This would give the cell phone the potential to monitor insulin delivery for the patient. They are looking at a disposable skin patch to take measurements and report the levels to the phone. This is being funded by DARPA in part who initially developed the skin patch technology to monitor the status of soldiers in a battlefield. All 3 contributors have agreed to combine their intellectual property and expertise to the project and down the road, finger pricking could be a thing of the past. BD 
Georgetown University, Gentag and Science Applications International Corporation, have combined forces to develop a non-invasive method for glucose measurement. The three technology leaders agreed to combine their respective intellectual property (IP) and expertise to create a new method to monitor glucose, using disposable skin patches with wireless sensors and cell phones. The resulting products could eliminate the need for finger pricking with lancets to draw blood for people of all ages with diabetes. "This alliance provides an excellent example of cooperation between academia and industry to bring creative healthcare solutions to the marketplace," said Claudia Stewart, Vice President of Technology Commercialization at Georgetown University.
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