Swiss AI startup Deep Cube shines in Shanghai

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 (WAIC 2019) saw big names from more than 500 leading universities, companies and international organizations flock to Shanghai, including world-changers Elon Musk and Jack Ma as well as top-tier tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei and Ping'An. 

One of the highlights was he DeepBlue Cup International A.I. Science and Innovation Competition. Supported by swissnex China, Deep Cube, a leading artificial intelligence healthcare technologies startup for Dermato-Oncology and skin beauty, participated. Matt Morawski, BDO and Co-Founder of Deep Cube, represented the Swiss AI startup at the competition. Deep Cube is focussing on medical image diagnosis in the fields of skin beauty and skin disease with AI. 

The DeepBlue Cup was a part of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference organized in Shanghai. It is thus meant to explore and connect startups that could utilize the potential of AI in unique ways.

According to a blogpost on the swissnex China website, the DeepBlue Cup is an intense, competitive, and simultaneously rewarding experience to all the people involved, with 40 AI startups, each covering a different and niche field such as precise farming, road disease Inspection, and power generation.       

Deep Cube based at Biopôle advanced to the final round and won the second place out of 40 startups at the main event and out of 600 startups that applied to the competition. Matt Morawski, co-founder of Deep Cube, and his team received 10,000 RMB as well as direct meetings with potential investors. An comprehensive report can be found on the swissnex China website.

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