Metabolism measurement device co Lumen raises $62m

• Author: Globes correspondent
• Published date: 01 December 2022
• Publication title: Globes (Rishon LeZion, Israel)

The Tel Aviv-based company has developed the first handheld device to measure the metabolism through the breath. The number of people using Lumen to improve their metabolic health has grown exponentially since the product's launch. Today more than 2 million monthly metabolic measurements are conducted with the Lumen handheld device. Traditionally, this process was only available in hospitals and clinics using a 45-minute expensive lab test. Lumen also provides daily personalized nutrition and lifestyle guidance to each person based on their metabolic profile

Lumen cofounder and CEO Daniel Tal said, "Understanding the impact of nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress on your metabolism is key to reaching your health goals. One of the things we're most excited about is enabling people to take care of the 'engine of the body', which is our metabolism. Over the last year, Lumen customers discovered what types of foods they should be eating and what habits they should change or maintain. It's been incredible to see the impact Lumen has had on so many people in such a short period of time."

Over the past year Lumen has conducted research studies in several health fields with top academic institutions, including Purdue University's Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education and ARU Cambridge. In October 2022, a study was carried out in...