After combing through 500 nominations, the Ministry of Science and Technology has crowned the 10 coolest startups in Taiwan in 2020. This year artificial intelligence and biotech dominate the winners'' board. One startup won acclaim for its "virtual stethoscope" that allows doctors to check patients'' respiratory condition from a safe distance. Another startup draws up virtual maps that help the public find WHERE they can buy essential medical supplies. Since 2018, the tech ministry has held the 10 Coolest Startups awards to raise Taiwan startups’ visibility.Chen Liang-geeMinister of Science and TechnologyTaiwan has been very successful in using technology to handle this pandemic. The early deployment of tech research is an important key to human progress.Half of this year’s 10 coolest startups use AI and big data. Three of them are in biotech. One uses AI computational analysis to aggregate different analyses and form a 3D map of a space.Joseph WangStartup founderThe technology scans different environments and records their characteristics. Then we can take you straight where you need to go. For example, “Where can I get a mask?” and “Where are there still stocks of toilet paper or daily necessities?”Another startup enables long-distance medical appointments, allowing doctors to fully investigate their patients’ respiratory condition from a safe distance.Cheng Yuan-jenStartup founderThrough AI, we can detect symptoms of pneumonia, like loss of voice, hoarseness or breathlessness. It’s like the doctor uses a stethoscope unlimited by space or time. So the doctor and patient don’t have to have so much physical contact and can maintain the isolation.Amid a global crisis, these startups are using their expertise to help Taiwan and the world pull through.
After combing through 500 nominations, the Ministry of Science and Technology has crowned the 10 coolest startups in Taiwan in 2020. This year artificial intelligence and biotech dominate the winners'' board. One startup won acclaim for its "virtual stethoscope" that allows doctors to check patients'' respiratory condition from a safe distance. Another startup draws up virtual maps that help the public find WHERE they can buy essential medical supplies. Since 2018, the tech ministry has held the 10 Coolest Startups awards to raise Taiwan startups’ visibility.Chen Liang-geeMinister of Science and TechnologyTaiwan has been very successful in using technology to handle this pandemic. The early deployment of tech research is an important key to human progress.Half of this year’s 10 coolest startups use AI and big data. Three of them are in biotech. One uses AI computational analysis to aggregate different analyses and form a 3D map of a space.Joseph WangStartup founderThe technology scans different environments and records their characteristics. Then we can take you straight where you need to go. For example, “Where can I get a mask?” and “Where are there still stocks of toilet paper or daily necessities?”Another startup enables long-distance medical appointments, allowing doctors to fully investigate their patients’ respiratory condition from a safe distance.Cheng Yuan-jenStartup founderThrough AI, we can detect symptoms of pneumonia, like loss of voice, hoarseness or breathlessness. It’s like the doctor uses a stethoscope unlimited by space or time. So the doctor and patient don’t have to have so much physical contact and can maintain the isolation.Amid a global crisis, these startups are using their expertise to help Taiwan and the world pull through.
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