BALANCE Medi Water AI

Modern people need sufficient hydration and nutrients, but it is difficult to ensure the right amount and ingredients every day. For example, we are told to drink plenty of water, but it is hard to consider mineral balance, and it is common to forget to take nutritional supplements regularly.

Existing water purifiers or general nutritional supplementation methods do not reflect individual health conditions and are uniform, and it is inconvenient to manage them separately. In particular, lack of hydration and nutrition management can lead to health deterioration in patients with chronic diseases or the elderly, but it has been difficult to manage this systematically at home.

The key innovation of BALANCE Medi Water AI is transforming even a single glass of water a day into a personalized medical service. It identifies users through fingerprint recognition, integrates and analyzes pre-entered medical records, medication information, and sleep, diet, and exercise data. Then, AI automatically formulates the water's mineral content (pH 4.5~9.5, calcium, magnesium, etc.) and nutritional supplements to suit the current health condition. For example, it increases the calcium content for users with low bone density.

In addition, the dual-mode dispenser can administer both liquid nutrients and capsule supplements, and all supplement cartridges are managed with NFC tags for expiration dates and dosages, enabling accurate intake and automatic reorder notifications. This real-time customized hydration and nutrition supply linked to personal health big data is a unique differentiator with no competing products. In short,"Customized tonic water prescribed by my health coach"can be conveniently consumed every day.

The main customers for this product are individual households, especially middle-aged and elderly individuals who need health management and are likely to pay for it. Considering Ceragem's existing customer base (spinal medical devices, etc.), it can be seen as a B2C medical device for home use.

Meanwhile,healthcare institutions or fitness centers (B2B)may introduce it as a member service, or elderly care facilities may use it to provide customized hydration for residents. However, due to its price range and operational characteristics, it is positioned as a premium personal product, so B2C direct sales are expected to be the main business model. (For reference, this product has functions at the level of a Class 2 medical device under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, so it will be sold through channels with medical device sales qualifications.)

The concept of an AI dispenser linked to personal health data can be extended not only to water but also to nutritional juices and meal replacements. It can also be applied to clinical environments (B2B) where hospitals manage hydration/nutrition for each patient, leaving room for the development of hospital/clinic versions in the long term.

However, global expansion may take time as it is necessary to consider medical regulations in each country and secure localized health DB. Since it is basically a household device that handles water and supplements, there are no special installation environment restrictions, but the high price and maintenance costs will lead to initial distribution to health-conscious consumers in developed countries.

Ceragem has experience selling medical devices in overseas markets (especially China, the United States, etc.), which may allow it to establish itself as a new category of healthcare appliances. It can grow in line with the personal health management trend, but may remain in a specific premium niche market until it becomes popular.

At CES 2026, Ceragem received significant attention by winning as many as 12 Innovation Awards, and Medi Water AI received positive attention as an innovation in health management.The fresh idea of"Water prescribed by a family doctor"

was well-received at the showcase, and the excellence of the concept was recognized, including a special mention in TIME magazine's Best Inventions. However, realistic evaluations raise questions about how much ordinary consumers will sympathize with the urgency of the problem the product is trying to solve (customized hydration) and concerns about the price range. The reaction at the CES site was mainly that it was innovative, but some questioned,"How many consumers will pay for this feature?"There are also questions about practicality.

So far, the evaluation is positive as a technology concept and prototype stage, and the possibility of market release is high due to Ceragem's brand trust and medical device certification know-how. However, there are many opinions that market verification has not yet been carried out, so consumer evaluations after actual commercialization should be monitored.