Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a deemed medical university in India, has entered into a pact with the Kochi-based startup Tranquillity IOT and Big Data Solution Pvt Ltd for the manufacture and sale of a non-invasive device developed by Amrita researchers for home-monitoring of glucose and blood pressure. The device, named as  Amrita Spandana, was developed and patented by the varsity’s Centre for Wireless Networks and Applications. It is a wearable, six-in-one device that is an excellent replacement for a bedside monitor. It can also be used to measure six body parameters including blood glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, and 6-lead ECG.