H2U Corporation, a Taiwanese workplace digital health company, has recently closed an $8 million funding round led by electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology and its founder Terry Gou, who is also the former's major shareholder.
The investing round also drew participation from ADATA Technology, TOPCO Scientific, UDN.com, WeLeader Bio, Fight International, and Wondercise.
WHAT IT DOES
H2U...
A digital brain assessment tool by ASX-listed neuroscience tech company Cogstate is coming to Taiwan and Hong Kong.
On Thursday, the Cogstate announced that CogMate, the global multilingual version of its NouKNOW digital tool for self-assessment of brain performance, will be distributed by pharmaceutical firm Eisai in the two Asian markets.
WHAT IT DOES
Accessible via web and mobile devices,...
The National Taiwan University Hospital has recently introduced a consumer mobile application that measures heart rhythm to prevent stroke events.
It collaborated with FocalTech Smart Sensors Co., a local human-machine interface technology company, to jointly develop the app called RhythmCam – Heart Rhythm Checker.
WHAT IT DOES
Available for free on iOS and Android devices, the mobile app allows...
Health2Sync, a digital health startup based in Taiwan, and French multinational pharmaceutical firm Sanofi have extended their collaboration to soon come up with and market a new insulin management solution.
WHY IT MATTERS
The companies noted the "suboptimal" use of insulin in Taiwan and Asia. A recent study published in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation shared that approximately half of...
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...
Brain Navi Biotechnology, a Taiwan-based startup that creates navigation robots, has secured a CE mark for its robotic-assisted surgical robot for brain surgery.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2015, Brain Navi mainly designs and develops medical devices that can assist surgeons during medico-surgical interventions.
One of its products, the NaoTrac, is equipped with a high-precision navigation system...
Taipei-based mobile health platform iXensor has launched a new telehealth service to support fertility monitoring at home.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The Eveline·Care telehealth service enables fertility consultants to access patient's ovulation test data and recorded symptoms via a dashboard, which also presents their hormone profile chart.
Users of the Eveline app must first authorise fertility...
iXensor, a Taipei-based mobile health solutions developer, received a CE-IVD mark for its PixoTest POCT COVID-19 Antigen Test.
WHAT IT DOES
The point-of-care test is an end-to-end fully digitalised rapid screening solution. It comprises a palm-sized analyser, a digital health pass app, an admin app and a HIPAA-grade health management web portal.
iXensor said in a statement that its diagnostic...
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.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT
The study, conducted with four of Taiwan's leading diabetes clinics, yielded some key...
iWEECARE, the developer of the world’s smallest continuous temperature monitoring product, Temp Pal, announced that it raised $2.4 million in extended pre-series A financing. TransLink Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with a specific focus on Asia, led the round of fundraising.
The round also saw investment from Taiwan’s National Development Fund, BE Capital, Taiwan Surface...
