Apple continues hiring experts in the medical sensor field

With Apple CEO Tim Cook suggesting that Apple will use its skills building software, hardware, and services to create “great products” in product categories that Apple does not currently participate in, the company is making a number of potentially significant hires related to the development of next-generation medical sensors.  According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple has hired a pair of personal health sensor hardware experts in recent months.

Apple is moving to expand its personnel working on wearable computers and medical-sensor-laden devices by hiring more scientists and specialists in the medical sensor field. Apple began work in earnest on a watch-like device late last decade, and it has worked with increasing efficiency and more dedicated resources on the project over the past couple of years. Last year, we published an extensive profile that indicated Apple has hired several scientists, engineers, and managers in the field of biomedical technologies, glucose sensors, and general fitness devices…