Debbie Chen // Hydrostasis
Hydration monitoring tech for consumer and clinical application.
About the Founder
Debbie Chen is the Founder & CEO of Hydrostasis, Inc. She has a PhD in Biomedical engineering from Tufts University, is an amateur Muay Thai fighter, and a mom of 2. By combining 19 years of experience in developing optical technologies and her passion for health and wellness, Debbie is building a human-centric company that solves a massive unmet need in human hydration. She volunteers with startup accelerators and advocacy groups including: Village Up, ConnectAll at the Jacobs Center, Stella Labs, as well as UC San Diego. Debbie was born in Taipei, Taiwan and currently lives in San Diego, CA.
About the Venture
Hydrostasis aims to be the standard of care in hydration monitoring. 75% of adults in the U.S. are chronically dehydrated, costing $20B annually and leading to chronic conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and dementia. Consumer device manufacturers are looking for better health insights; and clinicians need objective data and remote patient monitoring. Using patented sensor design and proprietary algorithms, the Hydrostasis solution is non-invasive, cross-platform, and device-agnostic. Hydrostasis is supported by SOSV, NIH, US Air Force, and has planned clinical validation studies at UCSD, NYU, and Azalee Care (Japan).
Redemptive Opportunity
Water is essential to all living things. For humans, proper hydration is not only needed for physical health but mental health as well. Hydrostasis’s redemptive opportunity lies in solving a complex problem that has never been solved before — being able to give actionable information to people who need water to improve health and wellness. In solving this problem, Hydrostasis is creating a human-centered company, preventing/mitigating chronic diseases, and moving U.S. healthcare toward a more preventive care model.
