20-Sep-17 Siemens has determined that 46% of hospitals have yet to put a digital strategy in place. APAC President Elisabeth Staudinger refers to "disruption of the industry by... technologies that will assure clinical excellence, operational efficiency and financial profitability.” [image: Malaya Business Insight]

19-Sep-17 1,000+ Indian companies are now using IBM's Watson Internet of Things artificial intelligence platform. "We are working with big brands, medium-sized companies and a phenomenal number of startups, particularly in agriculture and healthcare," said Harriet Green, GM, Watson IoT. [image: ET Healthworld]

13-Sep-17 US IT company UST Global has made a strategic investment in MyDoc, a Singapore-based digital disease management and health data tracking company, to expand its digital offerings in the healthcare sector, primarily in Asian and European markets. [image: EFC Ink]

08-Sep-17 WuXi NextCODE, a genomic big data platform, raised USD240 mn in a financing round led by Sequoia Capital China, making it among the largest venture financing deals for a start-up in the healthcare sector in China. [image: China Money Network]

07-Sep-17 Japanese manufacturers of diagnostic tests are ramping up in Asia, to catch up with global players. CMIC is launching a diabetes diagnostics business in the Philippines and Vietnam, while Tokyo-based J-VPD will launch a clinical testing business in India. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]