Information Communications Technology

Detect Medical Technology Limited

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52 Potential

Decision Maker

Dr. Richard Du
richarddu@detect-medical.com
+852 91677860
Unit 1047, 10/F, Building 19W, 19 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, N.T.
Raw Description
Detect Medical Technology Limited was founded in 2021 by Dr Richard Du and Dr Efstratios Tsougenis with the aim to advance AI medical imaging adoption in hospitals and clinics in Hong Kong. From 2022-2024, Detect Medical Technology is supported by the Technology Start up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU), and supported by HKU TEC. | Description | Detect Medical Technology is dedicated to promoting health and prevention. Our mission is to leverage AI and routine medical imaging solutions to empower individuals to conduct more health checks. We are developing an automated chest X-ray prognostic tool designed for primary health settings. With just a chest X-ray, we can evaluate chronic diseases and cardiovascular risk without the need for blood tests. This approach simplifies and shortens the health check-up process, making it more convenient for everyone. In addition to our product, we offer bespoke AI medical imaging solution development services for hospitals and clinics, with several of our AI solutions deployed and used by millions of people every month in Hong Kong public hospitals. || Product | Detect Medical Technology is developing an automated chest X-ray prognostic tool designed for primary health settings. With just a single chest X-ray, we evaluate chronic diseases and cardiovascular risk without the need for blood tests. When combined with other conventional risk factors, it provides a comprehensive evaluation of patient health risk. Our technology utilises quantitative imaging markers automatically extracted from chest X-rays to deliver comparable and repeatable risk scores, allowing for an explainable and quantifiable assessment of cardiovascular disease risk. | Follow Us

Strategic Analysis

Executive Brief

Detect Medical Technology Limited is a health-tech company specializing in AI-driven medical imaging diagnostics. Their primary value proposition is an automated chest X-ray prognostic tool that identifies cardiovascular and chronic disease risks using quantitative imaging markers. While primarily a software and AI firm, their operations rely on high-performance computing (HPC) for model training and the deployment of imaging hardware in primary care settings.

Strategic Fit & Lead Score

Lead Score: 52 (Adjacent Tech / Infrastructure)

Why this Score? Detect Medical is a software-first entity; however, their AI models are deployed in high-traffic Hong Kong hospitals and require robust compute infrastructure. As AI models for medical imaging grow in complexity, the thermal bottlenecks of GPU/TPU clusters become a limiting factor. Furthermore, the X-ray hardware their software interacts with is a prime candidate for diamond-enhanced components (anodes/windows) to increase resolution and decrease "noise" through better thermal management.

6C Solutions Proposal

Application Area 6C Solution Technical Value Prop
AI Compute Cooling PCD Heat Spreaders Diamond has a thermal conductivity >2000 W/mK (5x higher than copper). Implementing 6C Diamond heat spreaders in their inference servers ensures zero thermal throttling during high-load hospital processing.
X-ray Tube Efficiency Diamond X-ray Windows For future diagnostic kiosk hardware, PCD diamond provides high X-ray transparency combined with extreme thermal stability, allowing for higher power densities and sharper imaging.
Biosensor Validation BDD Electrodes Detect Medical aims to replace blood tests. 6C's Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) electrodes can be used in R&D to create ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensors to validate AI-predicted biomarkers against real-time micro-fluidic data.
Edge Device Durability DLC/Diamond Coating Custom coatings for the optical and touch interfaces of medical diagnostic kiosks in public settings to ensure scratch resistance and bio-compatibility.

Engagement Hooks

  • Technical Question: "As your AI models for cardiovascular risk assessment move from cloud-based inference to edge deployment in primary health settings, how are you managing the thermal constraints of the high-performance GPUs required for real-time quantitative imaging?"
  • Value Statement: "6C can provide the thermal foundation to accelerate your AI training cycles and hardware reliability, ensuring your prognostic tools run at peak performance without thermal degradation."