Engagement Partners

For two decades CBC has partnered with government, industry, sport, and academia to build and validate digital health and human performance technology. The center’s research runs from foundational cardiac device studies through consumer wearable validation, regulatory and cybersecurity policy, and Department of Defense-funded warfighter readiness research.

Dr. Saxon hosts USC Distinguished Leaders event

Industry and Technology

  • Abbott — sensor and diagnostics partner; continuous glucose monitoring, i-STAT whole blood testing, and biomarker assay support. Chair, Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, 2017 to present.
  • Apple — research partnership since 2007, spanning iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and App Store innovation, including the 2011 Biogram launch.
  • Boston Scientific — national digital health research; Chair, Altitude Study Group.
  • Baxter — digital innovation for hospital products.
  • AliveCor and Misfit Wearables — foundational validation of consumer devices measuring biometrics.
  • Skullcandy and Zephyr Technologies — impact of music on high-intensity endurance training.
  • iRhythm — first use of the technology for real-time cardiac monitoring during live football play. 

Government and Policy

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration — cybersecurity and Software Bill of Materials regulation, 2004 to present.
  • Health Sector Coordinating Council — Executive Committee, Cybersecurity Working Group, 2020 to present.
  • State of California, Governor’s Office — Chair, Advisory Digital Committee for Cybersecurity Workforce Policy.
  • Department of Defense — funded research across Special Operations, Marine Corps, and Army units. 

Sport

  • National Football League Players Association — current research on the impact of travel on NFL players in real time across a season.
  • National Football League — prior research, including a real-time cardiac monitoring study of offensive and defensive players during a full scrimmage at the Los Angeles Coliseum, supported by an NFL Charities grant.
  • LA28 — CBC worked with LA 2028 leadership on the successful Los Angeles bid and has been awarded rights to monitor athletes in the Olympic Village at the 2028 Summer Games.
  • USC Athletics — first health and behavior monitoring applications for student athletes. 

Health Policy and Payers

  • AARP and UnitedHealthcare — first study on the use of ridesharing by seniors for health and human performance outcomes.
  • VSP — first study to assess an activity tracker built into eyewear.