{"id":1098,"date":"2025-09-20T03:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/data\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:50:24","slug":"news-cohort-2025-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/data\/news-cohort-2025-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Startups Graduate from NUS Medicine Digital Health Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>From concept to commercial readiness\u2014healthcare innovations addressing cancer screening, mental health, medical records, and rehabilitation complete intensive acceleration journey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The NUS Medicine Digital Advanced Technology 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