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December 2025
December 2025
Dr. Greg Buchert, MD, MPH, CEO of Makani Science, is developing a breakthrough approach to respiratory health. What began as an insight into waveform-based breathing analysis has evolved into a bandage-sized, wireless, FDA-cleared respiratory monitor that identifies disease-specific breathing patterns in real time.
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Watch the video to hear more about the story and future of Makani Science.
November 2025
MedTech World | AdvaMed Partner Series
Recorded at The MedTech Conference 2025, Dr. Greg Buchert discusses their bandage-sized, wireless, wearable respiratory monitor suitable for all ages, including premature babies.
May 2025
May 2025
Breathing Room
Read the article "UC Irvine Startup Makani Science Has Created the Most Important Medical Device You'll Never Notice".
April 2025
Makani Science is awarded NIH grant to identify and stop Apnea of Prematurity
April 2025
Makani Science receives FDA clearance for their respiratory rate monitor!
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Read more about it here.​​​
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June 2024
Featured in the Orange County Business Journal
Read the article "Irvine Startup Introduces Bandage-Sized Respiratory Monitor".
March 2024
We are very excited to welcome Gabor Oroszlan to Makani Science as our newest board member! Gabor is a senior leader in the medical device industry and brings decades of experience that span across sales, operation, quality, marketing, finance, and clinical research.
You can read more about his extensive background here.
February 2024
Makani Science has been accepted into the Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics! This is an FDA funded accelerator that supports getting pediatric devices to the the market. We are excited to be part of the group and are looking to help advance devices in the pediatric space.
You can read more on the CTIP home page.
September 2023
Makani Science has participated in well known accelerators including Y-Combinator, Medtech Innovator, and UC Launch
September 2023
We have been named one of the Top Med Startup in 2022 by Medtech Outlook!
Top Med Startup 2022