Xiamen firm unveils AI microscope at German Medica

Xiamen-based firm Motic unveiled a new microscope able to detect drug-resistant malaria at global medical industry event Medica 2017 held in Dusseldorf, Germany from Nov 13 to 16.

The Motic EasyScan Go was developed in conjunction with humanitarian organization Global Good, with the aim of inventing technology to tackle some of the world's most daunting medical issues.

Global Good took charge of developing the high-end software, while Motic manufactured the conventional compound microscopes, developed a digital slice scanner and integrated the software.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by parasitic protozoans and is difficult to identify by microscope.

The Motic EasyScan Go is different from traditional microscopes resembling a desktop computer with display and server.

The machine is a highly intelligent computerized automated diagnosis system capable of observing slices made from patients' blood and locating plasmodia that cause malaria in their hosts, reducing the reliance on experts, according to the developers at Motic.

Motic EasyScan Go can also standardize disease identification and diagnosis process, which will help in countries where experts are in short supply.

MEDICA is the world's largest annual event for the medical sector - in 2016 it attracted more than 5,100 exhibitors from 70 countries in 17 halls during which five professional conferences, six forums and several special shows on varied medical-technological topics are hosted.