$2M funding for carers of CALD people with dementia
Independent non-profit National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has received federal grant funding for its project enabling digital support for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people with dementia.
It obtained A$2.9 million ($1.8 million) from the Medical Research Future Fund for its five-year project, which will trial the iSupport...
Coreline Soft announces first China partnership
South Korean medical AI company Coreline Soft has entered into its first partnership in China.
It signed a memorandum of understanding with Suhai Information Technology, which reportedly runs a network of medical institutions in China. Coreline Soft will tap into this network to collect clinical data, which will help tailor its AI software...
Dozee bags $8M for global expansion
Dozee is seeking to enter new international markets following its latest fundraising.
The Indian medical device maker raised INR 71.5 crore ($8.3 million) from Temasek Trust's C3H and other investors.
"Beyond the [United States], we are exploring new international markets while broadening our product portfolio to cover the entire continuum of care — from...
Vuno invests $2M, sells lung AI in Japan to rival
Vuno has invested in and sold its lung disease diagnosis AI technology in Japan to its rival Korean company Coreline Soft.
The two companies recently entered into a strategic partnership to jointly raise their competitiveness in the growing global medical imaging AI segment.
Vuno invested 3.4 billion won ($2.3 million) in Coreline Soft, to which...
Kauvery Hospital invests in Lifesigns
Lifesigns has received undisclosed funding from Kauvery Hospital Group's investment arm, Healthcare Capital.
The new funds, based on a press statement, will "advance Lifesigns’ AI and predictive algorithm capabilities." The company offers an AI-powered remote patient monitoring system that provides alerts and predictive insights.
Lifesigns is now gearing...
MediBuddy developing IoT devices with Japan's ELECOM
Virtual care company MediBuddy has started collaborating with Japanese electronics maker ELECOM to develop health IoT devices.
In a media release, MediBuddy said it will develop products for daily health management and leverage the collected health and medical data to generate personalised health insights and preventive care programmes.
"In...
South Korean wearable robot heads to US
WIRobotics, a robotics manufacturer from South Korea, is set to launch its wearable gait assistance robot in the United States.
Called WIM (We Innovate Mobility), the wearable exoskeleton, launched last year, features different modes: assist, resist, hike, and slow walk. It comes with a companion mobile application that provides analysis of gait, including...
Vuno receives second 510(k)
South Korean medical AI company Vuno has obtained a 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its chest X-ray analysis AI software.
The VunoMed Chest X-ray Triage quickly screens for pneumothorax and pleural effusion in chest X-ray images.
This FDA win is a second for Vuno, who first received a 510(k) for its brain image analysis AI in...
Lunit collabs with AstraZeneca, secures major deal in France
Lunit and AstraZeneca have partnered to develop new AI-powered digital pathology solutions that predict non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Based on a media release, their collaboration aims to accelerate the time-consuming process of genomic testing as part of NSCLC identification and diagnosis by leveraging Lunit's AI. The latter's...
New upper GI endoscopy AI tested at CU Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) became the first to test Olympus' new AI-powered upper gastrointestinal endoscopy system for detecting gastric cancers.
The faculty first partnered with the Japanese medical endoscope manufacturer last year.
"The new AI endoscopic system is distinguished by its ability to...
