Cornerstone Robotics bags $70M Series C fundingSurgical robotics maker Cornerstone Robotics from Hong Kong has raised over $70 million in a Series C funding round led by EQT. It also received additional investment from…
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Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing Tongren Hospital have developed a foundational AI model for automated eye disease diagnosis. WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The generative AI model, VisionFM, was pre-trained on a large ophthalmic data…
The University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Dentistry has launched a community-based programme to detect oral health diseases among the elderly using mobile AI. WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The Dental AI Community Care Project features an AI-powered…
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has recently announced its development of four large language models for healthcare.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
Developed out of HKUST SuperPOD, the university’s AI supercomputing facility, the LLM-based tools…
Collaborative research in Asia has called for prudence in using popular large language model-based (LLM) chatbots as part of public health research and response.In a study, which findings were published in BMJ, researchers from…
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New upper GI endoscopy AI tested at CU MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) became the first to test Olympus’ new AI-powered upper gastrointestinal endoscopy system for detecting gastric cancers.
The…
The business world was roiled earlier this year when a finance worker in Hong Kong was duped into handing over $25.6 million (200 million Hong Kong Dollars) after he joined a video call that…
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Organisational readiness, prevailing regulations, and user understanding are some factors that impact the success of AI deployment in health systems.During the HIMSS24 APAC panel session, “AI Horizons: Exploring the Future of Innovations,” Professor In-Young…
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Remote surgeries, holographic medical imaging, mixed reality, and patient tracking are some of the emerging 5G-powered healthcare innovations in the Asia-Pacific region.Dr Gao Yujia, assistant group CTO of the National University Health System; William Chan,…
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Remote surgeries, holographic medical imaging, mixed reality, and patient tracking are some of the emerging 5G-powered healthcare innovations in the Asia-Pacific region.Dr Gao Yujia, Assistant Group CTO, National University Health System; William Chan, CIO,…
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