CHIBA, Japan, Nov 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee announced today that Acumen Research Labs of Singapore won first prize at the Asian Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 (AEA 2019), a three-day business pitch award for Asian startups held from October 30th to November 1st at Kashiwa-no-ha campus city in Chiba prefecture, Japan. This year, 27 technology startups from 14 countries and regions across Asia competed to showcase their innovations, the commercial viability and social impact of their products and services, and the potential for collaboration with Japanese corporations. The winner this year, Acumen Research Labs., was highly evaluated for its “AcuSeptTM”, the first blood-based sepsis host response test of its kind. Using sepsis-specific mRNA biomarkers, the new test will help doctors accurately detect sepsis in patients in just 4-5 hours, much faster than current methods.
Since its launch in 2012, AEA has provided a stage on which 154 Asia-based technology startups from 15 countries and regions have been able to showcase their ideas to address social issues across Asia. This year, the specializations of all six finalists were either in AI/IoT or medical & healthcare fields , demonstrating AEA’s firm commitment to supporting startups in cutting-edge fields.