AI

[Left-Right] Logos of Ubie and Google's Health Connect (Beta)
By  Adam Ang 01:03 am May 12, 2023
Ubie ties up with Google's Health Connect (Beta) Japanese health tech startup Ubie is one of the six launch partners of Google for Health Connect (Beta) in Japan. Health Connect (Beta) is an Android platform that allows the easy sharing of data between health and fitness apps. It also enables easy management of health data. This latest partnership connects Ubie AI Symptom Checker, which allows...
Researchers analysing data using a computer software
By  Adam Ang 12:59 am May 12, 2023
ML tool predicts Parkinson's onset A research team from the University of New South Wales, together with their collaborators from Boston University, has come up with an AI tool that could be potentially used to predict Parkinson's disease years before the onset of initial symptoms.  The machine learning tool called CRANK-MS, (Classification and Ranking Analysis using Neural network generates...
Businesspeople shaking hands.
By  Emily Olsen 12:36 pm May 9, 2023
Aegis Ventures and Northwell Holdings, the investment arm of the New York-based health system, on Tuesday launched Optain, a company that aims to use AI-backed retinal imaging to catch early signs of disease. The partners also provided an initial seed investment of $12 million.  Though the startup is new to the U.S. market, Aegis and Northwell said the tech can be traced back to Australian...
Tricog's InstaEcho app on various devices
By  Adam Ang 02:53 am April 28, 2023
Tricog snaps up $9M funding for US expansion AI-based cardiac diagnosis solution provider Tricog has raised Rs 700 million ($8.5 million) in a Series B2 funding round led by Japanese institutions, Omron and Sony Innovation Fund. The round was also participated by the University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Inventus Partners, and Singapore's SG Innovate.  The startup plans to use its fresh funds for its...
A doctor looking at imaging results on a desktop computer.
By  Emily Olsen 10:26 am April 27, 2023
U.K.-based Ultromics announced it received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for an AI tool that aims to detect cardiac amyloidosis. The platform, called EchoGo Amyloidosis, analyzes echocardiograms to find signs of the condition, where the protein amyloid builds up in the heart and limits function. Though the designation isn’t a marketing approval from the FDA, it aims to accelerate review of...
WINFertility's Roger Shedlin, Chicago Pacific Founders' Larry Leisure, Contigo Health's Steven Nelson, Accenture's Kaveh Safavi and moderator Sumit Nagpal.
By  Emily Olsen 10:26 am April 20, 2023
Health systems are facing a difficult financial future as labor costs soar and the population ages, increasing demand just as hospitals have less resources to serve them, said panelists at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Kaveh Safavi, senior managing director of healthcare at Accenture, is concerned access is going to become a much bigger issue. Though he's hopeful that...
Metal 3D printers by Chamlion
By  Adam Ang 03:36 am April 20, 2023
Digital dentistry solutions provider Chamlion scores $34M in Series B funding Chamlion, a Chinese company focused on dentistry digitalisation, has obtained 236 million yuan ($34.3 million) in a Series B funding round led by 3H Health. The round was also participated by Vertex Ventures China and Zhencheng Capital. The company is building an end-to-end digital service platform for dentistry. It...
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...
Businesspeople shaking hands
By  Emily Olsen 12:57 pm April 11, 2023
Healthcare automation company Olive is selling its AI-enabled utilization management tool for payers to health information network Availity. The deal marks another product divestiture for Olive. Axios first reported last fall the company was selling its population health and 340B management tools to healthcare AI company Rotera.  Those sales came several months after Olive announced it was laying...
 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...