Community conversations, research and milestones from the people building Sentinan.
Sentinan brought its digital auscultation work to ELDEX Asia at Suntec Singapore, meeting healthcare providers, community organisations and the active-ageing community through live demonstrations and conversations about more accessible heart and respiratory health awareness.
Sentinan was selected as one of eight MedTech startups for KUMIHIMO Tech Camp Singapore 2026, Murata's open innovation programme delivered in partnership with Tribe. The programme connects the cohort with Murata engineers and MedTech experts to refine their products and business plans. Sentinan's work focuses on capturing heart and lung sounds for frontline care and clinician review.
In his address at the SUSS Geronpreneurship Innovation Festival on 26 August 2026, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung highlighted Sentinan's work, named founders Dr Ho Chin Keong and Ray Chan, and noted that Sentinan had served about 300 seniors across Active Ageing Centres.
Sentinan's work on practical audio standards for remote digital auscultation received top-three poster recognition at the Hospital@Home Scientific Symposium. The study explored how clinicians perceived different audio-transmission settings, informing engineering choices for remote listening.
At the TriFactor Run & Run-Swim race-pack collection at Geneo, Sentinan engaged participants in cardiac health awareness over two days. The sessions created opportunities to discuss personal measurements and bring health conversations into an active community.
Sentinan joined the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) Ideation Programme, with its programme year beginning in May 2026. The support helps the team advance its technology and develop its business in Hong Kong's innovation ecosystem.
Sentinan joined Lions Befrienders in Tampines for a heart health talk and guided listening demonstrations. Seniors could hear their own heart sounds, learn about digital auscultation and discuss when to seek further medical attention.
Sentinan received the Talent Innovation Award at the 13th Chaoyang International Talent Entrepreneurship Conference Global Entrepreneurship Competition, recognising its work on cardiopulmonary technology.
Ho Chin Keong and Ray Chan represented Sentinan at Hong Kong Techathon+, organised by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, sharing the team's work and connecting with regional innovators.
Sentinan was included among the new organisations on the Alice Lee Innovation Centre of Excellence's partner wall at SGH Campus, connecting the team with a healthcare innovation ecosystem.
At the SUSS Pavilion during ELDEX Asia 2025, Sentinan showcased its digital stethoscope work and discussed applications in eldercare and telehealth with visitors and the wider innovation community.
Sentinan supported the Love Your Heart event with its digital stethoscope, bringing the team's auscultation work into a community setting.
Sentinan was awarded a S$50,000 Ngee Ann Kongsi-SUSS Impact Grant under the 2025 Gerontology Track. SUSS Entrepreneurship's awardee announcement recognised Sentinan's explainable-AI digital stethoscope work for remote and community cardiopulmonary screening.
Sentinan participates in National GRIP Run 1, Phase 3, supporting the team's journey from research to practical healthcare tools. NUS GRIP featured Sentinan among its MedTech and Digital Health teams at the opening of the NUS i3 building, where programme teams showcased their work to investors and industry partners.
In his address at the Geronpreneurship Innovation Festival, SUSS President Professor Tan Tai Yong highlighted Sentinan as an example of purpose-driven innovation for eldercare, discussing its connected stethoscope and heart-health assessment work.
