Vocal biomarkers could be the future of diagnostic medicine

In the future, speaking may be all that's required to diagnose health issues. Beyond Verbal, an Israeli company specializing in analyzing emotion from vocal intonation, is set to launch a platform today that could be the first step in doing just that. Momentum by TNW is our New York technology event for anyone interested in helping their company grow. The Beyond mHealth Research Platform could usher in a brave new world of healthcare research by correlating distinct vocal features that are mostly imperceptible to humans. In doing so, these vocal'biomarkers' could alert your physician to the presence of anything from depression and stress to heart disease. This sort of early detection could prove to be the difference between life and death.