South Korea clears AITRICS' AI software for predicting patient deterioration
AI startup AITRICS has obtained clearance from South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its AI monitoring solution.
The South Korean startup has developed VitalCare, an AI software for predicting a patient's risk of cardiac arrest, sepsis and death within 4-6 hours in the ICU. It tracks six vital parameters, 11...
Plano, a Singapore-based eye wellness platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding with technology social enterprise Tech Era from Ghana to tackle Africa's myopia problem.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Focused on addressing accessibility gaps, Tech Era creates technology; facilitates strategic partnerships; and designs sustainable intervention programmes to ensure vulnerable sectors in the African...
Johnson & Johnson Vision, the eye health unit of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has revealed its three-year roadmap to develop an integrated eye health ecosystem in Singapore that focuses on data and digitalisation initiatives.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
The company said in a media release that it will build a consumer-centric, experiential eye health ecosystem that seamlessly...
The mobile application for eye wellness by Singaporean startup Plano has been added to the apps gallery of mobile gadgets and wearables brand of Chinese electronics giant Huawei.
WHY IT MATTERS
The inclusion of Plano's mobile app to Huawei devices comes as part of their partnership to tackle the global issue of myopia or nearsightedness. In a press statement, the startup said its entire ecosystem...
Berlin-based digital therapeutics company, Dopavision has announced the closing of a €12 million Series A financing round to develop its lead product for childhood myopia.
Seventure Partners led the round and was joined by Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the company's existing shareholders, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Ababax Health.
WHY IT MATTERS
Myopia is the leading cause of correctable...
Plano, a Singapore-based eye wellness app developer, has teamed up with US-based myopia education platform Review of Myopia Management with the aim of providing the latest in educational content for eye care professionals around the world. Both organisations hope to expand their current platforms and engage with the growing myopia management community globally.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to Plano...
Thomson X (TX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX Mainboard-listed Thomson Medical Group Limited, is a platform which aims to bolster the current healthcare landscape by connecting healthcare technological start-ups with their existing healthcare expertise and network. They have established a partnership with Plano, seeking to address the increasing myopia rate around the world through the use of...
Israel-based startup specialising in AI vision care, NovaSight, has announced that it has finalised its round A financing totalling $8 million.
The round was led by venture capital firm, Rimonci Capital and joined by strategic investors from both pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Prior to this round, the company raised $8 million for a total of $16 million.
WHY IT MATTERS
The funds...
