Generating new perspectives to enhance healthcare and pharma-life sciences.
At Holmusk, we are dedicated to research and innovation in healthcare & drug development. We strongly believe in investing in internal research on new analytical methods to interpret complex data provided by healthcare practitioners and achieving clinical validation for digital interventions. Through integrating our findings with the vast body of knowledge available in published literature on mental health, chronic diseases, behavioral economics, and others, we aim to continuously revitalize the field of healthcare and pharma-life sciences.
Scientific Publications
Khung Keong Yeo; Hean-Yee Ong; Terrance Chua; Zheng Jie Lim; Jonathan Yap; Hee Hwa Ho; Fazlur Jaufeerally, BSc; Khim-Leng Tong; Pipin Kojodjojo, PhD; Hwee-Bee Wong, PhD; Derrick Heng; Kelvin Bryan Tan, PhD; Arthur Mark Richards, MD, PhD; Kristine Leok-Kheng Teoh; Kenny Sin; Ngiap Chuan Tan; Simon Biing Ming Lee; Terence Lim, BSc; Andy Ta; Edwin Liok, BSc; Yee How Lau, BSc; Fei Gao, PhD; Christian Liman, BSc; Joydeep Sarkar; Anders Sahlén, MD, PhD; Tian Hai Koh; Mark Y. Chan, PhD (2020). Building a Longitudinal National Integrated Cardiovascular Database ― Lessons Learnt From SingCLOUD. Circulation Reports 2020 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 33-43, doi:10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0106
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Ling-Jun Li, MD, PhD; Izzuddin M Aris, PhD; Wee Meng Han, MD; Kok Hian Tan, MD (2019). A Promising Food-Coaching Intervention Program to Achieve Optimal Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone App. JMIR Form Res 2019;3(4):e13013 doi:10.2196/13013
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David Koot, MBBS, MMed, Paul Soo Chye Goh, MBBS, MMed, Robyn Su May Lim, PhD, Yubing Tian, MSc, Teng Yan Yau, MBBS, MMed, Ngiap Chuan Tan, MBBS, MMed, Eric Andrew Finkelstein, MHA, PhD (2019). A Mobile Lifestyle Management Program (GlycoLeap) for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Single-Arm Feasibility Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(5):e12965, doi:10.2196/12965
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Saurabh Gupta, Kenneth Ronald Gersing, Alaattin Erkanli, Tal Burt (2015). Antidepressant Regulatory Warnings, Prescription Patterns, Suicidality and Other Aggressive Behaviors in Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders. Psychiatr Q, 87(2), 329-42 doi:10.1007/s11126-015-9389-8
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Kenneth R. Gersing, M.D., John J. Sheehan, Ph.D., Bruce Burchett, Ph.D.. Ling Zhu, Ph.D., John A. Bates, Ph.D., Ross A. Baker, Ph.D., Iftekhar D. Kalsekar, Ph.D. (2014). Use of Augmentation Agents for Treating Depression: Analysis of a Psychiatric Electronic Medical Record Data Set. Psychiatric Services, 65(8), 1062-1065
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Li-Tzy Wu, Dan G. Blazer, Kenneth R. Gersing, Bruce Burchett, Marvin S. Swartz, Paolo Mannelli, NIDA AAPI Workgroup (2013). Comorbid substance use disorders with other Axis I and II mental disorders among treatment-seeking Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race people. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 1940-1948. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.08.022
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Ketan K. Mane, Chris Bizon, Charles Schmitt, Phillips Owen, Bruce Burchett, Ricardo Pietrobon, Kenneth Gersing (2012). VisualDecisionLinc: A visual analytics approach for comparative effectiveness-based clinical decision support in psychiatry. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 45, 101-106. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2011.09.003
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Deanna M. Barch, Ph.D., Gina D’Angelo, Ph.D., Carl Pieper, DrPH, Consuelo H. Wilkins, M.D., Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, Ph.D., Warren Taylor, M.D., Keith S. Garcia, M.D., Kenneth Gersing M.D., P. Murali Doraiswamy M.D., and Yvette I. Sheline M.D. (2012). Cognitive Improvement Following Treatment in Late Life Depression: Relationship to Vascular Risk and Age of Onset. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 20(8), 682-690, doi:10.1097/JGP.0b013e318246b6cb
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Li-Tzy Wu, Sc.D., R.N., M.A., Kenneth R. Gersing, M.D., Marvin S. Swartz, M.D., Bruce Burchett, Ph.D., Ting-Kai Li, M.D., and Dan G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D. (2012). Using electronic health records data to assess comorbidities of substance use and psychiatric diagnoses and treatment settings among adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(4), 555–563, doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.12.009
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TihShih Lee, MD, PhD; Pryseley Nkouibert Assam, PhD; Kenneth R. Gersing, MD; Edwin Chan, PhD; Bruce M.Burchett, PhD, JD; Kang Sim, MBBS, MMed; Lei Feng, MB, PhD; K. Ranga Krishnan, MBChB; and A. John Rush, MD (2012). The Effectiveness of Antidepressant Monotherapy in a Naturalistic Outpatient Setting. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord, 14(5), doi:10.4088/PCC.12m01364
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Li-Tzy Wu, Ken Gersing, Bruce Burchett, George E. Woody, Dan G. Blazer (2011). Substance use disorders and comorbid Axis I and II psychiatric disorders among young psychiatric patients: Findings from a large electronic health records database. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1453-1462. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.06.012
