Key AI Technologies and Vendors

Key AI Technologies and Vendors

The European healthcare AI ecosystem

Imaging AI Vendors

  • Aidoc (Israel): Suite of imaging AI tools used in Essen University Hospital
  • Gleamer (France): AI for X-ray fracture detection adopted in several EU hospitals
  • Siemens Healthineers (Germany): AI-Rad Companion and AI-Pathway Companion
  • Philips (Netherlands) and GE Healthcare: AI embedded in imaging equipment

AI Platforms and Integrators

  • deepc (Munich-based): Created "AI marketplaces" for hospital AI deployment
  • Blackford Analysis and Aidoc: Platforms to orchestrate multiple algorithms
  • Caresyntax and Proximie (UK): AI platforms for surgical video analysis
  • These platforms simplify deployment and ensure data stays within controlled environments

LLM and Generative AI Tools

  • Microsoft (Nuance): DAX ambient documentation AI being evaluated in Europe
  • OpenAI's ChatGPT/GPT-4: Not directly used on patient data yet due to privacy concerns
  • Open-source medical LLMs: Future deployment within hospital data centers
  • Startups like amaGPT (Germany) developing GDPR-compliant LLM solutions

Robotics and Automation

  • Intuitive Surgical: da Vinci robots in many German hospitals, adding AI features
  • CMR Surgical (UK) and Medineering/Brainlab (Germany): European robotics
  • Service robots like Moxi tested in some European hospitals for supply delivery
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