[Pangyo Tech] DnX, Touch Care wins innovative digital health treatment startup award at ‘Life Science Baltics 2021 Conference’

DNX was among 30 startups selected from around the world, including Australia, the UK, Europe, and Korea, at the ‘Life Science Baltics 2021 European Conference (September 21-23)’, a prestigious place in the life science field and sponsored by ‘the Kilo.Health’. ‘TouchCare’, developed by , won the Innovative Digital Health Treatment Startup Award.

DNX is currently a company located in the Pangyo Startup Zone, established by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and operated by the Startup Promotion Agency and the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center. In a three-hour live pitching event run by Life Science Baltics, D&X’s presenter Eun-Kyung Kwon explained the positive social impact of touch care and the economic benefits to both public and private sector care/medical providers.

Touch Care builds a profile of user behavior based on patented ‘Touch Tag’ technology. The system detects abnormal signs and early signs of depression, and in normal times, the AI ​​virtual caregiver ensures that seniors living alone do not watch TV late, adheres to regular meal times, and detects and provides guidance on medication status. Mediates positive behavior changes based on life log data.

Touch Care, which is already being used in six cities, including Yongin and Sejong, has been shown to lower the depression level score of all users by more than 50% and significantly improve their quality of life. (Source: Yonsei University Health System clinical performance, EQ-5D, EQ-VAS, PHQ-9)

“It’s great to be recognized by leading European digital health companies and conferences who see great value in our unique approach to improving the physical and mental health of older people,” said Eunkyung Kwon, CEO of DNX. “We will continue to develop it into the best elderly care solution for both vulnerable groups subject to government public care and the general public,” he said.

Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom

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