RheumaFinder

RheumaFinder

Foundation date

11/05/2023

Sector

#Biotechnology / R&D Services

Subsector

• #R&D Services - Bioinformatics
• #R&D Services - Diagnostic services
• #R&D Services - Screening

Therapeutic areas

• #Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

RheumaFinder is an imaging AI startup in Ghent.

RheumaFinder’s software is an advanced AI solution that will detect different rheumatic diseases on conventional medical imaging.

As rheuma is a very prevalent disease (> 5% world population), their solutions will help to solve the problem of underdiagnosis (up to 50%) and delayed diagnosis (up to 10 years) in rheumatic diseases. If patients with these diseases would remain undiagnosed, progressive joint destruction occurs with subsequent symptoms (pain, limited mobility), decreased quality of life due to a lifelong disease burden and high societal costs.

In summary, the value proposition is an AI based automated early detection of signs of rheumatic diseases in medical imaging for diagnosis, follow-up and early therapy management.

The solution is primarily intended for radiologists to assist them in referring a patient earlier to a rheumatologist for official diagnosis and treatment initiation.