LabSD, Inc.

LabSD, Inc. is a social enterprise based in Seoul, South Korea, whose stated vision is a world without barriers to quality healthcare services. The company was born as a spin-off from Project BOM at Yonsei University Health System, and its founders came from the global health field, with a particular focus on eye health promotion and blindness prevention in resource-limited conditions. Rather than building expensive, heavy ophthalmic hardware from scratch, LabSD repurposes older smartphones into portable fundus cameras, an approach it developed in collaboration with the Samsung Galaxy Upcycling Program. The company's flagship solution is the EYELIKE™ Platform, described as a digital ecosystem to promote eye health and prevent blindness in communities with limited resources. EYELIKE combines upcycled smartphone hardware with AI-assisted image analysis and a task-shifting model: community health workers and local practitioners are equipped to capture and interpret retinal images, extending the reach of ophthalmic screening beyond the small number of highly trained specialists. LabSD also offers OQveT, a comprehensive fundus image analysis platform for animals, extending its imaging technology into veterinary use. LabSD positions itself around five 'A's of healthcare access — Availability, Accessibility, Affordability, Attainability and Accountability — alongside Awareness. Its core values are summarized as ISEE: Inclusive, Sustainable, Evidence Based, and Empowered. The company aligns its work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and emphasizes generating evidence for the impact of its solutions. Its primary markets are South Korea and low- and middle-income countries, where shortages of trained professionals and medical infrastructure leave millions without basic eye screening. As a social enterprise, LabSD operates at the intersection of medical technology, global health and sustainability. It is privately held and headquartered in Seoul. The company presents itself not only as a technology provider but as a builder of sustainable, locally empowered eye-care ecosystems.

LabSD, Inc. began as a spin-off from Project BOM at Yonsei University Health System in South Korea. Its founders came from the global health field, with backgrounds in eye health promotion and the prevention of blindness in resource-limited conditions. The company describes its origin as a response to a 'silent crisis': an estimated 253 million people worldwide living with visual impairments, the majority of which were preventable or treatable, while low- and middle-income countries faced severe shortages of trained professionals and medical infrastructure. The founding team asked how high-quality eye care could be delivered to remote corners of the world without relying on expensive, heavy equipment. Their answer was to use the devices people already carry: smartphones. Collaborating with the Samsung Galaxy Upcycling Program, LabSD developed the EYELIKE™ Platform, which repurposes older smartphones into advanced, portable fundus cameras. This innovation allowed the company to lower costs, reduce electronic waste, and place diagnostic tools directly into the hands of community health workers. Beyond hardware, LabSD adopted a task-shifting approach. By empowering local health practitioners with an easy-to-use, AI-assisted platform, the company aims to bridge the gap between patients in resource-limited conditions and world-standard ophthalmic services. The company frames itself today not merely as a technology provider but as a builder of sustainable eye-care ecosystems. LabSD has also extended its imaging technology to animals with OQveT, a comprehensive fundus image analysis platform for veterinary use. The company aligns its work with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and emphasizes evidence generation and continuous evaluation of its solutions' impact. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and operates as a private social enterprise.

• LabSD is founded as a spin-off from Project BOM at Yonsei University Health System.

• LabSD collaborates with the Samsung Galaxy Upcycling Program to develop the EYELIKE™ Platform, repurposing older smartphones into portable fundus cameras.

• LabSD introduces OQveT, a comprehensive fundus image analysis platform for animals.

Social enterprise providing affordable, AI-assisted eye screening in resource-limited settings through upcycled smartphones.

• EYELIKE™ Platform

  A digital ecosystem to promote eye health and prevent blindness in resource-limited communities, using upcycled smartphones as portable fundus cameras with AI-assisted analysis.

• OQveT

  A comprehensive fundus image analysis platform for animals.

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