Modern healthcare is moving towards precision medicine rather than traditional one-size-fits-all approach. Recent advancements in technology are making this trend much faster than it was happening.
Latest technologies such as cloud computing and AI are enabling the productive sharing of data and faster decision-making process for the early diagnosis and treatment strategies for various life-threatening diseases in the current days.
Winnoz technologies is one such startup which is leveraging the cloud computing and AI for providing the tailored bio-sensing innovations through customized R&D services.
Research Stash had a chance to talk with Winnoz team to learn more about their inspiration and future plan of their journey towards leveraging the Artificial Intelligence in the areas bio-sensor development for modern healthcare.
Can you tell us about your team members and what inspired you to build Winnoz? 🔬
I am considered as a “made-in-Israel” Taiwanese entrepreneur. During my three-year-long postdoc work (2011-2014) at Tel Aviv University in Israel, I and my colleagues developed & commercialized cutting-edge devices for point-of-care testing (POCT). Based on my success, I have been supported by visionary investors to realize my innovations in POCT devices.
Dr. Joses Hsiung, Founder & CEO of Winnoz Technology
With a special love for Taiwan, I determined to create an Israeli innovation ecosystem for Taiwanese young talents. Thus, in the summer of 2014, I established an Israeli-style medical device startup in Taiwan, Winnoz Technology. Winnoz is an innovation team, which specializes in POCT. Winnoz leverages its scientific knowledge with global collaborators’ innovation power to foster POCT technologies.
Can you tell us about Winnoz application and how does it work? How is it different from other products? 🔬
We believe that keeping people healthy is a key for a better quality of life. Hence, disease risk assessment leads to an early treatment, an early treatment leads to a better cure rate, and a better cure rate leads to a better quality of life.
Winnoz Technology Inc has developed a scalable POCT platform for disease risk assessment. Winnoz’s onsite POCT platform is composed of two portable medical devices, HaiimTM and eGGiTM, and an AI.
HaiimTM is a handheld automated blood micro-collection device that enables to obtain blood samples from a fingertip with a small prick in only 1 minute, without using conventional painful long-needles.
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After collecting a blood sample, it will be introduced directly into eGGiTM for further genetic testing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXXi3oVbXF8
eGGiTM is the ONLY real-time disease-risk-assessing device able to analyze blood samples without pre-processing, such as DNA or RNA purification. Measurement data will be sent to Winnoz’s cloud for further data analytics. Finally, Winnoz’s AI will complete the disease-risk-assessing process by providing testers’ disease risk scores and consequently advises in one hour.
Comparing to existing screening products, Winnoz provides a more affordable, sustainable, & scalable on-site platform to enable anyone having disease-risk assessment scores, anywhere!
What are the greatest challenges you faced while pursuing the idea of Winnoz and how did you address them? 🔬
As an entrepreneur, I must determine to deal with challenges every day, but it is always not easy! The greatest challenge I face is how to speed up commercialization process with limited resources, especially our products would require regulatory compliance. Thus, “focusing on the one thing” is my way to tackle the challenges.
What’s Winnoz’s international presence now? What’s the goal? How does this relate to monetization strategies? 🔬
Winnoz is an international team based in Taipei, Taiwan. We also have a subsidiary in Tel-Aviv, Israel. This synergy aims to provide best POCT solutions to countries with large aging populations who potentially have higher risks of cardiac diseases and cancers.
How is Winnoz technology funded currently? 🔬
We have been backed by a visionary angel investor in 2014, and just finished pre-A round this year, now we’re looking for investors who share the same value and the same goal to foster our growth and accelerate our commercialization plan.
What are your achievements so far? 🔬
Since funded in Nov. 2014, Winnoz has blessedly realized an on-site disease-risk-assessing platform. Based on Winnoz’s achievements, Winnoz was the first & only startup awarded by Taiwan-Israel R&D Program since 2015, the initiation of the program, until 2017 (http://www.matimop.org.il/Taiwan_2017_CFPs.html). Moreover, Winnoz has been honored to display their unique disease-risk-assessing platform at CES 2018, the flagship startup destination where retailers, venture capitalists, manufacturers and others find budding entrepreneurs, fledgling startups, and homegrown innovation.
What do you look in new hires and any advice for student entrepreneurs? 🔬
My advice to student entrepreneurs is, “stay hungry and stay foolish”, which was Steve Jobs’ famous advice to young talents. Chances favor those who properly stay hungry & foolish!
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