
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