Health startups take local pulse in Bangkok

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11-Jul-17 Health and wellness startups have formed the group Health Tech Startup Thailand to encourage hospitals and clinics to adopt innovative technology. The group comprises some 30 local health-related startups offering medical service, telemedicine, and services related to IoT. [image: Bangkok Post]

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Siemens opens Singapore digital hub

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11-Jul-17 Siemens has opened its first digitalisation hub in Singapore, with the aim of developing smart solutions for companies and universities in urban infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and healthcare. [image: Channel News Asia / Mediacorp]

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Konica Minolta to buy US cancer-testing company

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03-Jul-17 Japan's Konica Minolta plans to acquire Ambry Genetics of the US, which uses genetic data to screen for cancer, in an acquisition expected to cost JPY100 bn (USD889 mn), the office equipment maker's most expensive acquisition ever. [image: Konica Minolta]

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Korea's Ybrain headband takes aim at depression

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20-Jun-17 Ybrain’s headband being used for clinical study at Harvard Medical School. The product is lauded for its ability to address Koreans' reluctance to receive in-hospital treatment due to social stigmas. [image: Park Hyun-koo / The Korea Herald]

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Keeping Singapore's healthcare sector on its toes

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20-Jun-17 There is a persuasive case for developing Singapore into the healthcare services hub in Asia, but for that to happen it will need to focus its efforts, so as not to be competing with Malaysia and Thailand. [image: The Source]

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