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Irish Examiner
11-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Entrepreneur born with sight loss secures €2m to develop internet accessibility software
An Irish company founded by an entrepreneur born with sight loss has secured €2m in funding to develop AI software to make the internet more accessible for people of all abilities. Nexus Inclusion was founded by Kyran O'Mahoney, the former group chief technology officer of Vision Ireland. He has also held senior technical roles at Dunnes Stores, Ryanair, and AIB. Nexus Inclusion employs seven people and plans to build a team of 30 by the end of 2026, with roles currently open for developers, business development and marketing. Mr O'Mahoney was born with 17% vision. "I founded Nexus Inclusion to change the world so no one is excluded because they are different," he said. "It is my firm belief that technology and, more importantly, the emergence of AI is the next thing to change the world for people excluded from digital products. "If you look at the banking sector, it is still incredibly inaccessible, yet we have an inherent right to financial independence and financial freedom. Some elderly, vision-impaired or people with learning difficulties can't read their own bank statements. Nexus Inclusion's solution will help with this issue. 'The Nexus AI tool can summarise the key information at a reading level appropriate to the user in a format they are comfortable with. It automatically adds captions or transcripts and ensures that digital products work with assistive technologies. Every customer we onboard will make the world more digitally equal," Mr O'Mahoney said. The digital accessibility market is estimated to be worth €627m globally, growing to approximately €851m by 2029. Nexus Inclusion is launching ahead of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) coming into force on June 28th, 2025. The legislation requires all businesses trading in Europe to have digitally accessible websites, apps and online products. The World Health Organisation estimates there are 1.3bn people with a disability worldwide while as many as one in four people need assistance accessing online content. "We need to move beyond Digital Accessibility, which is about making accommodations for people with different abilities. As someone who has grown up with limited vision, I don't want to be accommodated. I want to be included in every aspect of life.' said Mr O'Mahoney. 'To me, this is inclusion. At Nexus Inclusion, our objective is to bridge the digital divide so no one is excluded.'
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
WELLSTAR Technologies Launches Nexus AI: A Transformative AI Platform for Canadian Healthcare Providers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX:WELL, OTCQX:WHTCF) (' WELL ' or the ' Company ') a digital healthcare company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower healthcare practitioners and their patients globally, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, WELLSTAR Technologies Corp. (' WELLSTAR '), Canada's leading provider of interoperable technology solutions for healthcare providers, has launched Nexus AI™—a groundbreaking, Canadian-built artificial intelligence platform that seamlessly integrates with popular Canadian EMR systems. Nexus AI streamlines clinical workflows while reducing healthcare providers' administrative burden and cognitive load. The platform's first feature, an AI medical scribe, enables real-time clinical documentation across care settings. It automatically documents patient encounters and prepares draft notes, offering customized templates for each provider's specialty and unique documentation style. The underlying AI technology powering Nexus AI has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians and AI researchers from the University of Toronto and is commercialized by WELL's subsidiary HEALWELL AI. Through WELLSTAR's strategic relationship with HEALWELL, this proven technology is now integrated into Nexus AI and made widely available to Canadian healthcare providers. It is actively used by thousands of primary care and specialist physicians in communities, hospitals and regional health authorities across Canada, bringing proven performance in clinical environments. 'We are extremely excited to be launching this transformative AI platform - Nexus AI. This is a foundational part of our strategy to bring the latest AI innovations to healthcare providers in a way that is seamlessly integrated into their workflows,' commented Amir Javidan, CEO, WELLSTAR Technologies Corp. 'WELLSTAR has established the largest ecosystem of digital health technology applications in Canada, creating an environment that enables partners to build AI tools that prioritize the provider experience collaboratively.' Nexus AI is purpose-built for compatibility across Canada's diverse EMR landscape and continues to be developed in close partnerships with leading EMRs across Canada to provide deeper automation of tasks for providers. Starting with best-in-class ambient scribe capabilities, Nexus AI will serve as the hub for expanding automated AI and agentic features, including disease detection for rare and chronic care conditions, medical coding, billing automation, and other clinical decision support. This positions WELLSTAR at the forefront of delivering intelligent, integrated solutions to Canadian healthcare providers. The platform is fully hosted and operated in Canada, which aligns with WELLSTAR's commitment to data residency and