India

Pristyn Care logo
By  Adam Ang 05:09 am June 8, 2022
Indian health tech company Pristyn Care has bought Lybrate, a mobile health platform, for an undisclosed amount as part of its expansion into primary care. Founded in 2014, Lybrate helps connect over 300,000 doctors to patients. It claims to have managed more than 200 million annual interactions in India over the last five years. The company also runs a doctor-facing app called GoodMD which...
A lab assistant analysing blood samples
By  Adam Ang 03:28 am June 7, 2022
Karkinos Healthcare, a technology-driven cancer care platform in India, has entered into a strategic partnership with American oncology diagnostics firm C2i Genomics to promote AI-enabled cancer monitoring in the country. According to a press statement, their partnership will expand minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring across Karkinos' network using C2i Genomics' whole-genome analysis...
Clinikally logo
By  Adam Ang 04:38 am May 31, 2022
Clinikally, a digital dermatology startup in India, is working to harness artificial intelligence to deliver automated hair and skin treatment plans. WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2021, the startup is connecting patients and dermatologists through its web-based platform and delivers prescription products directly to consumers. Its system works by users first filling out a questionnaire form, which asks...
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...
Truemeds web portal
By  Adam Ang 10:55 pm April 26, 2022
Truemeds, a telehealth platform in India, has brought home $22 million in a Series B funding round led by WestBridge Capital.  Its existing investors, InfoEdge Ventures, Asha Impact and IAN Fund, also joined the investing round. WHAT IT DOES Through its propriety algorithms, Truemeds recommends alternative value medicines. Customers can get a free e-consultation after uploading their...
[Left] Anjan Bhojarajan, HealthifyMe Chief Business Officer, and [Right] Tushar Vashisht, HealthifyMe CEO
By  Adam Ang 05:02 am April 22, 2022
Indian health and fitness app HealthifyMe has launched a new offering that combines health tracking and smart diagnostics to deliver personalised fitness and nutrition plans. HealthifyPro is its latest flagship fitness plan that comes with a biosensor system of continuous glucose monitor (BIOS) and other sensors and body monitors; a connected Smart Scale metabolic panel; and support from in-house...
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...
HealthPlix Spot app on iOS
By  Adam Ang 04:43 am April 18, 2022
HealthPlix Technologies, a health tech startup from India, has launched a mobile version of its AI-enabled EMR platform. Now available on Android and iOS devices, HealthPlix Spot allows doctors to have real-time access to their patients' information. It also offers them the ability to launch a virtual clinic with a dedicated appointments booking site for patients and where doctors can accept...
eMedAsia website
By  Adam Ang 12:03 am April 8, 2022
Hong Seng's eMedAsia, CLEA partner to provide virtual COVID-19 screening for international travel Malaysian digital health platform eMedAsia has started offering online COVID-19 testing services through its partnership with CLEA Technology. Its partner provides virtual COVID-19 RTK and PCR screening services via the CLEADOC mobile app. It serves travellers who are seeking COVID-19 tests as a pre-...
Flipkart Health+ on Android
By  Adam Ang 11:45 pm April 6, 2022
Flipkart Health+, the digital health business of e-commerce platform Flipkart Group, has launched its mobile health app. This comes three months after the company first entered the healthcare space by acquiring a minor stake in e-pharmacy startup SastaSundar. According to a press statement, the Flipkart Health+ app is providing access to medicines and other healthcare products and services. It...