AI

Sample report by Neurophet Aqua
By  Adam Ang 02:54 am April 13, 2023
South Korean health tech company Neurophet has obtained certification from Singapore's Health Sciences Authority for its AI-enabled degenerative brain disease diagnosis assistant software.  Its flagship software, Neurophet Aqua, analyses brain MRI using AI to check for brain atrophy and white matter degeneration as seen in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular...
 Interface of the Qure.ai qER software
By  Adam Ang 03:04 am April 5, 2023
Qure.ai is the latest technology partner to join Medtronic's initiative in advancing stroke care management in India.  According to a press statement, their partnership aims to provide AI solutions to comprehensive stroke centres and primary stroke centres. They also seek to establish a hub-and-spoke network that will assist in faster identification, decision-making, and triaging of stroke...
Dozee AI-powered connected bed platform
By  Adam Ang 03:02 am April 5, 2023
Indian medical device startup Dozee has raised $6 million in a Series A2 funding round, which was joined by its existing investors – Prime Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital, YourNest VC – and new investors, including State Bank of India, J&A Partners Family, and Dinesh Mody Ventures. The company develops contactless remote patient monitoring and AI-based early warning system solutions. Its US...
An interface of the SimConverse verbal communication simulation platform
By  Adam Ang 10:48 pm March 8, 2023
Sydney-based SimConverse has collected A$1.5 million (around $987,000) in a seed funding round led by Folklore Ventures, with participation from Artesian.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2020, SimConverse is a simulation platform that uses generative AI to play the role of any patient, colleague or casualty for healthcare communications training. It is made to be adaptable and customisable to suit the...
Healthcare providers looking at a diagnostic image
By  Jessica Hagen 12:09 pm February 27, 2023
Sixty percent of respondents said they would feel uncomfortable if their healthcare provider relied on AI to diagnose and treat them, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.  The 2022 survey, which included responses from more than 11,000 U.S. adults, found that 66% of women said they would feel uncomfortable if their provider relied on AI for their medical care, while 54% of...
A doctor explaining to a patient some findings from their chest x-ray
By  Adam Ang 11:14 pm February 16, 2023
Vietnamese healthcare AI developer VinBrain has started a new partnership with Stanford University to enhance AI medical imaging. Based on their latest data use agreement, Stanford will initially provide VinBrain access to about 240,000 anonymised medical images and reports to train and test the AI on its DrAid clinical decision support platform while also helping improve the accuracy of an...
Qure.ai's qXR software for the detection of abnormalities in chest x-rays
By  Adam Ang 11:34 pm February 15, 2023
Indian biotech company Mylab Discovery Solutions is integrating Qure.ai's AI technology into its upcoming x-ray device for screening tuberculosis. According to a press statement, MyBeam is a compact, lightweight device equipped with high-frequency technology for detecting TB. It will be powered by Qure.ai's deep-learning software qXR to analyse chest x-ray images and identify TB within a minute...
A computer programmer using a desktop computer
By  Adam Ang 11:09 pm February 2, 2023
Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology, have developed what could be the world's first AI-based benchmark for measuring brain atrophy. WHAT IT'S ABOUT They used AI to develop a set of artificial MRI brain images with predefined signs of neurodegeneration in the cortex region, an area of the...
A caregiver sitting beside a senior patient in a wheelchair
By  Adam Ang 11:05 pm February 2, 2023
NERVTEX, a Chinese company focused on developing digital therapeutics for brain disorders, has obtained the approval of the China National Medical Products Administration for its AI-powered movement disorder analysis software. Called MoDAS (Movement Dysfunction Assessment Software), the software as a medical device uses computer vision and deep learning to analyse videos of a patient's movement...
A pathologist handling blood samples in a Guardant Health lab
By  Adam Ang 11:24 pm January 31, 2023
South Korean AI company Lunit has tied up with its investor, Guardant Health, for AI integration. Under the partnership, Lunit will integrate its PD-L1 scoring algorithm into Guardant's cancer biomarker detection workflow in the Guardant360 TissueNextTM PD-L1 test for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lunit SCOPE PD-L1, a CE-marked AI solution, detects and analyses PD-L1, a type of cancer...