China

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...
Officials from Good Doctor Technology Thailand and the National Health Security Office during a press briefing
By  Adam Ang 11:34 pm May 12, 2022
Good Doctor Technology joins NHSO's COVID-19 outpatient care programme Good Doctor Technology Thailand has participated in the outpatient care programme of the National Health Security Office for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. According to a media release, the health tech company is providing telehealth service to patients with positive antigen test results via the Spring Up mobile...
UGO Exoskeleton robot by RoboCT
By  Adam Ang 03:54 am April 13, 2022
Hangzhou RoboCT Technology Development Co., maker of rehabilitation robots in China, has scored $15.7 million in a Series A+ funding round led by Fortune Capital.  The investing round was also participated by Essence Securities, Poly Capital, and its existing investor, Blue Run Ventures China.  WHAT IT DOES RoboCT develops smart rehabilitation devices and rehabilitation assistance tools for the...
A health worker wearing a surgical mask ties their head cap
By  Adam Ang 11:10 pm March 3, 2022
Intellect offers free mental healthcare access to health workers in Singapore Mental health startup Intellect has extended free three-month premium access to its mobile app for healthcare workers in Singapore. CEO and co-founder Theodoric Chew said in a statement that this is their way of giving back to the "healthcare heroes" who have been swamped due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. This...
Holmusk's digital real-world evidence platform NeuroBlu
By  Adam Ang 09:18 pm February 10, 2022
Holmusk signs tech use with US-based mental healthcare provider  US-based Metrocare Services has signed an agreement with Holmusk, a behavioural health tech provider from Singapore, to use its real-world data platform in enhancing mental health care. Metrocare is a leading provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Texas.  The deal is for the use of NeuroBlu, a data...
Facade of the HelloLyf HX hospital in Nagaland, India
By  Adam Ang 01:42 am December 10, 2021
New York-based UpHealth brings patient management software to India's Nagaland  HelloLyf, a patient management, digital health and decision support software by New York-listed digital health firm UpHealth, has come to the state of Nagaland in India with the opening of the company's latest health facility there. The digital hospital HelloLyf HX provides outpatient care, emergency care, radiology...
A surgery session
By  Adam Ang 12:17 am November 17, 2021
Shanghai-based startup Wision AI has received Europe's CE mark for its AI-enabled polyp detection software used in colonoscopy.  WHAT IT DOES The startup describes its EndoScreener as a real-time computer-aided diagnosis software that assists endoscopists by simultaneously notifying and sounding an alarm when a polyp has been detected during colonoscopy. Based on a study, the software device has...
A person using VR glasses
By  Adam Ang 01:19 am November 11, 2021
China-based biopharmaceutical firm AffaMed Therapeutics has established its digital medicines subsidiary, AffaMed Digital.  Based on a press release, the newly formed unit will focus on developing and marketing evidence-based, clinically validated digital medicines to treat, diagnose, prevent and manage medical disorders or diseases, either as stand-alone novel treatment options or alongside...
A photo of a person's eye
By  Adam Ang 05:36 am October 13, 2021
Latest research integrates artificial intelligence into retinal imaging to detect and monitor eye diseases on a large scale. The Comprehensive AI Retinal Expert (CARE) system was developed by a team of researchers from four institutions in China: Sun Yat-sen University, Beijing Eaglevision Technology, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre and Capital Medical University, together with the Monash University...
Screenshot of HeartLab website
By  Adam Ang 02:20 am September 24, 2021
HeartLab raises $2M to bring AI heart software to US New Zealand startup HeartLab has bagged NZ$3.5 million ($2.4 million) from a funding round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Founders Fund. The company seeks to deploy its fresh funds to further penetrate the $1.5 billion AI tools market in the US with its AI-powered heart scanning and reporting platform called Pulse. It also plans to...