GE Healthcare adds 6 AI Startups to Innovation Accelerator

GE Healthcare added six AI startups, from five different countries, to its Canada-based Edison Accelerator program. The program, developed in partnership with investor Nex Cubed, will aid the startups with testing and deployment of AI-based tools that can enhance GE Healthcare's FastStroke processing platform, according to an Aug. 10 press release. Over the course of three months, each company will get a customized program plan and mentors with the aim to accelerate integration and commercialization of their AI products.

The six startups joining the programs first cohort:

1. 16 Bit Inc.: Created a computer-aided detection and notification software intended to function as a pre-screening device for low bone mineral density. 
    
2. Bot Image: Uses AI to post-process MRIs. 
    
3. CardioWise: An AI-based cardiac imaging company that aids clinicians with next generation algorithms and data to make better and more informed decisions about patient care.
    
4. Contextflow: Develops deep learning tools to speed up radiologists' workflows. 
    
5. Corelinesoft: Uses AI for medical image processes that can scan and reveal any ailment to provide early screening and prevention.
    
6. US2.ai: Uses AI and automation to fight heart disease.