sovereignty. Built with enterprise-grade security, Nexus AI is currently being deployed across a wide range of clinics and hospitals nationwide. Nexus AI is participating in Canada Health Infoway's AI Scribe Program. This important national initiative will fund one-year licenses for AI scribes for up to 10,000 eligible primary care clinicians, providing early adopters access to tools that help improve documentation processes and streamline workflows. Providers and clinicians interested in accessing Nexus AI can visit: WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Per: "Hamed Shahbazi" Hamed Shahbazi Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director About WELL Health Technologies Corp. WELL's mission is to tech-enable healthcare providers. We do this by developing the best technologies, services, and support available, which ensures healthcare providers are empowered to positively impact patient outcomes. WELL's comprehensive healthcare and digital platform includes extensive front and back-office management software applications that help physicians run and secure their practices. WELL's solutions enable more than 41,000 healthcare providers between the US and Canada and power the largest owned and operated healthcare ecosystem in Canada with more than 200 clinics supporting primary care, specialized care, and diagnostic services. In the United States WELL's solutions are focused on specialized markets such as the gastrointestinal market, women's health, primary care, and mental health. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'WELL' and on the OTC Exchange under the symbol 'WHTCF'. To learn more about the Company, please visit: About WELLSTAR Technologies Corp. WELLSTAR Technologies supports Canada's healthcare providers with our extensive expertise in healthcare technology, clinic operations, and digital transformation. As part of WELL Health, which operates over 200 healthcare clinics and supports over 41,000 providers across Canada, we bring deep industry knowledge and a proven track record of optimizing clinical workflows, enhancing patient engagement, and streamlining administrative processes. With a comprehensive suite of technology solutions, we have successfully helped thousands of providers adopt and benefit from modern, interoperable technologies that improve patient outcomes and system efficiency. To learn more about WELLSTAR, please visit
RTÉ News
07-05-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Enterprise Ireland invested €27.6m in 157 start-ups in 2024
Enterprise Ireland invested €27.6m in start-ups last year, up 15% compared to the amount invested in 2023. The money was spread across 157 companies - one more than in the previous year. Enterprise Ireland said 63 of the companies it invested in are based outside of Dublin, 45 are women-led, while 25 were spun out of third level institutions. There was also a mix in terms of the start-up stage of the companies in question. "Those start-ups are a mixture of pre-seed start-ups, early stage - up to €100,000 invested by Enterprise Ireland," said Carol Gibbons, Enterprise Ireland spokesperson for entrepreneurship. "Over 90 of them are our high-potential start-ups, these are the innovative start-ups gaining in global markets. Among the areas that the 'Class of 2024' start-ups focused on were areas like food and nutrition, as well as sustainability and the circular economy/ However artificial intelligence was one of the most significant trends in the year. "Aideen Bodkin's company - StyleAI - for example, which is a company that is bringing more revenue back to the retail market - particularly for apparel," said Ms Gibbons. "Also Nexus AI - that's a company that looks at an AI-technology platform which is scientifically backed and based, and it's to do with nutrition and performance for athletes in particular. "That company is incredibly successful... last week they announced a contract with the IRFU for existing players and pathway players. And we expect to see more announcements from them." Global investment in AI has risen considerably in recent years, with start-ups and major companies all trying to gain an edge in the space. That has made it fast-moving and extremely competitive, despite the uses cases for some of the technology still being unclear. But Ms Gibbons said Ireland is well-placed for these new ideas to grow. "We've seen a lot of investment into start-ups over the last number of years and we're looking at those companies that can be competitive internationally," she said. "When we look at our new strategy, we want to create 1,000 new start-ups by 2029 - those companies need to be internationally-focused and have that ambition." Enterprise Ireland aims to help Irish companies to grow internationally, however the global trade environment has changed dramatically in recent weeks - meaning the prospects facing these companies today are very different to the ones that existed when the investments were made. Ms Gibbons said its advice to companies has been to focus on what they can control. "We're doubling down on our efforts, we've stood up a new team in terms of trade and tariffs, we're working one-to-one with our companies in-market," she said. "We've seven US offices, we've 34 staff on the ground - and what we say to companies is to see what's in your control. "Look at your contracts, look at the detail within those contracts. Talk to your clients, talk to your customers, and in particular look at your supply chain. Every single aspect of your supply chain; look at it and know where it's coming from."
