Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
Investment Thesis
Merck/MSD corporate VC investing in digital health and data science that optimises pharmaceutical and hospital operations, improves patient outcomes, and drives healthcare system efficiency.
Notable Portfolio
Why Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Should Back MOVO-X
Merck GHI Fund backs hospital operations technology that directly impacts patient outcomes — MOVO-X is exactly that. Our AI triage and queue management platform reduces patient wait times, increases clinical throughput, and generates the structured patient data that pharma companies need for real-world evidence. A strategic investment from Merck GHI unlocks pharma partnerships, hospital procurement relationships, and the regulatory credibility that accelerates MOVO-X's global expansion.
MOVO-X at a Glance
What We've Built
Self-Service Kiosk Platform
- MyKad / NRIC / Health Card scan — national ID auto-fill
- Insurance & eligibility verification in real time
- Multi-language: English, BM, Mandarin, Tamil, French
- Payment: FPX · DuitNow · PayNow · NETS · Interac · Stripe
MOVO-X AI Clinical Triage
- Natural language symptom collection at kiosk
- On-premise LLM processing — zero PHI leaves hospital network
- SOAP-format structured clinical handoff output
- Acuity scoring for clinical routing before doctor sees patient
AI Queue Intelligence
- ML-powered wait time prediction per department
- Clinical acuity-based routing (urgent → priority lane)
- WhatsApp + SMS real-time patient notifications
- Live staff dashboard — 30-second state refresh
Enterprise Architecture
- 4-tier tenancy: Country → HealthcareGroup → Hospital → Department
- 86-table RLS-enforced PostgreSQL schema
- Full audit logging (30+ action types, 7-year retention)
- 62/62 E2E tests passing in production
Traction
KPJ Healthcare — Anchor Prospect
ProspectMalaysia's largest private hospital group. Bursa-listed. JCorp majority. 30+ hospitals across 13 Malaysian states. Advanced discussions underway — significant potential for enterprise-wide AI triage, queue management, and kiosk check-in deployment.
Canada — Multi-Clinic SaaS
ActiveMulti-tenant SaaS active across Quebec and Ontario clinic networks. PIPEDA + Law 25 compliant. Interac and Stripe payments. Architecture validated across clinic groups.
Singapore — Enterprise Pipeline
PipelineFull PDPA (SG), HBRA, and NEHR integration architecture complete. PayNow + NETS + Stripe. English and Mandarin. Strong pipeline potential with Singapore hospital groups.
Let's Talk, Merck
We'd love to walk you through our product, architecture, and pipeline. If healthcare AI in ASEAN fits your mandate, we should have a conversation.