DNA Corporation (CEO Kyung-hwan Ko) announced that it will introduce ‘OBST BANK’, an AI-based obesity diagnosis and prediction solution, at ‘CES 2024’, the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition held in Las Vegas, USA in January.
DNA Corporation is a startup established in 2019 with the goal of providing a better life and bright future for children by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI)-based DNA data. After two years of research after their establishment, they launched ‘ADHD BANK’, which can screen for ADHD with a simple test, and submitted it to CES 2023, where it was selected for the Innovation Award.
DNA Corporation, which has proven its ability to develop diagnostic solutions using AI technology, has expanded the scope of adaptation following ADHD in children and succeeded in developing ‘OBST BANK (Obesity BANK)’, which detects obesity early and enables personalized diagnosis. . This is a genetic analysis kit developed through the exploration and research of biomarkers for obese patients, and has been selected for the AI Innovation Award at CES 2024 and is scheduled to be unveiled through an upcoming exhibition.
OBST BANK, like ADHD BANK, a solution previously released by DNA Corporation, is an AI-based DNA data solution that supports doctors’ diagnosis and prediction. Company officials explained that the feature is that epidermal cells can be easily collected at the time of birth of an infant and used immediately for genetic analysis. This will be of great help in researching cases of genetically-caused obesity, such as childhood obesity in infancy. did.
DNA Corporation said, “We expect that we will be able to supply to biotech companies and hospitals that are interested in building early prediction services based on genetic analysis, or to companies specializing in hospital computer systems,” adding, “Participation in CES 2023 was part of ADHD BANK’s entry into the global market last year. “As it was a great help, we would like to look for partnerships and customers to cooperate in distribution in the U.S. market at this CES as well,” he said, explaining the reason for participating in this exhibition.
He continued, “As a biotech company that combines AI and biotechnology, our goal is to expand and add services, thereby positioning ourselves as a leader in transforming the traditional paradigm of the medical world centered on ‘diagnosis’ into ‘future preventive medicine.’” He added, “To this end, we are accelerating the development of related technologies.”
Meanwhile, ‘CES’, the world’s largest IT exhibition hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is an exhibition that provides insight into the trends of the global home appliance industry at a glance and is held every January in Las Vegas, USA. AVING News, which has covered CES for 18 consecutive years, has reported CES news around the world every year since 2006, and has been selected through ‘BEST OF CES’ and ‘BEST OF MADE IN KOREA’, which select the best innovative products, companies and technologies. has been in progress. In addition, CES on-site issues are vividly conveyed through ‘AVING LIVE’.
The CES 2024 Seoul Unified Hall will be operated at the largest scale in terms of exhibition area, number of participating companies, and number of participating supporters since Seoul City’s first participation in CES in 2020. The Seoul Integration Center, in which 13 organizations collaborate and participate, is an important step in Seoul’s efforts to make Seoul a mecca for startups, and 17 of the companies participating in the Seoul Integration Center proved this by receiving innovation awards. The participating institutions in the Seoul Unification Center are ▲SBA ▲Seoul Bio Hub ▲Campus Town ▲AI Yangjae Hub ▲Gwanak-gu ▲Yonsei University ▲Korea University ▲Chung-Ang University ▲Sogang University ▲Kookmin University ▲Hanyang University ▲Konkuk University ▲Kyunghee University. Not only the Seoul Metropolitan Government, institutions, and companies, but also supporters through industry-academia cooperation are matched 1:1 with companies, and 85 supporters, the largest number, will participate.
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