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Anaut

Tokyo company whose EUREKA alpha software analyses real-time video from laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery, using deep learning trained on large surgical-video datasets to highlight connective tissue and critical structures; it received MHLW/PMDA approval in 2024 as a software-as-a-medical-device.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan

Year Founded

2020

Founders

Nao Kobayashi (founder and CEO)

Country

Japan

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Series B (amount not disclosed)

Recent Funding

Not disclosed

Funding By

Japan Growth Capital Investment, JBIC, Beyond Next Ventures, ANRI, KSP

Core Technology

Deep learning on surgical video for real-time anatomical structure recognition

Product Type

Medical Device

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

Commercialized (approved in Japan)

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: N/A
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: N/A
  • Patents / IP Status: Not disclosed

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

None disclosed

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

Not disclosed

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

None disclosed

Market & Differentiation

Japan's first approved SaMD augmenting surgeons' real-time visual recognition