Brainomix Raises Funds for U.S. Expansion of AI Platforms
Brainomix has extended its Series C financing to $25.4 million to support its expansion into the United States. The additional funding will be used to advance its AI-powered imaging platforms, Brainomix 360 for stroke and e-Lung. The investment round was led by existing investors Parkwalk and Hostplus.
- The Brainomix 360 stroke platform utilizes AI to interpret brain scans in real-time, providing physicians with critical data for treatment and transfer decisions via a mobile app. A study at Royal Berkshire Hospital showed the software tripled the rate of stroke patients achieving functional independence (from 16% to 48%) and was associated with a 50% increase in mechanical thrombectomy procedures. - Brainomix's e-Lung platform is an FDA-cleared AI tool that quantifies interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis on CT scans. A multi-center U.S. study showed it could have identified progressive pulmonary fibrosis up to 21 months earlier in 62% of patients evaluated, a crucial factor since the associated lung damage is irreversible. - Integrating third-party AI applications like Brainomix into an existing EHR such as Epic requires adherence to interoperability standards like HL7 and SMART on FHIR. This ensures secure data exchange and allows the AI-generated insights to be embedded within established clinical workflows, a process that can take three to five months to fully implement. - For an ICU nurse moving into informatics, understanding end-user frustration is key; common complaints about EHRs include excessive documentation time, poor workflow navigation, data redundancy, and slow system response times, all of which contribute to clinician burnout. - Federal regulations from the ONC and CMS mandate the use of standardized APIs to prevent "information blocking" and ensure patients have access to their electronic health information. These rules drive the need for health IT teams to prioritize seamless and secure data exchange with third-party applications. - To transition into nursing informatics, an ICU nurse can pursue the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification in Informatics Nursing (NI-BC). Eligibility typically requires two years of RN experience, recent practice hours in informatics, and continuing education in the specialty.
