Adam Ang

Investors and their business partners coming to a deal
By  Adam Ang 08:36 pm March 12, 2024
The health technology segment in India, which comprises about 10,000 startups, is projected to triple in value by 2028 as investors shift their focus towards businesses that can withstand economic disruptions. A new report by global management consultant Bain & Company, in collaboration with Indian healthcare-focused venture fund HealthQuad, delved into the local healthcare innovation market...
A person in a wheelchair holding a child
By  Adam Ang 02:34 am March 12, 2024
Melbourne-based startup Kismet has received $8.2 million in seed funding from a round led by tech investors Prosus Ventures and Airtree Ventures.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2023, Kismet has built a community engagement ecosystem that digitally connects care receivers, caregivers, health insurance, and healthcare providers in the in-home, disabled and aged segments worldwide.  Its web and mobile-...
A doctor reading a patient's chart while discussing it with another doctor on the phone
By  Adam Ang 01:08 am March 8, 2024
Magentus taps Google Cloud for genAI Magentus has engaged Google Cloud to help it build a "centralised and secure" foundation for customer data in the cloud, leveraging generative AI solutions and large language models. The health IT provider intends to assist clinicians in easily accessing information and simplifying the way they extract insights from complex, unstructured medical data, which...
A doctor checking a patient's medical record on a desktop computer
By  Adam Ang 06:11 pm March 5, 2024
Australia-based not-for-profit organisation Crohn’s Colitis Cure (CCCure) has recently launched subscription-based access to its registry of data on patients dealing with inflammatory bowel diseases. The IBD-focused charity claims to have one of the world's largest databases of real-time patient-reported and clinical data on IBD, including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and IBD-undetermined...
Virtus Health nurses assisting a patient in bed
By  Adam Ang 10:46 pm February 28, 2024
Assisted reproductive service provider Virtus Health is taking its customer relations management to the cloud, enhanced by AI.  It has chosen American company RingCentral to deliver an integrated communications and contact centre solution across its 62 fertility clinics, day hospitals, and diagnostics centres worldwide, mostly in Australia. Featuring RingCentral MVP and Contact Centre, the...
A researcher of Daewoong Pharmaceutical using Daisy to explore compounds of potential new drug candidates
By  Adam Ang 12:11 am February 26, 2024
Publicly listed Daewoong Pharmaceutical has recently unveiled its AI-driven drug development system, powered by a database of hundreds of millions of pre-processed compounds.  WHAT IT'S ABOUT Over the past two years, researchers of the Seoul-based pharma giant have sought to solve perennial issues in the development of novel drugs, particularly high cost and low efficiency.  Serving as the...
A doctor calling a fellow from their mobile phone while reviewing a patient's file on a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 02:36 am February 23, 2024
Best Practice integrates genAI Practice management system brand Best Practice Software is set to introduce a new transcription tool run by generative AI.  The company recently partnered with Lyrebird Health to integrate the Lyrebird Scribe into its software offering. The tool automatically generates medical documentation such as patient notes during the consultation process, filters out...
A radiologist examining an X-ray report
By  Adam Ang 02:35 am February 23, 2024
Indian medical imaging AI company InMed AI has released a new AI-powered tool for screening traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Neuroshield CT TBI is a decision support tool for detecting and quantifying intracranial haemorrhage, fracture, and midline shift. Utilising AI, it automatically processes brain CT images and alerts clinicians of critical findings.  Commenting on the technology, Dr...
A doctor using a laptop to review a patient's file
By  Adam Ang 02:18 am February 23, 2024
India-based healthcare and life sciences technology provider and consultant CitiusTech has claimed to come up with what could be the industry's first generative AI quality and trust solution.  Based on a press statement, the CitiusTech Gen AI Quality & Trust solution aims to help with the design, development, integration, monitoring of, and facilitating quality and trust in genAI applications...
An elderly using a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 04:14 am February 19, 2024
Latest study from South Korea has found differences in purpose and satisfaction with using healthcare applications and wearable health devices among older Koreans.  Researchers from Seoul National University, Yonsei University, aged care company Silvia Health, and DTx maker WELT Corp. surveyed Koreans aged 65 and older to investigate how they are using digital health technologies and how frailty...