Aging Care Industry: A Successful Second Online Session
On July 23rd, ASK Health and the Modern Aging Program, under Health Futures Innovation Platform and Phoefly Health Technology, jointly organized the second online session of PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition, focusing on the topic of aging care. Six high-quality projects were selected …
Announcing the Official Launch of the Health Futures WeChat Account
After more than a year of work, on July 21st, 2020, ASK Health proudly launched the official Health Futures WeChat account. The purpose of Health Future is to work with our industry partners to “promote value-oriented health system innovation.” This new public …
Startup Alliance Member Spotlight: THOTH
The Startup Alliance includes companies that are in the early growth phase of development, typically those who received seed and series A funding. The companies focus on health services, information technology, medical devices, and other breakthrough technologies. Membership in the Startup Alliance is based on …
PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition: Healthcare Session
On June 11th, 2020, with cooperation from Ask Health, the “PHBS-CJBS Global Pitch Competition” successfully completed its Healthcare session in the form of an online roadshow. In order to build a bridge between global high-quality projects, the Peking University HSBC Business …
Announcing the 2020 ASK Health Futures Fellows
After a two-month selection through resumes screening and interviews, 12 outstanding future young talents from top domestic and international universities stood out from over 100 applicants, and officially became members of the 2020 ASK Health Futures Fellowship program. On June 19th, we officially …
Fintech for Health India webinar: Challenges and way forward in enabling affordable health financing options through fintech solutions in India
On July 3rd, a webinar addressing how to enable affordable health financing options through fintech solutions in India was hosted by ACCESS Health International Southeast Asia. In India, 62 percent of people spend out-of-pocket for their healthcare and 47 percent of rural …
The Science and Technology Behind Healthy Aging
Singapore’s life expectancy is one of the highest in the world and its population is aging rapidly. According to recent predictions, one fourth of all Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above by 2030. Thus, the question of what comprises healthy aging …
Why COVID? Nature’s Code Cracking Machine Intelligence
COVID-19 is a pandemic that never had to happen. To prevent another—or one even worse—we have to internalize a simple lesson about life on earth that we tend to forget. Nature, for all its beauty and wonder, is out to get us. …
Why Researchers Are Exploring Antibodies From Recovered Patients For Possible Treatment And Prevention Of COVID-19
Is there a Covid-19 treatment that can treat critically ill, hospitalized patients, on the one hand, and protect healthcare workers on the other? Passive immune therapy has the potential to do both—immediately, and with major improvements over time. Broadly speaking, it involves …
How Do We Reduce Our In Hospital Death Rates?
Never has it been more critical for Americans to understand the importance of in hospital death rates and survival rates associated with hospital stays. Hospitals and emergency rooms today are increasingly overcrowded with those who are critically ill, either from COVID-19 or …