StartUp Health Magazine_2018 Issue 2

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Spotlight Joint Academy (Sweden) -Osteoarthritis is a rising problem across the globe; half of the world’s population aged 65 years or older suffers from joint conditions. Joint

Academy, formerly Arthro Therapeutics, has created a digital platform to treat these millions of people suffering from chronic joint pain, all while reducing costly and dangerous surgeries. CEO and co-founder Jakob Dahlberg took the clinically-

validated treatments designed by his father, a physician renowned for his work in osteoarthritis, and made it available for the masses at the click of a button.

Spotlight Alem Health (Singapore) -Alem Health is on a mission to give everyone worldwide access to world-class radiologists at affordable prices. For hospitals, imaging centers and radiologists in developing countries, AlemHealth has developed a low-cost AI Radiologist-in-a-Box that connects these centers to a global provider network, and provides them with AI at the point of care, all at a price they can afford. For patients, AlemHealth provides a directto-patient second opinion portal with local payments integration so anyone anywhere can request a second opinion.

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