Korean AI beauty service startup Lululab has joined forces with Yonsei Cancer Center’s Scar Laser and Plastic Surgery Center for their research partnership on the use of AI for treatment. Skin diseases to a new level.
The organizations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Skin AI Beauty Research Center.
According to a press release, the research center will serve as the foundation for Lululab’s AI solutions for diagnosing skin diseases optimized for hospitals. It plans to market its technology to foreign customers, which account for 90% of its customer base.
The facility will also use Lululab’s AI-powered skin analysis tool to conduct research on various skin diseases, such as scarring, allergies, and acne, and develop solutions. treatment of skin diseases.
Lululab will also use its own AI-based customer relationship management system, which links skin analysis reports and treatment information to medical devices.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
Through the research center, Lee Joo-hee, its incoming head, said a predictive model to determine the potential impact of scar and cosmetic treatments will be developed. He hopes this technology will soon be applied in clinical practice.
BIGGER BACKGROUND
The latest MOU builds on Lululab’s existing partnership with Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital, where they jointly work on a database of skin diseases and AI-based tools to analysis of skin diseases, including allergies, psoriasis, and vitiligo. Some of those AI tools are said to be ready for commercialization.
Outside of Korea, Lululab has another research partnership with Hanoi Medical University in Vietnam to jointly develop similar AI-based skin disease analysis solutions, enabling accurate diagnosis of skin diseases. different in the country.
