Healthcare
AI Medical Tech Startup VUNO Enhances Samsung’s X-ray System
VUNO Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology developer, formed a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. In...
HCI Tech Startup Impressivo to Unite Fitness and Healthcare Solutions
The South Korea-based startup Impressivo Inc. plans to establish more strategic partnerships with international companies as part of its goal...
KT Develops Next-Gen Neuro-Electronic Therapy Tech with NeuroSigma
KT Corp. announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NeuroSigma Inc., establishing a strategic partnership. The...
Viral K-Beauty Startup AXIS-Y Shares Strategic Growth Techniques
AXIS-Y, a South Korean skincare startup based in Seoul, shared various business growth techniques and how it thrived amid the...
Samsung Promotes AI Healthcare Startups with Ada Health Investment
Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it had invested in the Berlin-based global health company Ada Health. Notably, Ada Health operates the app...
Samsung Biologics Boosts Global COVID-19 Vaccine Supply with Moderna
Samsung Biologics, Samsung Group’s biotechnology unit, revealed that it had formed a partnership with Moderna Inc., a biotech company focused on...
LG Uplus Develops Non-Face-to-Face Integrated Senior Care Services
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest cellular service provider, announced that it would develop non-face-to-face social services using information and...
KT, KAIST to develop ICT-based care solutions for vulnerable groups
KT Corp. teamed up with KAIST to co-develop multiple care solutions and services, integrating them with ICTs to solve common...
DOUB’s AI-Powered SpeechEMR Automates Medical Transcription
SpeechEMR, an automatic voice recognition service designed by Seoul-based health-tech startup DOUB, records medical events and converts them into text...
Samsung Upcycles Old Smartphones for EYELIKE Fundus Camera
Samsung Electronics announced that it had developed ophthalmic health care solutions by repurposing old Galaxy smartphone cameras. The electronics company...
Samsung Reveals Galaxy Buds Pro Help Hearing Impaired People
Samsung Electronics announced the research findings published in the Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, an ENT-related research and development scientific journal....
Korean Startup Real Water’s Unique Solution to Keep Microplastics at Bay
Korean startup Real Water has come up with a unique solution to filter out microplastics from bottled water to reduce synthetic polymer...
Samsung Electronics Expands Health Monitor App to 31 New Countries
Samsung Electronics announced that they would be expanding the availability of the Samsung Health Monitor app. Samsung’s expansion of the...
AIA Life, SK, Samsung Releases Healthcare Platform for Smartwatches
AIA Life announced the release of their new healthcare platform, the ‘AIA Vitality X T Healthy Habit’ Galaxy Program. In...
Naver D2SF Invests in Logistics Techtaka, Digital Healthcare Medibloc
South Korea's largest internet portal operator Naver invested in two startups — Techtaka Co. and Medibloc Co. — in the...
Looxid Labs to Unveil Senior Cognitive Care Solution LUCY at Facebook Accelerator Seoul Demo Day
South Korean startup Looxid Labs Inc. announced that it would unveil its cognitive care solution dubbed "LUCY" for seniors at...
South Korean Firms to Inject 10 Trillion Won into Biotechnology by 2023
South Korean biotech companies, including Celltrion and Samsung Biologics, would jointly invest a total of 10 trillion won ($9.03 billion)...
Samsung Biologics to Manufacture Eli Lilly‘s COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
Samsung Biologics announced on Tuesday that it successfully produced the first batch of Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody treatment. This came...
SK Telecom Conducts Trials for AI-Based Dementia Detection Tech
SK Telecom (SKT) announced on Monday that it began testing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based program capable of detecting dementia by...
KT, NGeneBio Inks Deal to Develop ICT-based Digital Healthcare Service
South Korean telecom company KT Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with molecular diagnostics startup...
