Lunit to Supply AI Foundation Model to 175 Medical Facilities in the US

First Overseas Deployment of Proprietary Foundation Model
Anticipated Expansion into the Global Market

On December 1, Lunit, a medical artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced that it will collaborate with SimonMed Imaging (SimonMed), the largest private outpatient radiology network in the United States, to develop a foundation model-based chest X-ray report generation model.

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SimonMed, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, operates approximately 175 medical facilities across 11 states in the United States. SimonMed has been proactive in adopting AI-based medical technologies.

The core of this collaboration is Lunit's Foundation Model Service (FMS). FMS is a cloud-based platform that allows each medical institution to fine-tune Lunit’s foundation model to suit its own environment by leveraging its own clinical data.

The foundation model is trained on large-scale multimodal data, equipping it with extensive medical knowledge. By adjusting the model to reflect each institution’s patient population characteristics, interpretation styles, and clinical needs, it is possible to build an AI model that provides consistent interpretation results while incorporating the institution’s unique reporting system. SimonMed plans to integrate the FMS, which is designed for continuous model improvement, into its imaging interpretation workflow, establishing an in-house system for efficiently generating chest X-ray reports at its approximately 175 facilities.

Seo Bumseok, CEO of Lunit, stated, "Interpretation and reporting methods in radiology differ by country and institution, so there has been a consistent demand for AI tailored to real clinical environments. The greatest advantage of Lunit FMS is that each medical institution can quickly build and operate its own model based on its own data."

John Simon, CEO of SimonMed, said, "SimonMed has continuously sought ways to improve consistency and accuracy in medical imaging interpretation. With the introduction of FMS, we expect not only to streamline our workflow but also to make significant contributions to creating a better clinical environment."

Meanwhile, this collaboration with SimonMed marks the first case where Lunit’s FMS is being provided. Lunit plans to release additional models related to mammography (MMG) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) next year, and will gradually expand its business portfolio related to foundation models.

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