Mexican graduate Saile Villegas, Director of Seeai, was inspired to start a business in healthcare after suffering a misdiagnosis at 18 years old. 

Saile and her business partner, Japanese graduate Reo Ogusu, founded Seeai after completing their studies in Computer Science at the University of Leeds.

Seeai joined University of Leeds’ Nexus community as part of the Propel programme, a six-month digital health accelerator programme delivered by the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), that targets SMEs with digital health innovations for the Yorkshire and Humber region. 

Early projects for the company included a partnership with NHS Grampian in Scotland to develop AI that can automatically detect bone fractures in X-ray images. Seeai used deep learning-based technology to make medical diagnoses of bone fractures from radiographs – a technology that has the potential to address the shortage of trained radiologists in UK hospitals, making analysis quicker and more cost-effective.

Today, Seeai has evolved beyond healthcare to work across multiple industries, helping businesses to unlock the value of technology through tailored software solutions. With over 50 projects completed in sectors including aviation, insurance, advertising, construction and manufacturing, the Leeds-based company's pragmatic approach focuses on finding the right solution - whether using AI or not - to best fit each unique business need.