Medtech/healthtech
From AI nation to brainpower hub: How Singapore can fuel the brain-computer interfaces leap
With world-class strengths in biomedical research and regulation, the Republic is uniquely positioned to translate BCI from lab to real world
HSA, SMF team up to help medtech industry navigate regulation
The collaboration will also include the rollout of specialised professional development programmes
Building the ‘iOS for healthcare’: Respiree’s mission to cut strain on nursing resources with smarter AI monitoring
The medtech startup’s wearable sensor devices and AI-powered platform are already in three markets
Synapxe launches second health tech sandbox offering improved data access, cloud services from Microsoft Azure
It is also extending its collaboration with Amazon Web Services
A*Star launches S$38 million MedTech Catapult to drive medical device commercialisation
Agency unveils a local supplier and contract manufacturer directory that details local manufacturers’ capabilities, allows medtech companies to find partners
Medtech startup Lucence secures expanded US Medicare nod for cancer test
It enables patients to claim up to US$2,919 for the LiquidHallmark test, which profiles 80 genes and detects 15 types of cancer through a blood test
From AI beds to remote ICUs, startups are plugging India’s health gaps
WHEN racing car engineer Mudit Dandwate nearly lost an uncle to undiagnosed sepsis in an Indian hospital, he made it his mission to improve patient monitoring in the country of 1.4 billion.
Biofourmis founder emerges with new startup OutcomesAI; partners SingHealth
Tech firm aims to increase capacity of existing nurses and care teams, reducing their time spent on administrative clinical tasks by almost 50%
The players in SEA’s ailing healthtech landscape
SOUTH-EAST Asia’s healthtech space seems to be under the weather in 2024.
The case for investing in healthcare startups
Despite their immense potential and positive impact, such startups struggle to attract funding