SightIn Health democratises ultrasound

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29.08.2022
The SightIn Health team: Pablo Cañas Castellanos, William King, Marius Jatautas, Andreu Arderiu

With CHF 150’000, SightIn Health is off to a good start. The Wallis-based startup is developing an AI SaaS platform enables anyone to expertly operate, interpret, and analyse point-of-care ultrasound - without the need for any prior training.

The price of ultrasound hardware is now dramatically lower than in previous years, and medtech hardware manufacturers have successfully produced pocket-size ultrasound units that can be plugged directly into smartphones and used by general practitioners, nurses, and primary care physicians. The challenge is that ultrasound remains a highly operator-dependent procedure. Top sonographers can train for years and are in short supply worldwide. To fully democratise the power of these tools, it is critical to augment the necessary level of training that has historically been required for optimal usage and consistent interpretation.

SightIn Health has introduced a new approach. The startup uses advanced machine vision and artificial intelligence techniques like convolutional neural networks in a suite of intelligent algorithms to recognise and define quality, position, region of interest, and single-pixel insights on ultrasound images. SightIn Health’s technology, based on extensive experience from top universities, has democratised both the procedure and interpretation to ensure that any medical professional, regardless of prior training, can successfully operate and interpret these machines and images.

The software easily plugs into leading portable ultrasound hardware and allows for superior point-of-care scanning and single-pixel precision insights, resulting in consistent and repeatable procedures.

The startup will use the CHF 150,000 Venture Kick award to advance clinical and regulatory approvals, commercialisation, and partnerships. “Venture Kick has been an important and indelibly positive piece of SightIn Health’s evolution and growth. The value-add contributions from the Venture Kick team have been numerous and include expanding our network, identifying and proposing partnership opportunities, and out-of-the-box product and GTM ideas. We are thrilled to win stage three of Venture Kick and feel honoured to be a part of this distinguished ecosystem,” said William King, CEO of SightIn Health.

Incorporated in February 2022, SightIn Health’s leadership team includes William King, Chief Executive Officer; Marius Jatautas, Chief Product Officer; Pablo Cañas Castellanos, Chief of AI; Andreu Arderiu, Head of Applied Sciences; and Mehdi Namdar, Chief Medical Officer.

(Press release/RAN)
Photo: The SightIn Health team: Pablo Cañas Castellanos, William King, Marius Jatautas, Andreu Arderiu.

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