S1E2 - Qure.ai : Journey of an Indian Healthtech company going Global | Rohit Ghosh

Co Learning Lounge Data Science Podcast

Welcome to the CLL Podcast Series where we talk with leading companies and startups disrupting the world with AI and ML. This is the first Episode of the Qure.ai Podcast Series. This week, we take a closer look at health tech startup Qure.ai, which went from using AI to make diagnostic imaging easier and more affordable to focusing on coronavirus testing globally.

Qure.ai develops deep learning solutions that automatically read and interpret medical images like X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs. The company's product is an AI-based radiology diagnostic aid. The flagship applications focus on chest X-ray abnormality detection and brain CT analysis for emergency care. The Mumbai-based healthcare startup recently raised $16 million in funding, led by Sequoia India and supported by MassMutual Ventures in Southeast Asia. For the audience, the same investor also invested in technology backed companies such as Byju’s, Zomato, Gojek, CRED, and many more...Now, as the world battles a pandemic, Qure.ai is readying to do its bit to help curb the further spread of coronavirus. Qure.ai is also the winner of the AI Game changer award at the 6th NASSCOM Big Data & Analytics Summit 2018.

Today we have with us one of the founding members of Qure.ai, Rohit Ghosh.

Today’s Podcast will walk you through how Qure.ai is tapping deep tech. We’ll hear from Rohit the why, what, and how behind what a tech startup is building. We also get an overview of how Qure.ai disrupted the Healthcare products and dealt with the initial setbacks whilst launching their first flagship product qXR, Along with the first-hand experience from Rohit about the recent funding secured. And to top it all off we will touch upon many ups and downs qure.ai faced on the journey of being recognized as the most accurate algorithm for detecting Tuberculosis on Chest X-rays.

Let’s dive deep into the Origins of Qure.ai