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Exosystems' digital health solution for patients with musculoskeletal disorders
By  Adam Ang 01:25 am October 29, 2021
South Korean AI digital health firm Exosystems snaps up $4M in Series A funding AI-enabled digital health solutions maker Exosystems has raised $3.9 million in a Series A funding round participated by SBI Investment, Laguna Investment, and Korea Technology Finance Corporation. Based on a press statement, the South Korea-based company will use its fresh funds to expand its clinical and technical...
HeartVoice's recent acquisition i-Wellness is now i-Wellness@HeartVoice
By  Adam Ang 02:59 am October 25, 2021
HeartVoice, a health tech startup in Singapore, has acquired Integrated Wellness Clinic in Novena Specialist Centre and formed a new entity offering preventive healthcare solutions. A joint venture between Japanese medical device maker OMRON Healthcare and Singapore-based financial medical technology firm iAPPS Health Group, HeartVoice offers a range of medical technology solutions for healthcare...
NUS team lead researchers pose with the VeCare platform for monitoring chronic wounds.
By  Adam Ang 02:56 am October 25, 2021
In Singapore, a new smart wearable sensor can assess chronic wounds in real-time and wirelessly via a mobile app. The technology was developed by a research team from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), together with their clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital. The...
UNO Clinic Management System
By  Adam Ang 02:21 am October 22, 2021
UNO Tech enters Malaysia, brings clinic management system Singaporean medical technology firm UNO Technologies has entered the Malaysian market through its partnership with local pharmaceutical upstart Aetos Pharma. The company seeks to get a slice of the pie from the increasing investments into the country's public and private healthcare system. It notes that its startup and tech ecosystem is "...
TM+ Telehealth suite of remote patient monitoring tools
By  Adam Ang 01:42 am October 21, 2021
myHealth Sentinel Holdings, a Singapore-based telehealth company, is seeking public funds for its latest telehealth project on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT For the past 12 months, mHS has developed TM+ Telehealth, which will allow caregivers to monitor six patients remotely. It features the smart assistant TM+ technology that measures a patient's oxygen level, blood...
A person using a tablet
By  Adam Ang 02:40 am October 15, 2021
India's Haryana develops mobile app to connect patients to all state hospitals Haryana in India has created a mobile application that will connect patients to all public hospitals across the state. The Swasth Haryana app, according to a news report, can store patient medical records, prescriptions and radiology and pathology reports.  The app also allows users to book doctor appointments and...
Photo of NDR's ANT-X system
By  Adam Ang 02:31 am September 28, 2021
CGBIO, a regenerative medicine company in South Korea, and NDR Medical Technology, a Singaporean AI medical device maker, have joined hands to introduce an AI robotic intervention device through upcoming clinical studies. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Founded in 2015, NDR Medical Technology has developed what could be the world's first patented automated needle targeting (ANT) system that facilitates safe and...
The first user of the Fullerton DigiHealth Kiosk
By  Adam Ang 03:43 am September 23, 2021
Fullerton Health, an enterprise healthcare solutions provider in Asia-Pacific, has launched a telemedicine kiosk to support Singapore's migrant workers. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The Fullerton DigiHealth Kiosk combines telemedicine with automated vending of medicines. Users can register for teleconsultation by tapping their work pass on the kiosk. Then, they can proceed to have a video call with a doctor...
An elderly person reading a book
By  Adam Ang 03:04 am September 21, 2021
Farrer Park Hospital, a private tertiary acute care provider in Singapore, has adopted an artificial intelligence-enabled MRI screening tool for dementia. WHAT IT DOES The AI-supported MRI volumetry screening tool is used to quantify brain tissue volume in patients suspected of having dementia. According to Dr Santhosh Raj, a consultant neuroradiologist and neurointerventionalist at FPH, the...
A screenshot of the Plano app
By  Adam Ang 03:10 am September 14, 2021
Plano, a Singapore-based eye wellness platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding with technology social enterprise Tech Era from Ghana to tackle Africa's myopia problem. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Focused on addressing accessibility gaps, Tech Era creates technology; facilitates strategic partnerships; and designs sustainable intervention programmes to ensure vulnerable sectors in the African...