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AI-powered retina scanning startup Mediwhale raises $9M
TechCrunch | April 19, 2023 Mediwhale co-founder and CEO Kevin Choi discovered that he had lost vision in nearly half of one of his eyes from glaucoma when he was 24, which is rare in young people. “I was devastated and could not believe this was happening to me,”...
Meet Kevin T. Choi, founder and CEO of Mediwhale
Just Entrepreneurs | March 9, 2023 Kevin T. Choi is the founder and CEO of Mediwhale, the AI-powered health diagnostics company that uses retina scans to detect heart and kidney disease risk. At the age of 24, he was diagnosed with glaucoma, losing 40% of his vision....
66 Innovative Medical Imaging Companies to Follow in 2023
Omdena | March 1, 2023 2023 has just started, and here is a list of 66 innovative medical imaging companies that are making a positive impact on society. Introduction Medical imaging has revolutionized the healthcare industry by providing valuable insights into...
Artificial intelligence innovation: Leading companies in ophthalmic imaging system for the healthcare industry
Hospital Management | February 23, 2023 The healthcare industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by telemedicine, real-time diagnostics, smart hospitals and access to digital therapies, and the growing importance of technologies such as...
Mediwhale Accepted into the 2023 Cohort of StartX Accelerator Program
AZO Robotics | February 16, 2023 Mediwhale, the AI-empowered health diagnostics company that uses retina scans to diagnose future cardiac and kidney disorder risk quickly and easily, announced today it has been accepted into the 2023 cohort of StartX, an exclusive...
A 26-year-old founded a medical startup — the same year he lost almost half his vision
CNBC | January 26, 2023 By Goh Chiew Tong As a rifleman in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps who endured harsh training as part of his national service, Kevin Choi had “no doubt” about the state of his health. “I’ve got quite severe myopia, but I still...
Using An AI-Powered Retina Scan To Detect Kidney Disease
Forbes | November 27, 2022 The retina is the only organ where blood vessels are directly seen without any invasive measures. GETTY A South Korean startup, Mediwhale, wants to use artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose kidney disease through a non-invasive retina...
Artificial Intelligence can detect Kidney Failure with Retina Scan
Cybersecurity Insiders | November 27, 2022 By Naveen Goud We all know that the technology of Artificial Intelligence if/when used by right minds, can yield results that can prove as a boon to mankind. One such instance is the latest AI-Powered Retina scan can detect...
From Patient to Entrepreneur, CEO of AI-empowered diagnostic company is boosting early detection of Diseases
Just Entrepreneurs | November 18, 2022 Mediwhale, the AI-empowered health diagnostics company based in South Korea, made waves in the United States when its scientific teams spoke at three U.S. conferences focused on cardiovascular and kidney health. Mediwhale’s...
Mediwhale Brings AI-empowered Diagnostic Retina Scans to the United States to Help Prevent Heart and Kidney Diseases
AP | November 10, 2022 The South Korean, AI diagnostic company aims for FDA approvals to increase non-invasive, early detection to save lives “Our products are non-invasive, which means patients avoid radiation risk from CT scans and the inconvenience and discomfort...
Mediwhale Wins CES 2023 Innovation Awards
Press Release | November 17, 2022 Mediwhale, the AI-empowered health diagnostics company, today announced that it has received a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards honor for its Reti-CVD (cardiovascular disease) product, a retinal-based AI diagnostic solution that...
AI-empowered diagnostic retina scans can help prevent heart and kidney diseases
Ophthalmology Times | November 10, 2022 Mediwhale, an AI diagnostics company, aims for FDA approvals to increase non-invasive, early detection to save lives. Reti-Intelligence uses a simple fundus camera to capture images of the eye, and then within one minute the AI...