Chinese start - up 12 Sigma is looking to tackle China ’s severe shortage of physicians with its solar - powered medical imaging technology . The company has provided its devices without charge to around 200 hospitals across China so it can add as much data as possible to its algorithms in order to encourage hospital owners to invest in a machine in future . It has performed well so far and aims to achieve CNY100 m ( $ 15 m ) in sales this year and break even by 2020 .
US start-up 12 Sigma is looking to tackle China’s severe shortage of physicians with its AI-powered medical imaging technology. The company has provided its devices without charge to around 200 hospitals across China so it can add as much data as possible to its algorithms in order to encourage hospital administrators to invest in a machine in future. It has sold 10 so far and aims to achieve CNY100m ($15m) in sales this year and break even by 2020.