Imperial College London
High-throughput circadian screening on Drosophila, automated end to end.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
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Updated Sept 25, 2026
Sleep technology covers helping someone sleep, and proving that something did. On Halo, the solutions cover screening a sleep bioactive, acting during the night, and formulations taken before bed. Every solution comes from the team that developed it, so you can reach the people behind the work directly. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Screening a sleep bioactive
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University of Notre Dame
The same idea built on mosquito circadian behavior.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
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Fraunhofer Institute
Microfluidic screening for bioactives that move a sleep phenotype.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
AJ
University of Oxford
A neuronal reporter platform with no animal in it at all.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
Loma Linda University
Drosophila screening offered as a service for bioactive compounds.
Sponsored researchUniversity
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Mahidol University
An insect-based platform aimed specifically at botanical bioactives.
Sponsored researchUniversity
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University of Nottingham
The same screening sold as a service, per compound.
Fee-for-service (full service)University
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University of Auckland
A non-animal Drosophila platform for circadian and sleep bioactives.
University
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Washington University in St. Louis
Another Drosophila platform, from a fifth university.
University
Universita degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio di Chieti e Pescara
In vitro screening for botanicals targeting the circadian clock.
Sponsored researchUniversity
Acting during the night
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Vanderbilt University
A wearable that acts during sleep, then measures whether it helped.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
Auditory stimulation that adapts through the night, closing the loop.
Co-developmentIn developmentStartup
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Half of the work on Halo is screening, not sleeping. Ten entries offer a way to test whether a botanical or a compound affects circadian rhythm, seven of them using Drosophila. The devices act through the night and measure what they did, and the formulations lead on what happens the next morning. On Halo it spans three groups: screening a sleep bioactive, acting during the night, and formulations taken before bed.
Stage of development. Work on sleep technology on Halo comes mostly from university programs. 54% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 41% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in sleep technology on Halo
Seven Drosophila platforms. Imperial, Nottingham, Auckland, Washington University, Loma Linda, Mahidol and a mosquito variant from Notre Dame all offer screening of sleep and circadian bioactives in insects, most of them explicitly as a non-animal alternative. Three more use microfluidics, neuronal reporters or in vitro models. One request for a screening route has been answered ten times.
The device has to close the loop. Five entries act during the night and check the result: a wearable that intervenes and then measures, auditory stimulation that adapts as the night goes on, autonomic regulation aimed at waking clear-headed, and multi-sensory mapping paired with stimulation. Tracking sleep is a solved and commoditized problem; changing it is not.
The claim has moved to the morning. Three of four formulations lead on what happens after waking, not on falling asleep: no grogginess, next-morning clarity, non-sedative. Sedatives work and people dislike what they cost the following day, so the competitive ground has shifted from onset to the hours that follow.
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206solutions listed
60%from university labs
54%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is sleep technology?
Sleep technology covers helping someone sleep and proving that something did. It spans non-animal screening platforms for circadian and sleep bioactives, closed-loop devices that act during the night and measure the result, and the formulations taken before bed. Consumer health brands, supplement companies and device makers are the buyers. On Halo the work leans toward screening a sleep bioactive, acting during the night, and formulations taken before bed.
What are examples of sleep technology?
Three examples of sleep technology solutions on Halo include:
- High-throughput circadian screening on Drosophila, automated end to end. (Imperial College London)
- A wearable that acts during sleep, then measures whether it helped. (Vanderbilt University)
- Eight clinically studied ingredients across five sleep pathways, and no grogginess. (Healthy Ingredient Solutions, LLC)
What are the latest sleep technology innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these sleep technology solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing sleep technology?
There are 204 organizations with sleep technology solutions on Halo, 33 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Imperial College London, University of Notre Dame, and Fraunhofer Institute. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find sleep technology research partners?
Browsing sleep technology solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in sleep technology?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these sleep technology needs:
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