Written by the SiPhox Health Research Team Reviewed by Michael Lustgarten PhD, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging There are two main types of inflammation. Acute (short-term) and chronic inflammation (long-term, low-level). Classically, inflammation is viewed as an acute response to tissue
What We Measure

SiPhox Health offers at-home minimally invasive blood tests combined with wearable device data (optional) to provide a comprehensive snapshot of your health and lifestyle. Read about each health category and the associated biomarkers below. Blood Biomarkers Inflammation[1] Inflammation plays a k
Y Combinator launch 2022!

SiPhox – Convenient at-home health tracking At-home health testing is too expensive and slow. We’re fixing that. The average American lifespan has plateaued over the last 2 decades We believe that every human is unique. Biomarker tracking is required to know whether a particular lifestyle
The Fast and the Podcast [The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 3 Part 1: Team Spotlight — Jordan Cobb]

This blog post is a combination of the story of the SiPhox 3-day fast and part 1 of my interview with Jordan Cobb, Bioengineering Intern at Siphox taking a year off from Stanford, which was recorded during the fast. Day 2 of starvation (missing Nithin who was probably snacking on table salt cryst
The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 2: Team Spotlight — Armando Paredes

In the second edition of The Official SiPhox Podcast, Tara and Mike chat with Armando Paredes, SiPhox’s Business Operations Manager. Armando Paredes – Business Operations Manager While this is the second episode, it actually marks the first recording in our new headquarters. We made the m
The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 1: Team Spotlight — Sarat Gundavarapu

SiPhox is growing and we could not be more excited about the talented people that are joining us! We recently took some time to sit down with our Principal Photonics Scientist, Sarat Gundavarapu, to discuss his background in laser science, his path to SiPhox, and his specific role within the comp
SiPhox 2020 Retrospective

The first serious pandemic experienced by humanity in modern times has placed disproportionate demands on some parts of the tech stack supporting civilization. Almost Malthusian limits to scaling globalization and the modern connected society seem to be manifesting themselves. Fortunately, some o
Trapping Light: A Brief Overview of Silicon Micro Ring Optical Biosensors

The Resonant Optical Cavity The practical use of resonant optical cavities dates back to the Fabry-Perot Interferometer, devised by Charles Fabry and Alfred Perot, which is a fairly simple, but nevertheless ingenious, arrangement of two semi-transparent mirrors. See below for a great demonstratio
Y Combinator launch 2022!

SiPhox – Convenient at-home health tracking At-home health testing is too expensive and slow. We’re fixing that. The average American lifespan has plateaued over the last 2 decades We believe that every human is unique. Biomarker tracking is required to know whether a particular lifestyle
The Fast and the Podcast [The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 3 Part 1: Team Spotlight — Jordan Cobb]

This blog post is a combination of the story of the SiPhox 3-day fast and part 1 of my interview with Jordan Cobb, Bioengineering Intern at Siphox taking a year off from Stanford, which was recorded during the fast. Day 2 of starvation (missing Nithin who was probably snacking on table salt cryst
The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 2: Team Spotlight — Armando Paredes

In the second edition of The Official SiPhox Podcast, Tara and Mike chat with Armando Paredes, SiPhox’s Business Operations Manager. Armando Paredes – Business Operations Manager While this is the second episode, it actually marks the first recording in our new headquarters. We made the m
The Official SiPhox Podcast Episode 1: Team Spotlight — Sarat Gundavarapu

SiPhox is growing and we could not be more excited about the talented people that are joining us! We recently took some time to sit down with our Principal Photonics Scientist, Sarat Gundavarapu, to discuss his background in laser science, his path to SiPhox, and his specific role within the comp
SiPhox 2020 Retrospective

The first serious pandemic experienced by humanity in modern times has placed disproportionate demands on some parts of the tech stack supporting civilization. Almost Malthusian limits to scaling globalization and the modern connected society seem to be manifesting themselves. Fortunately, some o
Why track your inflammation (hsCRP)?

Written by the SiPhox Health Research Team Reviewed by Michael Lustgarten PhD, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging There are two main types of inflammation. Acute (short-term) and chronic inflammation (long-term, low-level). Classically, inflammation is viewed as an acute response to tissue
What We Measure

SiPhox Health offers at-home minimally invasive blood tests combined with wearable device data (optional) to provide a comprehensive snapshot of your health and lifestyle. Read about each health category and the associated biomarkers below. Blood Biomarkers Inflammation[1] Inflammation plays a k
Trapping Light: A Brief Overview of Silicon Micro Ring Optical Biosensors

The Resonant Optical Cavity The practical use of resonant optical cavities dates back to the Fabry-Perot Interferometer, devised by Charles Fabry and Alfred Perot, which is a fairly simple, but nevertheless ingenious, arrangement of two semi-transparent mirrors. See below for a great demonstratio