Horalix
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Medical technology Artificial intelligence in healthcare |
| Founded 📆 | 2025 |
| Founder 👔 | Kerim Šabić |
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| Products 📟 | AI echocardiography workflow software; AI chest X-ray and CT analysis |
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| 🌐 Website | horalix |
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Horalix is a Bosnian medical technology company headquartered in Sarajevo that develops artificial intelligence-powered software for echocardiography workflow automation and clinical medical imaging analysis. The company's platform automates cardiac view detection, chamber measurements, and structured report generation from echocardiographic examinations, and includes additional capabilities for chest X-ray and CT scan analysis.
Background and founding
Horalix was founded in Sarajevo by Kerim Šabić, a medical student at the School of Science and Technology in Sarajevo.[1] Šabić has described the founding motivation as direct observation of clinical workflow problems during hospital rotations: that physicians face large volumes of reports requiring constant review, and that the primary constraint was not knowledge but time.[2]
Prior to founding Horalix, Šabić worked as a secondary school student on international projects, including a collaboration with CERN through the Cultural Collisions project.[1] This experience contributed to his goal of combining medical training with applied technology development.
Technology
AI echocardiography platform
The Horalix core platform performs automated analysis of cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) images. The system automates cardiac view detection and classification, chamber dimension measurement, and structured cardiology report generation. According to the company, the platform produces full cardiac measurement output in approximately 10 seconds after image acquisition under internal benchmarks, achieves over 94% accuracy in AI-assisted focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) settings under external benchmark contexts, and generates more than 50 unique cardiac measurements and approximately 80 total structured clinical outputs per examination.[3]
Šabić has described the platform's reported overall diagnostic accuracy at 98%, stating in an interview on Federal Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina that this exceeds the World Health Organization's benchmark of 85% physician accuracy for comparable diagnostic tasks.[2] The company has conducted testing with physicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany.[2]
Medical imaging analysis
Beyond echocardiography, the Horalix AI platform includes capabilities for chest radiograph analysis and computed tomography scan interpretation. The system is reported to analyze chest X-rays in under 90 seconds across more than 150 detectable medical conditions, and to process CT scans in under 5 minutes. Supported imaging types include PA and AP chest X-ray views, lung CT scans, TAP scans with lung slices, and both contrast and non-contrast scans. Additional features include bone suppression, cardiothoracic index measurement, and nodule follow-up analysis consistent with Fleischner Society guidelines.[4]
Activities and recognition
Techstars accelerator
In 2025, Horalix was selected for the Techstars Community Partnership Founder Catalyst program, a joint accelerator cohort connecting the startup ecosystems of Sarajevo and Omaha, Nebraska. The program selected 20 startups across both cities. Techstars described Horalix as "an AI-powered platform for echocardiography that automates view detection, chamber measurements, and structured reporting, delivering faster, workflow-native cardiac insights."[5] Šabić described the program as connecting Bosnian founders with capital access and mentorship networks centered in San Francisco.[2]
The Techstars program received recognition from the Federal Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which co-subsidised the startup ecosystem development project, noting that Bosnia and Herzegovina was the only country in Southeast Europe to receive a license from the Techstars accelerator.[2]
International presentations
Research and product work associated with Horalix has been presented in Berlin, Stockholm, and Uppsala, according to reporting in Oslobođenje, Bosnia and Herzegovina's oldest daily newspaper.[1] Interest in the platform has also been noted from pharmaceutical companies, though the company's products had not yet received wide hospital implementation at the time of the June 2025 reporting.[1]
Public speaking and media
Šabić appeared as a speaker at the Impakt RAYE Youth Entrepreneurship Camp held on Jahorina mountain (August 29–31, 2025), a regional programme for young entrepreneurs organised by Investicijska fondacija Impakt.[6] He participated in the panel "Empowering the New Generation: How We Support Young Entrepreneurs" alongside representatives from industry and government.[6]
Šabić was also a guest on the podcast O prostoru hosted by architect Amir Vuk Zec, as reported by Oslobođenje, where he discussed the role of artificial intelligence in medicine and the potential of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a centre for technological innovation.[1] He was described as the youngest guest to appear on the podcast at the time of broadcast.[1]
Philosophy and approach
Šabić has articulated a view that artificial intelligence in medicine functions as a support tool for physicians rather than a replacement. In interviews he has stated that medicine involves dimensions beyond diagnostic output — including physician-patient communication and individual patient context — that cannot be automated, while physicians who incorporate AI tools will have advantages over those who do not.[2] He has also noted that the goal is earlier diagnosis, observing that conditions identified earlier are generally more treatable.[2]
Market context
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 17.9 million deaths annually according to the World Health Organization.[7] Echocardiography is a primary non-invasive diagnostic tool in cardiology, and AI-assisted interpretation systems have attracted growing interest from hospitals and health systems globally seeking to address physician shortages and workflow inefficiencies.
Horalix operates in a segment that includes companies such as Ultromics, Caption Health (acquired by GE Healthcare), and others developing AI platforms for cardiac imaging. The company has positioned its platform toward hospital and clinical markets in Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans, alongside broader European and international markets.
References
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"Hoće li AI uskoro zamijeniti jedno od najvažnijih ljudskih zanimanja?". Oslobođenje. June 16, 2025. Retrieved 2025. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Techstars projekat omogućio dostupnost kapitala u BiH, kompanije već prepoznate u inostranstvu". Federal Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
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"Horalix – AI-Powered Echocardiography Workflow". Horalix. Retrieved 2026. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "From Sarajevo to the World: Horalix is Building the Future of AI-Powered Healthcare". PRLog. April 19, 2025. Retrieved 2025. Check date values in:
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"Techstars Launches First Startup Community Partnership Founder Catalyst: Uniting Founders and Communities Across Omaha & Sarajevo". Techstars. Retrieved 2025. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jahorina u znaku mladih poduzetnika: Impakt RAYE kamp donio poduzetnički duh inspiracije, druženja, učenja i novih poslovnih prilika". Impakt. September 3, 2025. Retrieved 2025. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Cardiovascular diseases". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2025. Check date values in:
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External links
Category:Medical technology companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Artificial intelligence companies Category:Companies based in Sarajevo Category:Companies established in 2024 Category:Medical imaging Category:Cardiology Category:Techstars companies
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