The Brief University of Houston is launching its new Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation to move technology from research labs directly into homes. The University of Houston is launching its new Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation under the UH Health umbrella. The initiative combines the university's technology programs with its medical school to develop tools such as wearable sensors, sleep monitors, and AI-driven apps that address gaps in healthcare access and delivery. New UH Digital Healthcare instituteThe backstory:Historically, universities struggled to translate laboratory research into commercial products because researchers focused on study rather than business creation. By the numbers:More than 60 investigators at the university are already working on digital healthcare research as the new institute rolls out.