Taiwan

A model wearing a wearable stethoscope by Aevice Health
By  Adam Ang 11:55 pm September 15, 2022
ex-Propeller Health CEO to advise Aevice Health's board Singapore-based medtech company Aevice Health has appointed David Van Sickle, former CEO of mobile respiratory health firm Propeller Health, as its strategic board advisor. According to a media release, Van Sickle, who has over 15 years of experience in digital health, will assist Aevice Health's team in developing a US commercialisation...
A biosensor capable of measuring serotonin levels in real-time
By  Adam Ang 02:59 am September 2, 2022
Korean researchers develop biosensor to measure serotonin levels in real-time A research team from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology has developed a biosensor that can track serotonin levels in real time for the diagnosis of depression. Depression, which affects over a million South Koreans, is believed to be partly caused by imbalances in the level of neurotransmitters...
A doctor using a desktop computer
By  Adam Ang 12:14 am September 1, 2022
Taiwanese medical AI startup Aesop Technology has raised $2.9 million in a fundraising round led by Taiwania Capital ahead of its Series A funding event. The round also drew the participation of Colopl Next, 500 Startups, and BE Capital. A spin-off from Taipei Medical University, the company was established in the US in 2020 and is now currently headquartered in San Francisco. It offers two AI-...
[Left] Ed Deng, co-founder and CEO, Health2Sync; and [Right] Claudio Longo, President, AstraZeneca Taiwan
By  Adam Ang 11:01 pm July 12, 2022
Digital chronic disease management platform Health2Sync has signed a memorandum of understanding with pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to launch a digital patient management programme for patients with chronic kidney disease. The digital programme seeks to promote the early diagnosis of CKD and optimise everyday CKD care using Health2Sync's patient management platform. According to a media release...
Chest x-ray images being analysed by Lunit INSIGHT CXR software
By  Adam Ang 02:43 am July 7, 2022
South Korean AI company Lunit has signed a license agreement with Taiwan-based insurance firm Cathay Life Insurance to integrate its AI chest x-ray software into the latter's underwriting workflow. WHY IT MATTERS The Taiwanese insurer is reviewing around 30,000 chest x-ray images each year and it is in need of a solution that reduces reading time. Two years ago, it tapped Lunit for a proof-of-...
A clinician using a desktop computer
By  Adam Ang 12:05 am June 6, 2022
California-based medical AI startup Aesop Technology, which has an R&D office in Taiwan, has recently unveiled its latest clinical documentation improvement tool that helps coders spot incorrectly coded diagnoses or procedures. DxPrime provides suggestions to support medical data entry. The CDI tool is based on a machine learning model that has been trained based on a data set of some 3.2...
Yamini Prakash, Country Division Head of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; Maran Virumandi, CEO and Founder of DoctorOnCall; and Chiak Tang, COO of DoctorOnCall pose for a photo during the launch of their telehealth platform dedicated to endometriosis.
By  Adam Ang 10:42 pm May 26, 2022
Bayer launches telehealth platform for endometriosis in Malaysia Pharmaceutical firm Bayer has partnered with digital health company DoctorOnCall and the Endometriosis Association of Malaysia (MyEndosis) to launch a telehealth platform dedicated to endometriosis. Endometriosis, a condition that affects one in 10 women worldwide, occurs when the endometrium grows outside the womb in other tissues...
Logos of Rohto Pharmaceutical and iXensor
By  Adam Ang 10:47 pm April 27, 2022
Taiwanese mobile health developer iXensor has obtained an undisclosed strategic investment from Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. to broaden the access to its core technology that transforms smartphones into IVD devices. On Wednesday, the company announced that the publicly-listed Japanese pharma company became its latest partner and shareholder who will help expand its business globally and promote its...
The Health2Sync app integrates with the NovoPen 6 and NovoPen Echo Plus to view dose logs.
By  Adam Ang 03:40 am March 14, 2022
Taiwanese chronic disease management company Health2Sync has entered into a partnership with Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk to help patients undergoing insulin therapy wirelessly transfer dose logs to a mobile health app.  The Health2Sync mobile app is now able to sync patients' dose logs, including time and dosage per injection, from the newly released NovoPen 6 and NovoPen Echo Plus...
 A staff from Foxconn demonstrating a digital medical device
By  Adam Ang 09:11 pm February 16, 2022
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known in the market as Foxconn Technology Group, is entering the Southeast Asian medical device market through its latest partnership in Taiwan. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The multinational electronics manufacturer has signed a cooperation deal with consumer electronics supplier Taiwan Biophotonic Corp. (tBPC) and government-backed Industrial Technology Research...