Industry Leadership & Innovation
Emteq Labs is the recognized market leader in wearable sensing technology that monitors, maps, and translates human facial expressions into continuous, actionable insights. Headquartered in Brighton, UK, our international team of clinicians, hardware engineers, and machine-learning scientists is dedicated to engineering objective biofeedback solutions for global scientific research, healthcare, and human-computer interaction (HCI).
Our flagship platform, OCOsense™, originated in clinical research addressing facial paralysis rehabilitation. By overcoming the limitations of traditional EMG gel electrodes and video-based tracking, we developed a patented, contact-free optical sensor suite that operates seamlessly in everyday environments.
Emteq Labs has secured prestigious research awards and validation grants from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR i4i), Innovate UK, and the EU Horizon 2020 framework. Our open SDK enables international B2B partners to deploy emotion AI across health, gaming, and consumer insight platforms.
Our Core Mission
We build deep-tech wearable hardware and machine-learning pipelines that bridge the physical gap between human intent and digital feedback. Our commitment is to lower operational friction, enhance objective physiological monitoring, and improve quality of life worldwide.
Expert Leadership
Our executive leaders bring proven track records in medical device development, consumer AR hardware, and advanced artificial intelligence.
Former head of Snap Lab (hardware division of Snap Inc.), leading the Spectacles augmented reality eyewear line and strategic hardware acquisitions. Co-founder of ICON Aircraft. Educated in Economics at Harvard and Product Design at Stanford University.
Leading expert in facial musculature with 20+ years of surgical experience, including 10 years as Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon at Queen Victoria Hospital. Author of over 100 scientific publications and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board for Facial Palsy UK.
Recognized machine learning expert in human behavior analytics and Emotion AI. Listed among the top 2% of scientists worldwide (Stanford/Elsevier ranking). Author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers in wearable computing, machine intelligence, and ambient sensing.
Rigorous Scientific Backing
Our technology is continuously vetted and guided by internationally renowned professors and clinical researchers across neuroscience, psychophysiology, and human-computer interaction.
Director of the Institute of Global Health at Imperial College London, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the UK Department of Health, and pioneer in surgical simulation and VR medical training.
Behavioral psychologist and Professor of Serious Games. Led the first successful randomized controlled trial of gaming technology for health behavior modification (Re-Mission). Former CEO of HopeLab.
Professor of Psychophysiology and Applied Neurosciences. Leading authority on human-computer interaction, neurophysiological measurement, and autonomic monitoring in VR environments.
Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex. Specializes in combining VR/AR, functional neuroimaging, and autonomic physiological sensing.
Expert in computer vision, machine learning image/video processing, multidimensional affective analysis, and geometric tracking of human facial performance.
Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira, researching biological neural mechanisms, neuro-rehabilitation interfaces, interactive computing, and robotic feedback systems.
Connect with our engineering and research procurement team to discuss hardware integrations, open SDK licenses, and custom facial analytics deployments.
OCO™ and OCOsense™ are trademarks of Emteq Limited. Patented facial sensing technology protected under international patents (GB2561537, GB2604076, US11003899, US11538279).