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A big congratulations to these three healthcare innovations for emerging as winners of the ‘2024 MEDITEK – Unboxing Day’!   They each win KRW 3 million, which will go towards their internationalisation plans.   🏆MINDS.AI 🏆Meta Immune Tech 🏆Korea Institute of Medical Microrobotics   Congrats to the winners, and a big thank you to our co-sponsors SYP and Korea Business Angels Association for working with us to make this pitching competition happen.   #MEDITEK #Korea #Healthcare #Innovation #ecosystem #collaboration Hongtaek Yong, Chairman of the MEDITEK Organising Committee Chris Lee Kevin Yeo Daehwan Kim Jennifer Kim Veronica Kim Heena Kim Sunmi Han Jong-Oh Park

Join us on 26 September to hear different perspectives on the topic: AI for Clinicians Across the Globe: Reality or Fantasy?🌍🤔 Share this with someone who'd be interested in this topic! #Discovery #webinar #GoGlobal #AI #healthcare

We successfully wrapped up our ‘2024 MEDITEK – Unboxing Day’ in Korea yesterday, where 13 winners of the MEDITEK Innovation Awards 2024 showcased their ground-breaking technologies to our ecosystem partners.   They each got to pitch their innovations to our judging panel for a chance to win KRW 3 million!   Stay tuned to find out which three startups emerged as winners.   ‘2024 MEDITEK – Unboxing Day’ is the official demo day of the MEDITEK programme co-hosted by VentureBlick, SYP, and the Korea Business Angels Association.   This is the second year we are co-hosting such a demo day and we’re thrilled that it has grown in size and format!   We also hosted an insightful seminar and engaged in various business meetings. Excited to continue our business networking sessions today!   #MEDITEK #Korea #Healthcare #Innovation #ecosystem #collaboration Hongtaek Yong, Chairman of the MEDITEK Organising Committee Chris Lee Kevin Yeo Daehwan Kim Jennifer Kim Veronica Kim Heena Kim Nu Eyne MINDS.AI Ohhyun Kwon Jong-Oh Park Sunmi Han Jaewon Kim Andrew K.H Kwak Sang Ho Lee

We’ve just concluded the shortlisting phase for our Super Innovator Search, and we’re thrilled to announce that 10 finalists have been chosen to present to our judging panel! 🎉     The finalists are based in the US, Denmark, China, South Korea, India, and Singapore, with various clinical foci ranging from urology to cardiology, and more. These innovators represent the future of ground-breaking healthcare solutions, and we can’t wait to hear their pitches.    For those new to us, the Super Innovator Search is a global competition for ground-breaking healthcare innovations, offering non-dilutive prizes worth up to US$100,000. Winners will receive practical support, including market validation, prototyping credits, market access support, and a chance to raise funds with our global investor network.    Why do this? Because our core business is to help healthcare startups that deliver real medical value to Go Global. With our support, the winner can accelerate their development, to create positive impact within the healthcare ecosystem.    Watch this space for the final winner(s) announcement 💡🌍 JLK Technology Kalms Consulting #VentureBlick #Startup #Innovation #Healthcare #SuperInnovatorSearch 

Is AI a reality or fantasy for clinicians across the globe?   Mark your calendars for the upcoming Discovery Webinar where we unpack this topic with our international line-up of healthcare experts:   🌍 Prof Grace Jung Eun Shin, ENT Surgeon and CEO of Voinosis, who will provide a clinician-innovator’s perspective 🌍 Dr Maximilian-Niklas Bonk, Robotic Neurosurgery Expert with a passion for AI, AR, and VR   🌍 Anup Sawant, AI and Tech Specialist & Founder of Pyrack   🌍 Dr Maybelle Auw, MBBS CHIA, Machine Learning Engineer specialised in healthcare   Chris Lee, founder & CEO of VentureBlick, will provide the opening address, with the panel discussion led by Sharvari Sathe, Ph.D, Startup Lead for VentureBlick India.   📅 26 September (Thurs), 8:30pm Singapore Time (GMT+8) 🇸🇬   This translates to the following times across time zones: 🇦🇺 10:30pm Australian Eastern Time (GMT +10) 🇰🇷 9:30pm Korea Standard Time (GMT +9) 🇮🇳 6:00pm India Standard Time (GMT +5:30) 🇫🇷 2:30pm Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) 🇺🇸 8:30am US Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eeSMkFZv   See you there! 👋 #VentureBlick #Discovery #DiscoveryWebinar #Startup #Healthcare #Innovation

