NousQ is a Singapore-based medical technology company founded in 2021 by ENT surgeon Dr Lynne Lim and engineer Gan Chee Wee. Its flagship product, CLiKX, is a handheld, robotic and sensor-controlled applicator that performs ventilation ear tube insertion with a single click. The device is designed to move ear tube surgery out of the operating theatre and general anesthesia setting into the outpatient clinic, cutting cost, wait times and trauma for the more than one million children who undergo the procedure worldwide each year.
Sovato is a Santa Barbara health-tech company building the first comprehensive, system-agnostic platform for remote robotic surgery and procedures - what the industry calls telesurgery. Co-founded by surgical-robotics pioneer Yulun Wang and healthcare strategist Cynthia Perazzo, Sovato lets a skilled surgeon operate a robotic system from hundreds or thousands of miles away, aiming to extend top surgical care to patients regardless of where they live. The company has raised $41M across its rounds and helped enable the longest-distance telesurgery ever completed.