Amsterdam-based Hyperion Lab, an innovative space that brings together a vibrant ecosystem to accelerate green AI and HPC (High-Performance Computing), announced on Monday that it has kicked off the third cohort of the Amsterdam AI innovation programme on October 6, 2022.
The lab is a collaboration of Amsterdam’s EscherCloud and global hardware manufacturer NVIDIA to support the communities working in AI and HPC.
“From healthcare to smart cities and machine learning to agriculture”
The programme provides startups with access to technical expertise, coaching and computing power. Since its inception in 2021, the showcase programme has supported 17 AI and HPC startups that innovate in various sectors, from healthcare to smart cities and from machine learning to agriculture.
Sana Khareghani, Chief Strategy Officer at EscherCloud, says, “This third cohort of startups is hugely important. It embodies the daring and socially conscious personality necessary to solve big problems with smart and clean technology to move the world forward. We are proud to help these young companies and entrepreneurs take their next steps by sharing our network, and our knowledge, experience and computing power with them.”
Hyperion Lab’s third cohort represents a new breed of startups where accessibility, integrity and combating climate change are at the heart of their mission.
Eight new startups, seven of which are based out of the Netherlands, want to improve the world with AI. Six of the participants focus on healthcare, such as AI applications for the heart, skin and the discovery of early-stage brain disorders. The programme also includes a startup with cleantech for a circular economy.
Meet the eight new startups
AGMAH
HQ: Eindhoven
AGMAH aims to make Industrial Automation accessible, affordable and approachable. Their AI platform reduces the time taken from conceptualisation to deployment, and simplifies the creation of custom automation packages.
Cardiomo
HQ: Amsterdam
Cardiomo is an AI-based solution for cardiac patient monitoring. This wearable device and analytic system remotely monitor patient vitals using biosensors and AI to detect cardiac events with 99.63 per cent accuracy. The miniature wearable patch has sensors to record ECG, Respiration, Skin Temp, and Body Movement.
Deeploy
HQ: Utrecht
Deeploy is a software company that makes Machine Learning (ML) deployments accountable by giving explainable AI (XAI) a central place in ML operations (MLOps). The company aims to give humans the power to understand what models are doing and correct automated decisions. These features ensure that AI systems are accountable.
Polysurance
HR: London, UK
Polysurance provides computer vision-based telematics for the insurance industry. Its machine learning algorithms analyse video footage captured by a dashcam, providing insurers with the data they need to make more informed decisions.
Skinive
HQ: Amsterdam
Skinive is a deep learning company that offers AI and CV-based skin screening technology (APIs and apps) using smartphone cameras. The company is on a mission to make skin screening and skin health monitoring accessible to everyone.
BrainCreators
HQ: Amsterdam
BrainCreators is a provider of digital inspectors that perform visual inspection tasks multiple times faster than humans, removing a costly bottleneck in many processes for infrastructure, manufacturing, pharma, utility, real estate, and construction companies. The platform transfers expert knowledge to machines to enable intelligent automation. It is built explicitly to train and employ digital inspectors as a hybrid cloud service or on-edge.
Purple Gaze
HQ: Utrecht
Purple Gaze is building an AI platform for detecting neural biomarkers using eye movements. Their multidisciplinary team of brain scientists, engineers and MedTech entrepreneurs works at the intersection of neuroscience, AI and Digital Health.
Seenons
HQ: Amsterdam
Seenons addresses the growing challenges of waste. The company has developed an “innovative” technology to bring stakeholders in the waste chain together and claims that it is the only platform in Europe that caters to the fine-mesh waste streams.
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