Lunit will get first go-ahead for South Korea IPO
AI startup Lunit has obtained preliminary approval from the Korea Change for its preliminary public providing on the KOSDAQ.
This comes 5 months after it raised $61 million in a fundraising occasion that was held to hunt international companions.
In a latest assertion, Lunit mentioned it plans to file its registration assertion throughout the first half of 2022 to speed up its debut.
Based in 2013, Lunit develops AI-based medical analysis and therapy options. Its flagship merchandise are Lunit INSIGHT, an AI picture evaluation software for screening most cancers, and Lunit SCOPE, an AI biomarker platform for most cancers therapy.
It has develop into the primary healthcare firm in South Korea to get an AA-AA expertise score, which is a requisite for a particular itemizing observe within the KOSDAQ.
After its itemizing, the AI startup will begin conducting R&D on AI merchandise and pursue international market improvement. It has signed offers with medical system giants like GE Healthcare, Philips, and Fujifilm to provide AI instruments to about 600 medical websites in over 40 international locations worldwide.
In the meantime, Lunit continues to increase its operations abroad by buying Medical Gadget Single Audit Program certificates within the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Brazil. Final 12 months in November, the US Meals and Drug Administration cleared its Lunit INSIGHT merchandise for chest x-ray and mammography.
Parkinson’s tracker added to SingHealth’s Well being Buddy app
A monitoring characteristic for individuals dwelling with Parkinson’s Illness has been added to SingHealth’s Well being Buddy app.
Developed by the Nationwide Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore Basic Hospital (SGH), and SingHealth, the brand new Parkinson’s Care characteristic permits sufferers and their carers and healthcare groups to file and observe ever-changing Parkinson’s signs and problems, reminiscent of after medicine results, uncontrollable physique actions, poor sleep, and low blood stress. It additionally has preset reminders for medicines.
“[T]racking signs between appointments is a crucial a part of Parkinson’s Illness self-care as a result of it offers the healthcare workforce a a lot clearer image of their situation and the way it’s progressing. This helps us make applicable therapy adjustments to assist them handle their signs,” mentioned Prakash Kumar, the top of neurology at Sengkang Basic Hospital and a senior advisor at NNI’s Division of Neurology.
Parkinson’s Illness is the second commonest neurodegenerative situation on this planet with circumstances projected to extend as the worldwide inhabitants matures. In Singapore, three in 1,000 individuals over the age of fifty reside with this situation.
Some Parkinson’s sufferers are presently monitoring their signs by jotting them down in a pocket book regardless of having writing difficulties.
“A digital journal makes sharing of knowledge with caregivers or family members a lot simpler, and the report characteristic permits for an prompt overview of all their signs,” Teh Choon Ling, centre supervisor of the Parkinson Society Singapore, mentioned.
Intuitive India launches cellular companion app to da Vinci RAS system
Robotic-assisted surgical procedure system maker Intuitive has launched its cellular app for surgeons utilizing its da Vinci surgical programs in India.
The My Intuitive App (MIA) supplies surgeons with a single level of entry to knowledge throughout RAS procedures. It analyses these knowledge to offer actionable insights they will use to hone their expertise. It additionally captures their ergonomic preferences and timelines for circumstances and devices used.
The cellular companion app additionally serves as a digital portal to Intuitive’s ecosystem, connecting surgeons to a personalised community of robotic programs, studying, and companies. Customers are capable of entry the Intuitive Studying Platform in-app, which options instructional content material like movies, studying plans, and simulation fashions.
“We imagine that by means of the utilisation of MIA, surgeons can proceed to leverage newer studying approaches, enhance their surgical expertise, and drive improved scientific outcomes,” mentioned Mandeep Singh Kumar, VP and common supervisor of Intuitive India.