Big data

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...
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...
'Pasta' mobile diabetes management app by Kakao Healthcare
By  Adam Ang 12:31 am February 2, 2024
Kakao Healthcare has unveiled its latest AI-driven mobile diabetes management app.  Called PASTA (Personalised, Accessible, Supportive, Tech-enabled, and Affordable), the app currently links to two CGM devices: CareSens Air by local manufacturer i-SENS and Dexcom's G7. The app will also pair with the Mallya smart cap for insulin pens by the second quarter.  Once the CGM device is linked, the app...
Healthcare provider wearing a mask while talking to a patient and showing them something on a computer screen
By  Jessica Hagen 04:45 pm October 23, 2023
Sibel Health, a spin-out of Northwestern University, announced the release of its physiological monitoring platform for clinical trial use dubbed Discovery alongside a partnership with AI-powered clinical trial solutions company Medidata.  The Illinois-based healthcare technology platform Discovery utilizes its FDA-cleared wearable sensors to monitor participants' digital endpoints and vital...
Representatives from KT Corp. and the Catholic Medical Center pose with their signed memorandum of understanding
By  Adam Ang 04:14 am January 5, 2022
KT Corporation, one of South Korea's biggest telecommunications firms, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Catholic Medical Center of the Catholic University of Korea to jointly develop digital treatment devices. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Under the agreement, the companies will jointly cooperate to develop a platform to create digital therapeutics (DTx) devices and build prototypes. They will...
Holmusk's mConnect platform integrates patient-reported outcomes and EHR clinical data.
By  Adam Ang 02:47 am August 18, 2021
Holmusk, a health tech firm based in Singapore and New York, has signed deals to use patient data from the University of Texas Health Science Center and the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to develop AI-powered analytic tools. WHY IT MATTERS The company will help create longitudinal patient records in both centres, which are still storing data in various legacy electronic health record...
Business people shaking hands in a meeting
By  Emma Murphy 09:05 am May 27, 2021
PicnicHealth and Komodo Health are placing an emphasis on real-world evidence research of complex illnesses like multiple sclerosis and hemophilia.  Earlier this week the two companies announced a partnership to use their products jointly to create a deep real-world patient data pool using de-identified data from payers, providers, labs and electronic health records. Specifically, PicnicHealth, a...