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Yvette I. Sheline, MD; Carl F. Pieper, DrPH; Deanna M. Barch, PhD; Kathleen Welsh-Boehmer, PhD; Robert C. McKinstry, MD, PhD; James R. MacFall, PhD; Gina D’Angelo, PhD; Keith S. Garcia, MD, PhD; Kenneth Gersing, MD; Consuelo Wilkins, MD; Warren Taylor, MD; David C. Steffens, MD; Ranga R. Krishnan, MD; P. Murali Doraiswamy, MD (2010). Support for the Vascular Depression Hypothesis in Late-Life Depression. JAMA Psychiatry, 67(3) 277-285
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Beyer, John L; Taylor, Laura; Gersing, Kenneth R; Krishnan, K Ranga R (2007). Prevalence of HIV Infection in a General Psychiatric Outpatient Population. Psychosomatics, 48, 31-37
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Yvette I. Sheline, Deanna M. Barch, Keith Garcia, Kenneth Gersing, Carl Pieper, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, David C. Steffens, and P. Murali Doraiswamy (2006). Cognitive Function in Late Life Depression: Relationships to Depression Severity, Cerebrovascular Risk Factors and Processing Speed. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 58-65. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.09.019
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John Beyer, Maragatha Kuchibhatla1, Kenneth Gersing1, K Ranga R (2005). Medical Comorbidity in a Bipolar Outpatient Clinical Population. Neuropsychopharmacology, 30, 401-404. doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300608
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Whitepapers
Awards & Recognitions
2019 Awards
Recognized as World Economic Forum 2019 Technology Pioneer
Resident of JLABS @Shanghai (CN) Life Science Incubator
Accepted into Ping An Cloud Accelerator 3rd Cohort
Finalist in Parkway Pantai Innovation Challenge 2019
Accepted into Merck Accelerator China Program 2019
2018 Awards
Resident of JLABS @NYC (US) Life Science Incubator
J&J QuickFire Challenge Finalist
Ascensia Diabetes Challenge Finalist in 2018
2nd prize winner for Merck Diabetes Prevention Innovation Challenge
2017 Awards
Bayer-NUS Grants4Apps Singapore Challenge Winner
Bayer-NUS Grants4Apps Singapore Challenge Audience Choice Innovation Award
WTIA Asia Smart App Awards (Certificate of Merit) 2016/2017
2016 Awards
Asia Actuarial Competition Winner
CrowdANALYTIX platform winner: Predict Bidding Price of Generic Drugs
2015 Awards
CrowdANALYTIX platform winner: PKPD Modeling: Predict Exacerbation in patients with COPD
CrowdANALYTIX platform winner: Changing Landscape of Healthcare in US
CrowdANALYTIX platform winner: Effects of Lifestyle on Aging
News
AIA Agrees Exclusive Asia-Pacific Regional Partnership with Holmusk
August 7, 2020
Holmusk Announces Closing of $21.5 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by Optum Ventures & Health Catalyst Capital
May 18, 2020
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Holmusk and NHCS Extend Collaboration to Improve Heart Disease Care
December 23, 2019
What went down at the Esquire Singapore ‘World Mental Health Day’ event
October 15, 2019
Mental Health in China: A Tsunami Brewing?
August 1, 2019
Holmusk Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
July 1, 2019
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Opens JLABS @ Shanghai in Collaboration with Shanghai Pharma Engine Company Ltd.
June 27, 2019
Holmusk signs Memorandum of Understanding with Janssen (China) Research & Development Center to develop digital mental health strategy in China
June 19, 2019
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Ping An Cloud Accelerator 3rd Cohort
May 25, 2019
Pharma Must Embrace Real-World Evidence to Remain Competitive
April 25, 2019
Digital Health in Europe: University Hospital of Zurich and Curo-Health / Holmusk Announce a Research Collaboration on Depression
March 25, 2019
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The 5 Health Start-Ups You Need to Know About
March 7, 2019
CaregiverAsia and Holmusk Partner to Provide Real-time and Customised Home Care Solutions for Careseekers with Diabetes
January 22, 2019
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Real-World Evidence – A Game Changer for Pharma
January 18, 2019
Holmusk Proudly Announces Residency at JLABS @ NYC
January 7, 2019
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Holmusk Raises USD$9.75 Million in Pre-Series A Financing
September 25, 2018
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Ascensia Announces Finalists For The Ascensia Diabetes Challenge Who Have The Potential To Revolutionize Type 2 Diabetes Management
April 3, 2018
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Multi-Omic Data Analytics Collaboration Between the University of Oxford and Holmusk
October 2, 2017
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Holmusk: Using Data to Improve Clinical Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease in Singapore
April 6, 2017
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Biomedical Institute for Global Health Research and Technology (BIGHEART) at NUS and Holmusk Partner to Innovate Healthcare IT for Chronic Disease
March 27, 2017
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Holmusk Showcases a Digital Diabetes Management Program (GlycoLeap) at World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar
November 22, 2016
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Singapore Digital Health Company Launches New Smart Coach for Type 2 Diabetes
October 3, 2016
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Holmusk to Acquire Rights in Behavioral Health Management System from Major National Academic Medical Center
November 1, 2015
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Big Data Collaboration to Improve Chronic Disease Management
August 3, 2015