We’re excited to announce that we’ve just inked a three-way MOU with JLK Technology and the MEDITEK Organising Committee! 🤝   JLK Technology, with over 30 years of expertise in smart manufacturing, has a strong presence across five locations in Asia, making them a key player in this partnership.   The MEDITEK Organising Committee, responsible for the annual MEDITEK events, is composed of leading organisations including K-MEDI hub (Daegu-Gyeongbuk Advanced Medical Industry Promotion Foundation), KBIOHEALTH (Osong Advanced Medical Industry Promotion Foundation), Korea Innovation Foundation, Korea Association of Technology Holdings (KATH), Korea Association of University Technology Transfer Management (KAUTM), Korean Association of Research Institute Technology Transfer (KARIT), and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).   Together, we aim to further globalise MEDITEK by facilitating international exchanges and supporting the overseas expansion of MEDITEK-related institutions, including companies, universities, and research institutes.   Our ultimate goal is to enhance open innovation and drive global scalability in Korea’s medical device and healthcare sectors. 🎯  📷 Left: Chin Hui Lim, Founder & Chairman, JLK Technology Centre: Hongtaek Yong, Chairman of the MEDITEK Organising Committee Right: Chris Lee, Founder & CEO of VentureBlick #MEDITEK #Korea #Healthcare #Innovation #ecosystem #collaboration Kevin Yeo Daehwan Kim Jennifer Kim Veronica Kim Heena Kim Scott Ng

This time next week, some of us will be soaking up the beauty of Jeju Island! 😊    We’re heading there for MEDITEK 2024, an exciting 3-day open innovation event that gathers the most innovative minds in healthcare from across Korea and beyond! 🇰🇷 ✈️🌍    This year, VentureBlick is proud to be an official global partner for MEDITEK, now in its second year.     The event will showcase cutting-edge technologies and business models from universities, hospitals, and research institutions. This creates incredible opportunities for cross-industry R&D, technology transfer, and international expansion.     What makes this year even more special is the increased presence of international speakers, reflecting the event’s growing global reach.     We’ll also be actively contributing throughout the three days, so stay tuned for updates!    And of course, we’ll carve out some time to enjoy the island’s refreshing breeze and stunning volcanic beaches.    Here’s a throwback from last year’s Jeju adventure.    #MEDITEK #Korea #Healthcare #Innovation Hongtaek Yong (Chairman of MEDITEK organizing committee) Chris Lee Kevin Yeo Daehwan Kim Jennifer Kim Veronica Kim

👋🏽 Hey VentureBlick Advisors! 6 new projects are live on VentureBlick Discovery, seeking expert insights!    Have you explored our latest feature on VentureBlick Discovery yet? Open Projects offers paid engagement opportunities for our advisors.    Discovery is where advisors, innovators, investors, and distributors in healthcare connect.    It is designed to strengthen the healthcare innovation ecosystem, and Open Projects is just one of the features we’ve introduced to foster collaboration and accelerate progress.    Discover Discovery here: https://lnkd.in/desqZtbP      #VentureBlick #Discovery #globalconnections #healthcareinnovation #OpenProjects 

In today's Startup Spotlight:   Introducing MPXA from Medipixel! It's an AI-powered real-time Quantitative Coronary Angiography software that’s transforming cardiac interventions. 🫀   MPXA uses AI to provide accurate vessel analysis and stent recommendations during the interventional procedure, without any manual operation.   With this, Medipixel empowers doctors with instant insights for accurate diagnoses, greater efficiency, and better patient outcomes. 💚   If you’re inspired by how innovators are able to continuously push boundaries, there are many more like Medipixel on VentureBlick Discovery. 🔍   Learn more or join our growing global healthcare community today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/desqZtbP   #StartupSpotlight #Discovery #healthcare #innovation Andy Kyoseok Song

It’s a wrap! (well, almost…)   We just concluded the application phase for our Super Innovator Search, and here are some interesting insights about our participants.   For those new to us, the Super Innovator Search is a global competition for groundbreaking healthcare innovations, offering non-dilutive prizes worth up to US$100,000.   Winners receive practical support, including market validation, prototyping credits, market access support, and a chance to raise funds with our global investor network.   Stay tuned for the next exciting steps!   JLK Technology Kalms Consulting #VentureBlick #Startup #Innovation #Healthcare #SuperInnovatorSearch