Klick Labs Partners with Mayo Clinic on Vocal Biomarker Research

Researchers at Klick Labs are launching a series of clinical studies with Mayo Clinic in Florida exploring the use of novel vocal biomarkers in connection with a number of chronic diseases and serious health conditions.

The new research collaboration plans to include scientists from Klick Labs' vocal biomarker practice, along with Mayo Clinic principal investigators across several fields.

"We believe the voice has thousands of hidden properties and insights that can flag critical health issues and help enhance patient care," said Yan Fossat, senior vice president of digital health research and development at Klick Applied Sciences and co-investigator on the studies, in a statement.

The research collaboration follows prior work by Klick Labs in which scientists used 10 seconds of people's voices, along with basic health data, to distinguish whether that individual had Type 2 diabetes with 89 percent accuracy for women and 86 percent for men. Klick Labs also conducted vocal biomarker studies in other areas, including hypertension and ovulation, as well as research examining the relationship between voice and blood glucose.