Taiwan

H2U officials pose behind the company's entrance sign
By  Adam Ang 01:20 am January 18, 2022
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...
Two elderly persons using a tablet computer
By  Adam Ang 02:11 am January 13, 2022
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,...
Screenshot of the RhythmCam app on the Apple App store
By  Adam Ang 11:37 pm January 11, 2022
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...
Sanofi Anthony Jones and Health2Sync Ed Deng
By  Adam Ang 03:39 am December 8, 2021
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...
Synapsica's AI-enabled PACS radiology solution Radiolens
By  Adam Ang 09:37 pm December 2, 2021
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...
The NaoTrac by Brain Navi
By  Adam Ang 01:47 am November 25, 2021
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...
iXensor's logo for its latest telehealth service, Eveline·Care
By  Adam Ang 10:43 pm September 8, 2021
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...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 02:15 am June 4, 2021
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...
By  Dean Koh 04:18 am November 13, 2020
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...
By  Dean Koh 02:38 am September 29, 2020
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...