South Korean AI drug discovery firm Standigm has signed a memorandum of understanding with non-profit research institute Institut Pasteur Korea to collaborate in discovering new anti-tubercular drug candidates.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
This latest partnership is building on the companies' previous research collaboration where they were able to identify "effective" hit compounds with several key scaffolds...
AI startup Lunit has raised $61 million in a fundraiser ahead of its initial public offering at the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations early next year.
The round was participated by US investors HealthQuest Capital, Casdin Capital, and American Cancer Society BrightEdge, as well as Asian investors Tybourne Capital Management and NSG Ventures.
The investing event followed its Series C...
Indian wellness startup K&L Wellness Technology scores $4M in seed funding
K&L Wellness Technology, a health technology startup in India, has bagged Rs 30 crore ($4 million) from angel investors to launch its wellness app.
According to a news report, the company seeks to redefine wellness through science-based personalised solutions.
K&L Wellness, also known as RESET Tech, provides...
South Korean startup Lunit has signed a reference site agreement with RadLink, a Singapore-based private diagnostic and molecular imaging service provider under the Fullerton Health Group.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Lunit's AI software for chest x-ray and mammography – Lunit INSIGHT CXR and Lunit INSIGHT MMG – are being introduced at RadLink. Both AI-powered products detect lesions on radiographs that may...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
