Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are playing a very important role in today\u2019s healthcare industry. AI is predominantly used in clinical research, robotic personal assistants, and big data analytics. Classic venture capitalists and corporate strategic investors are both investing generously in this space.<\/p>\n
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An October report published by TM Capital shows that healthcare AI VC deal volume and funding hit a 5 year high in 2016, with $794 million in investments across 90 deals in the healthcare AI space. It\u2019s projected that AI-focused healthcare and wellness startups are to raise over $690 million from venture capital firms in 2017.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t really view that as a step back,\u201d said Michael Goldman, a managing director with TM Capital\u2019s Healthcare Leadership Team. \u201cIn 2016, there were a couple of really large financings that spiked the market. In 2017, there were more overall financing, in terms of the number of financings, but smaller in sizes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The TM Capital report shows that despite a decline in venture capital funding across industries overall in 2016, AI startups raised a record $5 bn, a 71% CAGR since 2012. Startups are leveraging ML algorithms to help solve key problems such as reducing time and error costs in the drug discovery process, providing virtual assistance to patients and improving the accuracy of diagnosis with medical imaging and diagnostic procedures.<\/p>\n
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The use of AI and ML in healthcare is a fairly recent phenomenon. Michael said companies that are most aggressively pursuing AI are healthcare startups \u2013 younger companies that are prepared to take risks and invest time and effort but don\u2019t have the entrenched interest that the larger companies do.<\/p>\n
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Over time, the startup companies that succeed will end up being acquired by larger companies, such as IBM\u2019s Watson platform, or healthcare companies like the J&J. \u201cIn general, if larger companies are participating in this space, it\u2019s more by providing technology and capital. Often time, the most innovative work comes from smaller startup companies that take risks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
There are three major kinds of financing activities:<\/p>\n
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Ventu Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are playing a very important role in today\u2019s healthcare industry. AI is predominantly used in clinical research, robotic personal assistants, and big data analytics. Classic venture capitalists and corporate strategic investors are both investing generously in this space.<\/p>\n
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An October report published by TM Capital shows that healthcare AI VC deal volume and funding hit a 5 year high in 2016, with $794 million in investments across 90 deals in the healthcare AI space. It\u2019s projected that AI-focused healthcare and wellness startups are to raise over $690 million from venture capital firms in 2017.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t really view that as a step back,\u201d said Michael Goldman, a managing director with TM Capital\u2019s Healthcare Leadership Team. \u201cIn 2016, there were a couple of really large financings that spiked the market. In 2017, there were more overall financing, in terms of the number of financings, but smaller in sizes.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The TM Capital report shows that despite a decline in venture capital funding across industries overall in 2016, AI startups raised a record $5 bn, a 71% CAGR since 2012. Startups are leveraging ML algorithms to help solve key problems such as reducing time and error costs in the drug discovery process, providing virtual assistance to patients and improving the accuracy of diagnosis with medical imaging and diagnostic procedures.<\/p>\n
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The use of AI and ML in healthcare is a fairly recent phenomenon. Michael said companies that are most aggressively pursuing AI are healthcare startups \u2013 younger companies that are prepared to take risks and invest time and effort but don\u2019t have the entrenched interest that the larger companies do.<\/p>\n
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Over time, the startup companies that succeed will end up being acquired by larger companies, such as IBM\u2019s Watson platform, or healthcare companies like the J&J. \u201cIn general, if larger companies are participating in this space, it\u2019s more by providing technology and capital. Often time, the most innovative work comes from smaller startup companies that take risks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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There are three major kinds of financing activities:<\/p>\n
Venture capital activity<\/p>\n
Corporate investment<\/p>\n
Large technology and healthcare corporations are increasingly turning to targeted investments in AI startups to augment and propel internal corporate investment and development initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorporate investors are investing for defense and offense reasons,\u201d Michael said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOffense as in they want to be in the game. They want to have the knowledge and they want to hopefully incorporate the technology into their own businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re investing for defense because artificial intelligence and machine learning could really disrupt some of their line of businesses. If they don\u2019t get ahead of the curve on this, they could wake up years from now and find that new AI driven technologies are making some of what they do obsolete.\u201d<\/p>\n
Strategic partnerships<\/p>\n
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Large traditional healthcare players are joining forces with some of the largest technology companies through nontraditional partnerships and strategic alliances. Such relationships are mutually beneficial \u2013 providing technology companies with the data points and research they need to drive continued innovation\u00a0within AI applications for healthcare, while concurrently improving efficiency and patient outcomes for healthcare companies and institutions.<\/p>\n
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