28-Aug-17 Big pharmaceutical companies are using smartphones, AI, and big data to improve their clinical trials. Companies such as Novartis are using technologies like Apple's Research Kit to get real-time and highly accurate data from patients during drug trials. [Image: Business Korea]

21-Aug-17 Singapore's National Neuroscience Institute and Nanyang Technological University are collaborating to develop innovative technologies better to diagnose and treat patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and brain injuries. [image: NTU Singapore]

24-Aug-17 According to Manipal Hospital, "AI generated Watson technique made it possible to virtually navigate through the body parts like a test-drive. Technology is no longer an expense but an investment," offering cost savings and efficiencies to hospitals. [image: Business World]

09-Aug-17 New Horizon Health, a Chinese precision health start-up focused on developing early-stage cancer screening technologies, has raised USD20 mn in a funding round from companies such as Qiming Venture, Legend Capital, SoftBank China and others. [image: China Money Network]

04-Aug-17 Chinese Internet and mobile firm Tencent announced a new AI medical imaging product, called Tencent Miying ("Tencent Imaging Seeker"). It includes six AI systems covering different diseases, including esophageal cancer, lung cancer, diabetic retinopathy, cervical cancer and breast cancer. [image: Yicai Global]