17 Oct 2024 (Tokyo).
D’isum Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuya Kaneda; hereinafter referred to as D’isum) participated in GITEX, one of the world’s largest technology events, from 13 to 16 October at the start-up event in Dubai, UAE. GITEX attracts more than 6,500 exhibitors and 1,200 investors from 180 countries and The Expand North Star is a part of the GITEX events, in which 2,000 start-ups participated.
D’isum participated in the Japan Pavilion, organized by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), along with 21 other selected Japanese start-ups, and developed a new prototype for detecting SAS (Sleep Apnea Syndrome) with a smartphone. ‘SAS Eye’ was demonstrated in the booth, as well as other technologies developed by the company. More than 100 people from Europe, the US, EMEA, Asia and other parts of the world visited our booth every day, including companies, government officials, investors and others those visitors listened intently to our explanation of SAS’Eye. Dozens of interested visitors were even offered a QR code to experience a free trial.
“Last year we focused on introducing our company by explaining the basic technology behind our data analytics, but this year we have a prototype of SAS’Eye that people can actually experience, so I think we were able to attract a lot more attention from the public”, said Kyota Narimatsu, Representative Director and COO of D’isum. “Dubai has a wealthy expatriate population of around 80%, and we felt there was a lot of interest in SAS’Eye”, she continued. “By the arrangement by JETRO, we were also able to meet a doctor in Dubai who specializes in sleep disorders, which is a good step forward in promoting SAS’Eye in the region”, he concluded.
SAS’Eye, originally developed by D’isum, is an application that allows users to examine the symptoms of SAS by recording their sleeping breaths with a smartphone. While simple screening for SAS was generally carried out by measuring blood oxygen levels, with a pulse oximeter, this is one of the few apps in the world that can easily detect the risk of SAS anytime, anywhere, with just a smartphone and a network. The company is working to improve the accuracy and UX with the aim of commercialization in the second quarter of 2025.
