5C Network: A Digital Diagnostics platform using AI to empower India’s radiology ecosystem and support India in fighting Covid-19!

It is an undeniable fact that the COVID situation has pushed technology and innovation over the edge and has set off a disruption that humans have not seen in decades. This era has witnessed the maximum technology utilization and its wide-scale adoption. The disruption caused was indeed a wake-up call for the healthcare ecosystem to expedite digital transformation.

Since tests have surfaced to be the first and foremost step to control the spread of COVID 19, developing rapid and reliable testing tools has become extremely necessary. We have seen the healthcare industry, innovators, technology leaders, and the global community banding together to pioneer technological applications and initiatives to hasten diagnosis and treatment.

A month ago, the DRDO center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) announced the launch of “ATMAN AI”-an Artificial Intelligence algorithm that is capable of detecting the presence of COVID-19 disease in Chest X Rays. DRDO developed this AI-based diagnostic tool with the support of the Bangalore-based startup 5C Network & HCG Academics. 5C Network has successfully deployed ATMAN AI at zero cost across its entire client base of 1000+ hospitals and diagnostic centres in 27 states in India. This cost-effective diagnosis has supported the healthcare providers to accelerate COVID screening and management. Apart from this, 5C has integrated several in-house and partner AI algorithms to create India’s largest Medical AI platform. ~50% of all scans reported on 5C are now AI-assisted.

To help the nation meet the healthcare crisis and deliver fast (Avg TAT of 24 minutes during the peak of the second wave during April and May), accurate and specialised diagnosis to lakhs of patients, 5C Network has come up with many inventive initiatives. It has created a platform called ask5c.com that enables people with mild COVID symptoms to take a second opinion by getting their reports reviewed by a network of experienced radiologists. Patients from across India have sent their scans to 5C for an expert opinion.

5C Network is one of the six startups selected for the First Cohort of the first startup collaboration program on the Edison platform, Edison[X] – Startups powered by GE Healthcare. 5C and GE Healthcare are together moving towards the mission of creating innovative solutions using contemporary technology to address the major healthcare challenges.

“GE and 5C have built a strong synergetic relationship and we have been able to expand our technology and reach with their support. We were already working with GE before and the EDISON experience only strengthened it,” states Syed S Ahmed, Co-Founder 5C Network.

Co-Founded by Syed S Ahmed and KalyanSivasailam, 5C Network has created a niche for itself in the field of diagnostic. It leveraged the strength of the digital radiology network to extend advanced quality radiology services that minimize the TATs (Turnaround times) and cost. The versatile team of the company is working day and night to improve the diagnostic ecosystem by making diagnostic reports timely, accurate and actionable. They are pioneering cutting-edge technologies to support the healthcare system to perform better. The medical technologists, competent and specialized radiologists, and an industry gold-standard structured framework of rigorous clinical audits safeguard the quality and accuracy of the reporting.. The company has saved more than 75,000 lives through emergency reporting, saved 3,000,000 waiting hours, and above 100,000 doctors have without any doubt trusted 5C’s reports.

The AI-powered diagnosticsstartup, 5C Network has created a valuable partnership with leading organizations including ASTER Group, ARM Healthcare, Sehgal Neo, Sanjeevani Hospital, Hopeberry Diagnostics, Yatharth Hospital, Bhanavi Hospital, Moolchand Hospital, and others. After receiving pre-seed and seed funding from India’s leading marquee investors Unitus Ventures, Axilor Ventures, and Ahmedabad Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), 5C Network is now aiming to secure Series-A funding from marquee investors.

The future looks bright for 5C Network. It is diligently putting its time and effort to mould the future workspace for diagnostic. This approach will solve the redundancies in the healthcare ecosystem through digital health solutions. They are also looking forward to venturing into new domains such as pathology, audiology, and cardiology markets

“NASSCOM CoEhas a very important role to play in the Indian Startup ecosystem, and 5C has been a beneficiary. It nurtures early stage companies and ideas and helped entrepreneurs build businesses around technology advantages,” comments KalyanSivasailam, Co-Founder, 5C Network.

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