Son In-hyuk (L), SK Telecom Co.’s Vice President and Head of Global Solution AIX, and Seth Wallack, founder and CEO of Vetology Innovations, pose for a photo during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony held in Florida on Jan. 15, 2024, in this photo provided by the South Korean company. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership with a U.S. animal health care firm in a bid to enter the American pet market with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based veterinary care service “X Caliber.”
Under the memorandum of understanding with Vetology Innovations, SK Telecom will share its pet-related data and AI technology, and Vetology its expertise in veterinary medicine.
Founded in 2011, Vetology provides remote radiograph interpretation services to around 3,000 animal health clinics in the U.S.
The partnership is expected to enhance SK Telecom’s AI-based veterinary X-ray image diagnosis assistance service, X Caliber, which was launched in 2022, the South Korean company said.
SK Telecom and Vetology also have plans to collaboratively develop a new AI-based solution to expand their presence in the global veterinary market.
In a related move, SK Telecom has also signed a supply contract with local medical device manufacturer Vieworks Co. to create a new medical imaging solution in the first half.
(Yonhap)
