South Korea

A chest x-ray diagnosis at Bumrungrad International Hospital
By  Adam Ang 10:07 pm July 4, 2022
Lunit has partnered with Fujifilm Thailand and Microsoft to bring its AI radiology solutions to Bumrungrad International Hospital, a private hospital based in Bangkok. According to a press statement, Lunit is deploying its chest x-ray analysis software INSIGHT CXR and mammography tool INSIGHT MMG in the hospital.  Together with Fujifilm Thailand, Lunit will supply its AI solutions to Bumrungrad...
A visual of the Hyundai Mobis Smart Cabin controller
By  Adam Ang 12:17 am June 24, 2022
South Korea-based Hyundai Mobis, the car parts arm of the Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled an integrated vehicle controller with health monitoring capabilities. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Dubbed "Smart Cabin," the controller features four sensors: a 3D camera that captures a driver's posture, an ECG sensor mounted on the steering wheel, an ear-set sensor to measure the brainwaves flowing around the ears,...
A reading from the Lunit INSIGHT CXR
By  Adam Ang 04:24 am June 21, 2022
South Korean AI startup Lunit has received regulatory clearances from Health Canada for its AI solutions for radiology. According to a press statement, both its chest x-ray solution INSIGHT CXR and mammography software INSIGHT MMG are now approved for commercial release in Canada. INSIGHT CXR can detect 10 of the most common chest abnormalities with 97%-99% accuracy while INSIGHT MMG analyses...
Anura mobile app by NuraLogix
By  Adam Ang 10:50 pm June 2, 2022
NuraLogix introduces health measurement app in Singapore Canadian health AI company NuraLogix has introduced its mobile health measurement app in Singapore. Anura uses proprietary transdermal optical imaging technology, which captures blood information from a person's face through a video camera. It can measure various vital parameters, including blood pressure, heart rate, stress level, cardiac...
[Left] KT Corp. SVP Lim Seung-hyeok and [Right] HurayPositive CEO Choi Doo-ah
By  Adam Ang 10:19 pm May 12, 2022
South Korean telecommunication giant KT Corporation has partnered with health tech company HurayPositive to develop and launch a telemedicine service for managing chronic diseases in Vietnam. According to a press statement, the telemedicine platform is targeted to be launched within the year and will start by offering virtual services for diabetic patients before gradually offering support for...
A clinician using the Lunit INSIGHT CXR software
By  Adam Ang 11:36 pm April 21, 2022
Lunit gets first go-ahead for South Korea IPO AI startup Lunit has received preliminary approval from the Korea Exchange for its initial public offering on the KOSDAQ. This comes five months after it raised $61 million in a fundraising event that was held to seek global partners. In a recent statement, Lunit said it plans to file its registration statement within the first half of 2022 to...
The AI autonomous infectious disease prevention robot developed by the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials in partnership with Vision Semicon, Co.
By  Adam Ang 01:51 am February 9, 2022
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials under South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has created a smart robot for infectious disease prevention that estimates virus spread in indoor spaces using artificial intelligence. WHAT IT DOES According to a media release, the AI robot is able to map out its own disinfection path in real-time. Through a probability mapping algorithm, it estimates...
A radiologist assessing a mammogram using the Lunit INSIGHT MMG
By  Adam Ang 03:56 am January 18, 2022
South Korean AI startup Lunit has signed a reference site agreement with Baheya Foundation for Detection & Treatment of Breast Cancer, which will adopt its mammography AI.  WHY IT MATTERS The non-profit charity provides free-of-charge care for breast cancer patients from early detection through all treatment stages, including surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and physical therapy. The...
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...
Synapsica's AI-enabled PACS radiology solution Radiolens
By  Adam Ang 09:37 pm December 2, 2021
AI radiology firm Synapsica expands PACS offering to more Indian cities AI radiology reporting company Synapsica has partnered with GenWorks Health, a healthcare solutions provider backed by Wipro GE Healthcare, to bring its picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to more cities across India.  Its Radiolens radiology workflow solution automatically detects bad quality scans and creates...