Lifespan partnership receives $2.7M grant for early-detection technology

Jacquelyn Voghel

09/20/2022

LIFESPAN CORP. and California-based digital health company Eko have teamed up to develop a low-cost tool to diagnose pulmonary hypertension, with support from a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research grant. / COURTESY EKO

PROVIDENCE – Pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure, can have debilitating and deadly outcomes. But the “gold standard” for early detection is expensive and invasive, often leading to more than two-year delays in diagnosis and poorer outcomes. In an effort to make early detection more accessible, Lifespan Corp. and California-based digital health company Eko have teamed up to…