Neuranics Ltd won Best Healthcare & Wearable Solution at the 2025 Best of Sensors Awards in Santa Clara, California. The awards, given at Sensors Converge 2025, recognize cutting-edge technologies, pioneering leaders, and innovative companies across sensors, electronics, and embedded systems.
Neuranics won for its Multi-Channel TMR Sensor Solution, which leverages tunneling magnetoresistance technology to detect ultra-weak magnetic fields generated by the human body.
The Neuranics Multi-Channel TMR Sensor Solution represents a breakthrough in wearable bio-signal sensing. Built on advanced tunneling magnetoresistance technology, the system can detect magnetic fields with sub-10 picoTesla sensitivity in a compact, low-power format. This extraordinary sensitivity enables the detection of magnetic signals generated by the heart and muscles that traditional TMR sensors cannot capture.
Unlike conventional heart monitoring solutions that rely on photoplethysmography or electrocardiography, Neuranics’ magnetic sensing approach captures the heart’s natural magnetic activity — magnetocardiographic signals — without requiring skin contact, conductive gels, or traditional electrodes. The system can monitor cardiac activity through clothing, offering a more comfortable and hygienic alternative to existing technologies while delivering cleaner, more stable signals under real-world conditions.
The technology extends beyond heart monitoring to include magnetomyography, which detects magnetic fields produced by muscle contractions. When positioned on the forearm, the sensor array captures magnetic activity from individual motor units, providing reliable muscle signal detection without the signal degradation issues that plague traditional electromyography systems due to sweat and movement.
At the core of the solution is a patented sensor design featuring optimized magnetic tunneling junctions and an embedded magnetic flux concentrator. This enables industry-leading sensitivity while maintaining the compact form factor essential for wearable integration. The multi-channel architecture allows for spatial mapping of muscle activation patterns, making it particularly valuable for extended reality applications, gaming, prosthetics, and assistive technologies.
The system’s ability to detect subtle changes in muscle activity across multiple sensing points supports intuitive, non-contact input for next-generation human-machine interaction. This capability addresses longstanding limitations in gesture recognition technologies, which typically rely on inertial sensors or vision-based systems that lack the precision required for responsive control in compact wearable formats.
When presenting the award, judges noted, “Neuranics sets a new benchmark in health monitoring and wearable biosensing. For their ability to deliver comfort, precision, and real-world readiness in a space long dominated by intrusive or limited solutions.” The judges were particularly impressed that “Neuranics redefines bio-signal monitoring by shifting from electrical to magnetic signal capture in a wearable format, a category shift. It is not an enhancement of existing tech but the introduction of a fundamentally new sensing modality.”
The solution addresses critical limitations in current wearable sensing technologies. While existing magnetic sensing technologies like superconducting quantum interference devices offer high sensitivity, they are too large, power-intensive, and expensive for portable systems. Optically pumped magnetometers, though sensitive, require shielding and cost around £10,000 ($13,477), making them impractical for mass deployment.
Neuranics solves these challenges by delivering high magnetic sensitivity in a cost-efficient, compact format specifically designed for wearable systems. The technology enables robust 24/7 heart monitoring from a single point of contact and real-time muscle activity detection for gesture recognition applications. The company’s development kits have received validation from leading industry partners, with feedback highlighting signal clarity, stability, and ease of integration.
Neuranics Ltd, based in the United Kingdom, focuses on transforming extended reality hardware, wearable devices, and digital health through high-precision magnetic sensing solutions. The company’s fully integrated approach combines patented TMR sensors, custom integrated circuits, and AI-enabled hardware and software to drive innovation across multiple sectors.
The Multi-Channel TMR Sensor Solution was unveiled at Sensors Converge 2025, with the company’s multi-channel development kit becoming available for select partners following the event. Beyond immediate applications in wearables and digital health, Neuranics sees potential for its technology in automotive, industrial monitoring, aerospace and defense, and renewable energy applications.
To discover other companies providing innovative sensors and the complete list of 2025 Best of Sensors Award winners, visit the Best of Sensors Awards announcement.