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...
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...
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...
Hong Kong-based health tech startup PanopticAI has raised undisclosed seed funding from a round co-led by Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and Gobi Partners. The round was also participated by HKUST Entrepreneurship Fund and other investors.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded by researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Panoptic AI develops digital health solutions that provide...
Two Japanese companies, health tech firm Four H and Aculys Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating mental health disorders, are collaborating to further understand and help people with sleeping disorders.
Their goal is to have an objective understanding of sleeping disorders, particularly narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)....
A new VR programme with interactive sight, sound, and touch experiences has helped improve outcomes for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disability.
This is based on the latest study, touted to be the first of such, done by researchers from the Western Sydney University and University of Wollongong, The Disability Trust, and technology company Devika...
Health charity Skin Check Champions, the University of South Australia, and The Hospital Research Foundation have teamed up to launch a pop-up clinic that uses AI to diagnose skin cancer.
Their pop-up clinic is led by nurses who take high-quality lesion images from patients, which are then triaged and conditionally diagnosed by AI algorithms to check if they are cancerous. The results are also...
Breathe Well-being scores $6M in pre-Series B funding
Diabetes care startup Breathe Well-being from India has raised $6 million (Rs 500 million) in a pre-Series B round led by 3One4 Capital, Accel and General Catalyst.
Launched in 2020, the company focuses on behavioural and lifestyle changes to reduce and reverse the risk of Type 2 diabetes. It offers a clinically-proven digital programme that...
Amplify Health absorbs AI firm AiDA
Health tech company Amplify Health, a Singapore-based joint venture between AIA and Discovery Group, has acquired AI solutions provider AiDA Technologies.
Based on a press statement, AiDA, which was founded in 2016, develops proprietary ML technologies that are used to automate underwriting, claims processing, and detect fraud, waste, and abuse.
"The...
Behavioural health data analytics company Holmusk has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Veradigm, formerly Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. The round was also joined by its existing investors, Heritas Capital, Health Catalyst Capital, Novartis, and Northwell Holdings.
WHAT IT'S FOR
The Singapore and New York-based company will use its new funds to continue expanding its...
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