Synapxe, a Singapore-based health tech firm, has signed a collaboration agreement with Google Cloud to enhance its data and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, HEALIX and Tandem, leveraging Google Cloud’s interoperable, industry-leading data and AI platform services.

Synapxe said in a statement on Monday that this partnership also aims to train and certify at least 300 healthcare technology professionals to effectively apply Google Cloud’s latest enterprise AI technologies, which will help meet the evolving demands of the sector.

In addition, the agreement includes plans to co-organize biannual workshops on generative AI and data analytics, fostering continuous learning and innovation.

This collaboration aims to enhance Singapore’s healthcare technology capabilities and drive advancements in healthcare delivery through knowledge exchange, joint development of innovative gen AI applications, and collaboration in HealthTech thought leadership.

“AI holds immense promise for transforming healthcare through innovation. By harnessing its capabilities, we are developing solutions that enhance predictive and personalized care and improve health outcomes for everyone,” said Ngiam Siew Ying, Chief Executive Officer of Synapxe.

“At Synapxe, we build a bridge to AI-ready healthcare, anchored on empowering people, fostering a vibrant ecosystem, establishing infrastructure, and enabling responsible innovation,

“Together with our partners, we transform data into vision, ensuring that the human experience remains at the heart of healthcare,” she added.

Rahul Sharma, Managing Director, Public Sector, Asia Pacific, Google Cloud, said generative AI-powered AI agents are intelligent systems that proactively search for information, plan ahead, and act on your behalf and under your supervision.

“This isn’t future tech; it’s already transforming healthcare,

“Various public health organizations, for instance, are deploying purpose-built, domain-specific AI agents with Google Cloud to alleviate administrative burdens and elevate patient care,” he said.

According to him, this includes ambient documentation of patient-doctor engagements, semantic search for easy extraction of relevant information buried deep within electronic health records (EHRs), and multimodal data analysis for better diagnostics.

“Synapxe has proven its leadership in data-driven HealthTech innovation with established platforms like HEALIX and Tandem,

“We’re now joining forces to advance its platform-first strategy, deepening our commitment to delivering new, interoperable, and highly-secure AI tools and resources that empower healthier lives for everyone,” he added.

Synapxe is the national HealthTech agency that creates intelligent technological solutions to improve the health of Singaporeans.

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