ASIA News

A doctor using the Doctor Koi platform on their laptop
Bangladeshi startup Doctor Koi scores $500,000 in seed funding to expand its countrywide network
By Adam Ang | 10:46 pm | June 16, 2022
The company plans to bring its technology to 10,000 more doctors in the country.
A doctor explaining a patient's findings from a reading by the Us2.v1 software.
Singaporean medtech Us2.ai gets CE mark for automated cardiac ultrasound software
By Adam Ang | 02:20 am | June 09, 2022
The company is also close to getting its patent for the Us2.v1 software recognised in the US.
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Pristyn Care forays into primary care with Lybrate acquisition
By Adam Ang | 06:09 am | June 08, 2022
The secondary care platform will soon offer online doctor consultations as part of its expansion into primary care.
A lab assistant analysing blood samples
Karkinos Healthcare partners with US-based C2i Genomics to expand AI cancer detection
By Adam Ang | 04:28 am | June 07, 2022
They will provide the first access to an AI-enabled minimal residual disease test in India.
Anura mobile app by NuraLogix
Roundup: Canadian AI health measurement app Anura comes to Singapore and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 11:50 pm | June 02, 2022
Also, Standigm has partnered with Merck Korea for AI drug discovery research.
WellAway mobile app
Digital pharma WellAway's operator to sell 10% stake to property firm Metro
By Adam Ang | 03:46 am | June 02, 2022
The investment will be used for its Asia-Pacific expansion while leveraging Metro's presence.
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Indian derma startup Clinikally developing AI-driven skin, hair treatment plan
By Adam Ang | 05:38 am | May 31, 2022
It is coming up with its own database of skin and hair profiles and prescriptions.
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.
Roundup: Telehealth platform for endometriosis launched in Malaysia, India upgrades health ID app, and more briefs
By Adam Ang | 11:42 pm | May 26, 2022
Also, DoctorOnCall has added Muslim doctors of PERDIM to its online network.
An animated visual of a gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure using DeepGI
Chulalongkorn University develops AI tool for colorectal polyp detection
By Adam Ang | 04:08 am | May 26, 2022
The AI system can also classify abnormal tissues as malignant or benign.  
SwipeRx mobile app
Southeast Asian online pharmacy platform SwipeRx bags $27M in Series B funding
By Adam Ang | 04:50 am | May 24, 2022
The company seeks to grow its network of pharmacies across the region.