Back-to-back news over the past few years since the recent pandemic reported on the aggressive global expansion of South Korean companies in the medical imaging AI space.
From securing regulatory approvals to closing national and regional-scale distribution and partnerships, these innovators (such as Lunit, VUNO, and Coreline Soft) seemed to have convinced health systems worldwide of the...
South Korean wearable robot heads to US
WIRobotics, a robotics manufacturer from South Korea, is set to launch its wearable gait assistance robot in the United States.
Called WIM (We Innovate Mobility), the wearable exoskeleton, launched last year, features different modes: assist, resist, hike, and slow walk. It comes with a companion mobile application that provides analysis of gait, including...
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea has approved the first depression diagnosis support AI software-as-a-medical device in the country.
Developed by local AI company Acryl, the product called ACRYL-D01 uses AI to analyse patient interviews to calculate their probability of having depression. It has also been designated as an innovative medical device.
Founded in 2011, Acryl...
Lotte, one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates, is liquidating its digital healthcare business this year.
Late in December, the company decided in a shareholders' meeting to close Lotte Healthcare, which it opened in April 2022 with a 70 billion won ($45 million) investment.
Alongside liquidating Lotte Healthcare, the conglomerate also decided to sell its joint venture, Theragen Health, which...
A South Korean manufacturer which claims to develop the world's first AI-powered doll companion for seniors has recently registered its product in the United States.
Hyodol has recently announced that its AI companion doll of the same name has been registered as a medical device with the US Food and Drug Administration.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Hyodol describes its doll, first released in 2019, as a...
Researchers from Asan Medical Center, South Korea's largest hospital, have developed an AI-based system for analysing coronary artery images prior to coronary angioplasty.
Coronary angioplasty is a standard treatment to widen narrowed or blocked coronary arteries indicated in coronary artery diseases such as angina and heart attack.
FINDINGS
The Asan research team's AI system supports...
South Korean medical imaging AI company Neurophet has received second clearance for its brain image analysis software in the United States.
It obtained another 510(k) from the US Food and Drug Administration for the latest functionality on Neurophet Aqua that analyses multiple sclerosis and white matter hyperintensities using T2-FLAIR images.
The brain MRI scan-based analysis software, which...
Researchers from South Korea have built machine learning-based models that can predict mood episodes using only sleep and circadian rhythm data from wearable devices.
The team comprised researchers from the Institute for Basic Sciences (IBS), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Korea University College of Medicine.
FINDINGS
In a study, which findings were published in...
Vuno receives second 510(k)
South Korean medical AI company Vuno has obtained a 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its chest X-ray analysis AI software.
The VunoMed Chest X-ray Triage quickly screens for pneumothorax and pleural effusion in chest X-ray images.
This FDA win is a second for Vuno, who first received a 510(k) for its brain image analysis AI in...
Lunit collabs with AstraZeneca, secures major deal in France
Lunit and AstraZeneca have partnered to develop new AI-powered digital pathology solutions that predict non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Based on a media release, their collaboration aims to accelerate the time-consuming process of genomic testing as part of NSCLC identification and diagnosis by leveraging Lunit's AI. The latter's...
