Top US Startups Using AI-powered Medical Diagnostics

 


AI is omnipresent nowadays in industries such as e-commerce, education and gaming, to name a few. One of its greatest strengths is that it can analyze huge amounts of data quickly and thoroughly, so it holds a lot of potential for healthcare diagnostics. As a result, AI can enable early disease detection and reduce the time required for analysis, thereby speeding up the workflow.

Based on recent investments in healthcare, we identified 5 well-funded US startups known for their AI-powered medical diagnosis solutions from 2015-present. We used Assignee Quality Metrics in PatSeer to run a qualitative analysis on their patent portfolios. To get an idea of their background, please refer to the image given below.




Learn more about these 5 medical care startups and the qualities of their patent portfolios here.




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