Bituen-Kangwon National University Department of Big Data Medical Convergence, MOU for Developing Silver Care Content

BTuen, an artificial intelligence (AI) and big data specialized company (CEO Taeil An), announced on the 13th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Big Data Medical Convergence at Kangwon National University (Department Head Sang-A Lee) to address elderly care issues and solve problems related to solitary elderly and lonely deaths caused by social isolation.

Through this MOU, both parties will calculate necessary indicators for analysis based on real-time vital and psychological data collected via Neul Band to solve issues of solitary elderly and lonely deaths. They will develop content that enables social activities through rehabilitation programs or communities linked with local societies according to AI-based analysis results. This will be applied to BTuen’s ‘Neul Silver Care’ platform. It is expected that this will allow real-time monitoring of the safety status of solitary elderly and enable prompt action in emergencies such as cardiac arrest, falls, and anxiety symptoms.

Additionally, they will undertake ▲winning projects for the Regional Leading Research Center (RLRC) ▲winning projects for the Convergence Research Center (CRC) ▲sharing technology trends, cases, and academic information to solve elderly care issues ▲and expanding application fields of the business.

The signing ceremony held at BTuen’s headquarters was attended by key officials from BTuen and the Department of Big Data Medical Convergence at Kangwon National University. This agreement aims to establish a mutual cooperation system to support the healthy lives of the elderly population in the ultra-aged society emerging domestically and globally.

The ‘Neul Silver Care’ platform, powered by this MOU, will not only expand services for nursing hospitals but also aggressively extend home care services for solitary elderly, evolving into a service encompassing the entire silver generation and strengthening competitiveness in the digital care industry.

BTuen is an AI and big data technology specialized company that has attracted attention as an AI healthcare specialist by introducing the ‘Neul Silver Care’ platform, which analyzes and predicts patients’ risk status based on AI algorithms to enable preventive measures, as well as its self-developed wearable device ‘Neul Band’ and indoor environment data measurement communication anchor ‘Neul Hub’.

The Department of Big Data Medical Convergence at Kangwon National University trains and retains experts who lead precision medical services based on professional knowledge in health and medical fields and IT knowledge such as big data, machine learning/deep learning, and AI (healthcare big data managers, precision medical big data experts, medical AI specialists).

Mae-Hye Sun Ma, Head of BTuen Neul Service Group, stated, “To support elderly people marginalized in care blind spots, we will expand our ‘Neul Silver Care’ platform to ensure that elderly individuals receive respect for their lives. Following the launch of the primary nursing hospital dedicated service, we will develop and apply content for solitary elderly home care through collaboration with the Department of Big Data Medical Convergence at Kangwon National University, laying the foundation for launching a dedicated service.” She added, “Since vital abnormality criteria may vary more with age, we are actively working on applying personalized models for diagnosing vital abnormalities to reflect this.”

Sang-A Lee, Department Head of the Department of Big Data Medical Convergence at Kangwon National University, said, “Through the MOU with BTuen, intellectual outputs derived from university-based research will be directly utilized in the field via Neul services, establishing a foundation for a realistically applicable system. I believe this will play an important role in healthcare management through AI-based self-regulating personalized medical services.” She also mentioned, “I have high expectations that we will secure a healthcare service foundation that can improve the quality of life for solitary elderly and the general public within the local community.”