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Our History
The Microwaves in Medical Engineering Group (MMG) at Uppsala University has researched medical applications of electromagnetic microwaves for over a decade, led by Dr. Robin Augustine, Associate Professor and Scientific PI.
The group's foundational scientific insight was that microwave signals can propagate reliably through the body's subcutaneous fat layer, creating a wireless communication pathway between independent implanted devices. This discovery, now validated and known as FAT-IBC (Fat-tissue Intra-Body Communication), represents the first wireless technology capable of connecting independent implanted nodes inside the human body.
Probingon AB was founded in 2018 as the commercial vehicle to bring this technology from the laboratory to the medical device industry. The company's role is to advance FAT-IBC from validated research through to commercial licensing, working with OEM manufacturers who build the implantable devices that use it.
The broader research platform at MMG continues to generate additional technologies in microwave sensing and body-centric communications, providing Probingon with a pipeline of future commercial opportunities alongside the primary FAT-IBC licensing programme.