CIONIC

3 companies using AI to shape the future of healthcare: Every few decades, a technological paradigm shift opens a window of opportunity to create what we previously thought was impossible. Artificial intelligence represents one of these paradigm shifts. Here are 3 companies using AI in healthcare that I’m most excited about: 1/ @cionicwear Imagine being told you can walk freely again after living with MS or cerebral palsy. Cionic has developed a “neural sleeve” to help people struggling with neuromuscular diseases move again. Built-in sensors monitor electrical changes in nerves to predict where a person is trying to move. Then the sleeve activates, using electrical impulses, to help the wearer move in their desired direction. Mind-blowing stuff. 2/ AlphaFold AlphaFold uses AI and machine learning to predict the three-dimensional structures of proteins. This is crucial for many reasons, including: • Better understanding of the molecular basis of disease • Designing drugs to combat specific diseases • Creating medicine that’s tailored to an individual's unique genetic make-up Its impact on healthcare is still unfolding (pun intended). 3/ @ezrainc I have to shamelessly plug Ezra here. We’re proud to offer a full-body MRI powered by multiple AIs, that looks for potential cancer and 500+ other conditions in 13 organs. Since launching in 2018 we have scanned thousands of people and have helped hundreds detect early stage cancer. We use 3 AIs at Ezra, across the entire screening process: 1. Ezra Flash AI allows us to acquire faster MRI images and then enhance their quality. It’s enabled us to launch the world’s fastest full body MRI - just 30 minutes. 2. Ezra Prostate AI takes care of the manual work a radiologist needs to do when analyzing prostate MRI images (prostate volume, lesion size, segmentations, etc). 3. Ezra Reporter AI takes a radiology report and converts it into plain english. It’s reduced our report generation time by 80%. I personally believe there’s a cure for cancer, and it’s early detection. You can learn more about Ezra on my blog: emigal.com/ezra All of these breakthroughs give me hope that we can help people live longer, healthier lives. What advancements are you excited about?