Secure analysis
Encrypted processing
App insight
Risk trend visibility
Technology overview
Proprietary biosensing architecture designed for metabolic screening at the point of care.
Non-invasive, yet efficient and accurate collection of biomarkers during routine brushing
What makes Flux different
Detection before damage
Captures metabolic signals while reversible, not after symptoms appear
Zero friction adoption
Integrates into existing habits—no appointments, reminders, or routine changes
Context-aware intelligence
Continuous insights tied to behavior patterns, not discrete one-time measurements
Current progress
De-risked through lab validation. Hardware and software architectures defined.
Completed
- Functional biosensor prototype
- Saliva biomarker feasibility demonstrated in lab context
- CAD-complete hardware design
- App wireframes and secure data pipeline defined
Future milestones
- Clinical pilot validation
- Manufacturing partner selection
- Regulatory pathway submission
- Partnership with more dental clinics
- Reaching a wider breadth of customers
Target users
Primary Target
At-risk, undiagnosed prediabetics aged 15–40
Individuals with elevated risk factors who are not yet symptomatic or diagnosed. This population represents the highest-impact intervention window for prevention.
Secondary Target
Institutional pilots, insurers, community health programs
Organizations with strong incentives to identify at-risk populations early and demonstrate cost-effective preventative interventions.
Business model
Multi-layered revenue model combining hardware sales, consumables, and subscription insights
Hardware Entry
18-month rollout of low-cost smart toothbrush.
Recurring Revenue
Replacement sensor heads and subscription.
Clinical Validation
Ensuring this technology is the best.
B2B Partnerships
Distribution & institutional sales amongst leaders in the industry.
Revenue model design: Low barrier to entry drives adoption, consumables create recurring touchpoints, and software subscriptions capture lifetime value through longitudinal health insights.
Meet our project
Watch our team present the Flux smart toothbrush and the technology behind it.
Meet the team
Cross-functional expertise in biosensing, hardware, and clinical validation.
Ava Lerman
Chief Strategist
Strategic planning and business development.
Sree Paladugu
Multidisciplinary Lead
Cross-functional coordination and project leadership.
Hunter Earls
Full-Stack Developer
Software architecture and application development.
Akshara Nataraj
Community Coordinator
User engagement and community outreach.
Sean Koo
Support Staff
Provides hands-on assistance to ensure the teams' activities run smoothly.
Research Collaborators
Expert guidance from leading researchers and industry professionals.
Yifeng (Troy) Bu
Electrical Engineering Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Current ask
We're seeking partners to validate and scale preventative diagnostics.
Help validate preventative diagnostics
Partner with us to bring continuous metabolic screening to primary care.
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