Fordcastle
CHORUS
A global network of living labs generating shared, real-world evidence for how people live, age, and stay well.
CHORUS connects independent pilot sites across geographies and domains to run coordinated real-world tests. Each pilot stands on its own. Together, they build a body of evidence that no single site, company, or study could produce alone.
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What CHORUS Is
CHORUS is Fordcastle's coordinated network of real-world living labs. It provides the infrastructure, governance, and shared methodology for running rigorous pilots across diverse settings and populations.
The network is not limited to any single domain. Pilots may investigate preventive health sensing, environmental quality, behavioural patterns, assistive technologies, or built-environment interventions. The common thread is a commitment to generating credible, comparable evidence in real-world conditions.
Over time, as pilots accumulate across sites and contexts, CHORUS connects their findings to surface patterns that no single study could reveal on its own: where the same intervention works or fails, what conditions matter most, and when combinations outperform individual solutions.
Approach
How the Network Operates
Independent pilots
Each POC is scoped to deliver value on its own terms, with clear decision questions and success criteria.
Shared methodology
A common evidence framework makes results comparable across sites without imposing uniformity.
Federated governance
Partners retain ownership of their data and outputs. CHORUS coordinates, it does not extract.
Cumulative evidence
As pilots complete, their findings feed into a shared body of knowledge that grows more useful with every iteration.
Governance
Built for Trust, Not Extraction
Every CHORUS pilot operates under clear rules designed to protect participants, partners, and the integrity of the evidence produced.
- Transparent consent and privacy boundaries at every site
- No centralised data grab -- partners own their outputs
- Brand risk managed through CHORUS as intermediary
- Conventional engagement model for each pilot, cooperative vision over time
Current Opportunities
Open Pilots
CHORUS runs multiple proof-of-concept pilots, each independently scoped around a specific question. Some are live and recruiting partners now; others are in planning and open to co-development.
This pilot explores whether the bathroom can serve as a trusted, everyday setting for early health sensing -- starting with non-invasive acoustic monitoring. It is run in partnership with a large international bathroom OEM, alongside a validated sensing startup and a small number of carefully selected sites.
The question is practical: do people accept this kind of sensing in this kind of space? The answer will inform real product and investment decisions.
What This Pilot Tests
- Acceptance and comfort with bathroom-based acoustic sensing
- Trust, privacy boundaries, and consent durability over time
- Signal usability in real bathroom environments
- Relevance of insights to clinicians and operators
- Operator interest in aggregated, non-identifiable insights
Note
This is not a clinical trial. No diagnostic claims are made and no changes to care pathways are involved.
Partner Roles
Living Labs & Sites
- Paid participation with clear scope and timeline
- Governance and brand protection built in
- Early role in shaping bathroom-based innovation
Clinicians & Experts
- Influence how emerging signals are interpreted
- Help define what is useful versus noise
- Contribute without regulatory burden
Innovators & Startups
- Learn what works in real-world settings
- Generate credible evidence, not slideware
- Join a reference pilot others will build on
Pilot Structure
Clear decision question and success thresholds defined upfront
One primary sensing intervention, delivered via app
Real bathrooms, real users, short timeline
Shared evidence framework across all participating sites
Go / no-go decision for the next phase
In Planning
Interested in CHORUS?
Whether you want to join a live pilot, co-develop one of the planned studies, or propose a new area of inquiry entirely, we would be glad to hear from you.