The world’s tech giants proceed to make acquisitions to broaden their presence in healthcare. This week, Samsung acquired a French medtech startup centered on making fetal ultrasounds extra environment friendly with AI.

Samsung Medison, the medical subsidiary of the South Korean tech big, has signed an settlement to amass Sonio, which was based in 2020.

Sonio’s AI platform, which was cleared by the FDA final August, automates ultrasound reporting. The expertise is meant to allow healthcare suppliers to carry out ultrasound exams extra precisely, rapidly and effectively, CEO Cécile Brosset defined.

“Sonio helps healthcare professionals carry out prenatal exams to the very best high quality requirements, confirm high quality and guarantee completeness of exams whereas streamlining workflows,” she stated.

The corporate receives photographs as they’re captured by the sonographer, whatever the mannequin or model of ultrasound machine, Brosset defined. Sonio’s platform then processes these photographs within the cloud, offering clinicians with real-time evaluation.

The platform additionally contains scientific determination assist instruments designed to prioritize potential uncommon diagnoses. Sonio claims its expertise can establish greater than 300 potential prenatal syndromes and abnormalities with an accuracy price of greater than 90%.

The corporate's expertise is dependable for any maternal affected person, no matter age, BMI, maternity standing or ethnicity, Brosset added.

Sonio sells its software program to hospitals, girls's well being teams and personal doctor practices. The expertise is at present in use at “a number of care websites” within the U.S., together with the medical group Pediatrix.

Brosset believes Sonio's expertise enhances Samsung Medison's portfolio and will probably be an asset to its clients, because it “gives an revolutionary resolution for his or her reporting and workflow effectivity wants,” she stated.

“The AI ​​options of Samsung ultrasound machines and the AI ​​options of Sonio are suitable and complementary. Sonio Cloud reporting software program makes use of the outcomes of the ultrasound machines to create stories in essentially the most environment friendly manner,” Brosset stated.

As soon as Sonio is built-in as a part of Samsung Medison, she expects the corporate to proceed to develop its footprint and market share. Sonio will stay a vendor-neutral, unbiased firm headquartered in France, Brosset stated.

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