Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Kailo Labs, a Sandy-based maker of the Kailo Pain Patch, has introduced Kailo Flex, a companion model to its existing pain-relief body patch. The new product is more flexible, comfortable and affordable than its predecessor, the company said.

Kailo Flex is designed to give instant relief of pain, especially pain from stress-induced headaches, repetitive-motion injuries common in remote work settings and arthritic pain. Kailo said it uses innovative technologies to reduce pain without drugs. The drug-free Kailo Pain Patch is long-lasting, reusable, doesn’t interact or interfere with other drugs or medications, is fast-acting and is clinically proven, according to Kailo.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

 
“Our team is thrilled to launch the Kailo Flex campaign because we’ve received requests from our customers for a softer, more flexible Kailo and the Kailo Flexoffers that,” saidStuart Fetzer, founder of Kailo Labs.

“With the Flex model, you’ll be able to experience the same drug-free, easy-to-use Kailo patches in a new form that can keep up with your active lifestyle.”

Technology website Innovation & Tech Today named the Kailo Pain Patch patch to its Top 50 Most Innovative Products listing.

Kailo has raised more than $1.9 million in seed money from a campaign on crowdfunding site Indiegogo with more than 3,100 investors since its launch in 2019.

Lindon-based BambooHR, a provider of cloud-hosted human resources management software, has introduced Employee Wellbeing. The new feature allows users to survey employees and measure overall well-being and career fulfillment. “Improving the employee experience should be a top focus for every company,” said Ryan Sanders, chief product officer at BambooHR. “The Employee Wellbeing feature enables HR leaders to get to the heart of what is happening in their organizations quickly and easily. By simplifying reporting and analytics, this new feature provides a simple snapshot of the company culture as well as areas of the employee experience that need improvement.” Regular employee satisfaction surveys focus on if the employee is satisfied with the company. Employee Wellbeing takes it a step further and dives into how the employee is feeling and how the company is supporting them, Sanders said.

Decentralized finance staking (DeFi) platform Giddy has announced the launch of Giddy Token as part of its mission to simplify DeFi investing. The Draper-based company said that in developing Giddy Token, the team identified the most common challenges that are faced by mainstream DeFi users which cause the most harm to safety and profitability. Giddy Token makes DeFi investing seamless, secure and simple to understand. “Our mission since the beginning of this journey has been to equip everyone with the tools to participate in DeFi.” said Giddy CEO Eric Parker. “The Giddy token is first and foremost a utility, it’s a fundamental advancement of blockchain tech, that aims to remediate contract approval vulnerabilities in DeFi, among other things.  The Giddy Token is our first major step towards providing a safer, faster, better user experience to current and future DeFi users.”

Orem-based IMAT Solutions, a healthcare data and population health reporting software company, has announced that it has launched a new offering that addresses the collection, aggregation, distribution and reporting of healthcare data within its platform. The new innovations and services will help payers, statewide organizations and heath information exchanges (HIEs) to take advantage of IMAT’s clustering and SaaS-based solutions, as well as the company’s new National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) designation. “As IMAT Solutions grows and expands, our offerings enable trusted data for enhancing quality reporting and better care outcomes,” said Kurt Garbe, CEO of IMAT Solutions. “These solutions and services will also ultimately optimize the use of health data for driving better business outcomes for payers, HIEs and statewide organizations.” IMAT Solutions now supports centralizing quality reporting for Medicaid value-based care for states.

Nelnet Bank, an online bank providing education lending products for students and families based in Draper, has launched Nelnet Bank Private Student Loans to give college students a new, flexible option to fulfill college funding needs. The new student loans have a range of packages for undergraduates, graduates, MBA students, law students and medical students. Nelnet Bank has also introduced Nelnet Velocity, an advanced loan origination and servicing solution. “Nelnet Bank was born from one of the most trusted names in the student loan arena, so we’re uniquely positioned to help students and families successfully navigate college funding,” said Nelnet Bank CEO Andrea Moss. “Our mission is to help families achieve their dreams with financial knowledge and access to education, so this was a natural step forward in how we can help families plan and pay for their education.”

Troomi Wireless, a Lehi provider of smartphones for kids, has introduced Remote Text Monitoring through the brand’s KidSmart OS operating system. The new feature provides parents with secure cloud-based access to kids’ smartphone management and usage information through the Troomi Parent Portal. In the Parent Portal, parents can now view all texts and images sent and received by their children. “We started Troomi to give families a safe and flexible communication solution, including age-appropriate smartphone functionality that increases as kids mature,” said Bill Brady, co-founder and CEO of Troomi. “Our new Remote Text Monitoring feature is a crucial step in providing parents the visibility needed to help kids develop safe technology behavior. As we work to perfect ‘the phone that grows with your kids,’ we will continue to add new features and protections into our operating system and Parent Portal.”

Kimberbell, a North Logan-based provider in the machine embroidery hobby space, is launching a subscription brand platform featuring machine embroidery project subscriptions for beginners as well as experts. The M.E. Time brand will provide a variety of both home-delivered and digital inbox subscriptions providing machine embroidery products for consumers. All materials, as well as full-color instructions, are delivered with each subscription-based project beginning in June. “Everyone at Kimberbell is excited about reaching deeper into the machine embroidery market with our new M.E. Time brand,” said Ryan Christopherson, chief operating officer of Kimberbell. “Kimberbell is uniquely positioned to deliver an at-home machine embroidery experience that will drive greater demand for the hobby and expand our industry. Our core focus is helping others feel the joy of creativity through superior machine embroidery experiences and this is another way we will do that.”

Logan-based mental health and wellness app provider Impact Suite has released a new version of Lift, its self-care app that provides science-based support for emotional healing from depression and anxiety. The latest version of Lift gives a more personalized experience, offering mindfulness meditation, unlimited goal tracking and an “SOS” button that connects users with crisis hotlines and resources. Individuals can download the Lift app for free via the App Store or Google Play. “Mental health issues are at an all-time high, impacting one in three Americans,” said Impact Suite CEO Clay Olsen. “The research is clear that there are small, simple adjustments in life that can have measurable impact on overall mental health. Our approach at Impact Suite brings a holistic, scalable solution to an individual’s wellbeing — and that’s exactly what Lift has proven to do over and over again.”{/mprestriction}