Health tech AI startup MFine has raised $16m in a new funding round led by Heritas Capital with participation from Singapore-based family office of Y’S Investment Pte Ltd. Existing MFine investors including SBI Investment, SBI Ven Capital, BEENEXT and Alteria Capital have also followed-on in the round.
Heritas Capital is a Singapore-based private equity and venture capital investment firm that...
The recently launched HIMSS Insights Special Edition - APAC digital health trendbarometer report provides readers insights on the state of digital health developments in the APAC region.
The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries. The report includes insights from five healthcare technology experts on common upcoming priorities in digital health,...
Singapore-based data science and healthcare technology company Holmusk has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s National Healthcare Group (NHG) and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), to jointly develop innovative solutions for mental healthcare.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT
The MoU outlines a shared vision to use digital technology, data and predictive analytics to help improve the...
Health and security services provider International SOS and ICC AOKpass announced in late December 2020 the successful pilot of the ICC AOKpass mobile app at Changi Airport in Singapore. The app will help to facilitate the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic.
ICC AOKpass is a mobile app launched by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),...
Ping An Good Doctor, China’s one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tsumura China Inc. to strengthen the Chinese medicine supply chain via the "Internet Healthcare + Pharmacies" service model.
Tsumura is a manufacturer of Kampo medicines in Japan and predominately engages in the standardized planting of high-quality Chinese herbal...
Singapore-incorporated medtech company Cell ID Pte. Ltd. has developed a palm-sized portable genetic test kit that uses an app on a laptop to detect, anywhere, at any time, if a person has COVID-19. Dubbed the Quiz PCR Biochip, the test uses biotechnology to perform two tests at a time outside of the laboratory.
Positive results are confirmed in as fast as five minutes and negative results are...
Singapore-based DocDoc, a virtual network of physicians and hospitals supporting patients to find quality medical care in Asia has partnered with healthcare technology provider SpesNet Global Group to integrate its digital third party administrator (TPA) technology and provide a first-of-its-kind complete digital health ecosystem to insurers, supporting their policyholders through the continuum...
Taiwan-based diabetes management app Health2Sync and DAIKYO ASTAGE INCORPORATED, a Japan-based apartment management company, has partnered to provide health management services to residents in DAIKYO ASTAGE managed apartments in Japan.
The partnership also includes two local pharmacies, Primary Pharmacy Co., Ltd. and Yakuju Co., Ltd., and will commence in the city of Kawasaki City, Kanagawa...
Eu Yan Sang, a Singapore-headquartered private Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and wellness company, has partnered with MyDoc, a B2B digital healthcare company also based in Singapore, to bring consultations online.
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Under the partnership, Eu Yan Sang physicians will be able to use MyDoc’s platform to easily communicate with their patients without being restricted to their...
Taiwan-based diabetes management app Health2Sync announced that combining Fitbit wearable devices with their Health2Sync Patient Management Platform can help users control and better manage the symptoms of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), based on the results from their clinical study in Taiwan.
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The study, conducted with four of Taiwan's leading diabetes clinics, yielded some key...
