South Korea

A person sleeping in bed with a smartphone on the side
By  Adam Ang 03:11 am November 8, 2021
HoneyNaps, a South Korea-based healthcare startup, has unveiled its medical software that uses artificial intelligence to diagnose sleep disorders. WHAT IT DOES Called SOMNUM, the deep learning-based analysis programme enables real-time, multi-channel, large-capacity signal analysis. It automatically provides polysomnography readings that are said to be more accurate than conventional auto-...
A demo view of the Lunit Insight DBT
By  Adam Ang 10:18 pm November 4, 2021
Lunit to demonstrate its latest AI solutions for chest and mammography exams South Korean medical AI startup Lunit is set to unveil its latest AI solutions for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and chest CT by the end of the month at the 107th Scientific Assembly of the Radiological Society of North America. Chest CT and mammography are examinations where doctors detect abnormalities indicative...
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...
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...
A clinician looking at a breast mammography report analysed by Lunit INSIGHT MMG
By  Adam Ang 04:33 am September 6, 2021
AI startup Lunit has received the approval of Singapore's Health Sciences Authority to commercialise its AI diagnostic tools for analysing chest x-ray and breast mammography. WHAT THEY DO Both AI products are under the Lunit INSIGHT product line. According to a press statement, the Lunit INSIGHT CXR and INSIGHT MMG provide lesion detection with around 96-99% accuracy and visualise the location of...
A demonstration of the combined telemedicine solution by EG Electronics and ezCaretech
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 07:41 am August 26, 2021
LG Electronics has teamed up with fellow South Korean company ezCaretech to develop a new telemedicine solution. WHY IT MATTERS The ezOntheCall telemedicine platform combines LG Electronics' video conferencing system with ezCaretech's EMR-based telemedicine application. Enabled by advanced cloud computing technology, the system offers real-time access to medical records and clinical test results...
A banner photo of the VUNO Med DeepCARS device
By  Adam Ang 02:47 am August 25, 2021
Medical AI software developer VUNO has received regulatory approval from the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its latest AI medical device that can predict cardiac arrest.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT The VUNO Med DeepCARS is an AI device that analyses the potential risk of cardiac arrest using four primary vital signs: blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate and body temperature....
By  Adam Ang 01:31 am July 22, 2021
South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis has developed a bio-health technology that contributes to public safety. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The company said in a press statement that it took three years of research and development to develop M.Brain, an earpiece with sensors that measure a driver's health condition in real-time by detecting brainwaves around the ear. Machine learning is applied to...
By  Adam Ang 05:28 am July 21, 2021
AI startup Lunit from South Korea has bagged $26 million in a Series C Tranche B funding round. The investment came from Guardant Health, a Nasdaq-listed precision oncology firm. WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2013, Lunit develops AI software in the oncology space. Its solutions are designed to discover cancer and predict cancer treatment outcomes.  One of its tech solutions, tissue analysis platform...
By  Adam Ang 01:18 am July 9, 2021
Australia seeks developer of digital health app with COVID-19 vaccination pass The Australian government has started looking for a developer for its smartphone app project that will store COVID-19 vaccination certificates and test results. Based on a recently issued tender request by the Australian Digital Health Agency, the digital health app must connect to the government's My Health Record...