“We got scolded by doctors during our first demo!”

AcuSense Bio raises NT$120 million Series A by transforming 2D into 3D for minimally invasive surgery.

“MIS means you’re operating through a very small hole — but you can’t see all the organs inside,”
said AcuSense Bio Vice President Ian Wang (汪彥佑), pinpointing the core pain point.In traditional open surgery, surgeons can directly perceive spatial relationships between organs. In contrast, MIS relies on a single endoscopic camera, forcing surgeons to operate through a 2D view, challenged by limited depth perception and spatial awareness.

AcuSense Bio recognized this gap as an opportunity for innovation.
Its flagship product, the DARWIN 3D System, achieves a leap from 2D to 3D visualization, resolving long-standing visual bottlenecks and making MIS procedures more intuitive and safer for surgeons.

DARWIN 3D: Turning 2D into 3D Vision

Conventional MIS relies on a single lens and a 2D monitor, demanding exceptional spatial reasoning from surgeons.

The industry has long attempted to introduce 3D endoscopy, but traditional 3D systems require dual cameras to generate stereoscopic images. When the lenses are too close, image distortion or dizziness occurs; rotating the camera can easily desynchronize the 3D composite.

Meanwhile, single-lens endoscopes lack sufficient multi-angle coverage, limiting the surgeon’s understanding of the surgical field and reducing precision.

The DARWIN 3D System overcomes these limitations by combining optical principles with machine learning. Through computational imaging, it generates real-time 3D visuals using only one lens, with dynamically adjustable depth-of-field suitable for confined spaces — a major technical breakthrough.
This approach enhances stability and resolves the alignment issues of traditional methods. Surgeons simply wear 3D glasses to view clear, depth-rich stereoscopic images on the monitor.

1. Real-Time 3D Conversion – Instantly transforms 2D footage into stereoscopic 3D, allowing surgeons to accurately perceive tissue depth and pathology positioning for enhanced spatial judgment.

2. Multi-Endoscope Compatibility – Supports both rigid endoscopes (for cavity surgeries) and flexible endoscopes (for gastrointestinal procedures), ensuring real-time, high-resolution image output.

3. Adaptive Parallax Adjustment – Surgeons can calibrate depth sensitivity based on personal visual comfort, providing a natural viewing experience.

Made in Taiwan” as a Strategic Moat

“Even if competitors try to copy our technology, they won’t succeed,”
Wang stated confidently, responding to Marketing VP How-Cheng Liu’s concern about imitation.

The DARWIN System’s architecture involves complex data processing and depth computation, requiring integration with Taiwan’s GPU capabilities and advanced hardware ecosystem — a synergy that cannot be easily replicated.
“MIT (Made in Taiwan) is our competitive moat,” Wang added.