HealthTech
PRECISE, Temus form center to support Singapore’s genome program’s Phase III
Singapore's national precision-medicine agency (PRECISE) and Temasek-backed technology firm Temus will jointly build the data and computing systems for the next phase of the country's effort to sequence hundreds of thousands of residents' genomes.
Singapore’s Zeya Health acquires startup ConnectLah to build AI healthcare booking
Singapore's healthtech startup Zeya Health has acquired ConnectLah, a clinic-automation company, to expand its AI platform for booking medical appointments.
MIMS expands clinical decision-support platforms as it targets wider global growth
MIMS Group is expanding MIMS Pulse and eMIMS Plus across markets while growing its medical communications and AI-enabled content capabilities.
Alibaba DAMO unveils AI models for cancer and abdominal CT
Alibaba DAMO Academy has published research on EAGLE for esophageal cancer screening and RADAR for broad abdominal CT interpretation. Both remain research systems rather than approved clinical products.
CUHK develops AI magnetic tracking for miniature medical robots
CUHK researchers have developed an AI-driven magnetic tracking system that localizes millimeter-scale wireless medical robots during magnetic actuation and enables closed-loop navigation.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories invests in Pathology Asia and LifeStrands Genomics
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has invested in Singapore-based Pathology Asia Holdings and LifeStrands Genomics to expand advanced diagnostics and precision medicine across Asia Pacific.
Japan’s Ricoh invests in Singapore mental-health platform Intellect via $20M venture fund
Japan's Ricoh has invested in Intellect, a Singapore-based workplace mental-health platform, through its corporate venture-capital fund, in the fund's first deal.
Japan’s Mitsui taps Singapore’s Oncoshot for AI oncology-data platform across IHH hospital network
Japan's Mitsui & Co. will collaborate with Singapore's Oncoshot to use the firm's AI platform for analyzing cancer-clinical data, aiming to expand oncology research across the hospital network of Malaysia's IHH Healthcare.
KKR to buy minority stake in Malaysia’s Avisena Healthcare, to expand flagship hospitals
The United States-based investment firm KKR has agreed to buy a minority stake in Malaysia's Avisena Healthcare, a private hospital operator.
Nebius’ Dr. Ilya Burkov on making safe healthcare AI the easy option [Q&A]
Dr. Ilya Burkov of Nebius discusses shadow AI, local validation, patient anxiety, and why clinicians must remain accountable for high-stakes decisions.
