31-May-17 The CEOs of DocDoc HomeGP.asia agree there are three factors driving the boom in health startups in Southeast Asia: 1. Real needs being addressed; 2. Consumers want them; 3. Right product at the right time. [image: Vulcan Post]

02-Jun-17 Singapore’s Stendard, an online service helping medical device manufacturers fulfill regulations documentation, has announced pre-seed funding. Stendard’s cloud-based software allows subscribers to generate the documentation they need to comply with industry standards, in only 10 hours. [image: Stendard]

30-May-17 Singapore’s Ministry of Health has ambitious plans for transforming the healthcare system by leveraging technologies such as predictive analytics for identifying readmission risks, personalised information based on life journey points, artificial intelligence and robotics-assisted home care. [image: IHiS Facebook Page]

29-May-17 The US and Japan lead the world in telemedicine. However, China is likely to exceed them to its underserved population, need for access by the middle and lower-classes, and need for improvement to clinical workflows. [image: iData Research Inc]

29-May-17 Can Asian countries adapt to a new era of healthcare, with more elderly and longer life expectancy? Investors are beginning to place their bets. In 2016, VC firms invested USD37 bn in Asian healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech ventures. [image: OECD]