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Top 7 Digital Health Startups Revolutionizing Patient Monitoring in Japan

Japan is transforming the future of healthcare through digital health startups that put patient monitoring at the center. Amid demographic shifts and rising medical costs, these innovators are bridging hospitals, homes, and clinics using wearable sensors, AI‑driven analytics, and remote monitoring platforms. Here are the top 7 ventures, active in 2025, leading the revolution. 1. Crely – Continuous Post‑Surgical Monitoring Crely is pioneering AI‑enabled wearable devices that continuously monitor surgical wound biomarkers to predict surgical site infections (SSI) early. Founded in 2017, its clinically-validated system captures skin temperature, heart rate, and humidity data via non-invasive patches. AI models analyze trends and alert clinicians of early infection risk before visible symptoms emerge Why it matters: SSI is the most costly HAI type with an estimated annual cost of US$ 3.3 billion,…