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Taig Mac Carthy

Entrepreneur, writer, researcher, and composer from the Basque Country. Building ventures and creative projects across technology, healthcare, psychology, and music.

Automatic Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis using Deep Learning

More than ten publications on automating diagnosis and severity scoring for skin conditions. This research underpins Legit.Health, a certified medical AI device used by dermatologists in clinical practice.

  • Fully automated scoring for atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and urticaria
  • Simplifies clinical assessment workflows
  • Published in peer-reviewed medical journals
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ASCORAD automated atopic dermatitis scoring research paper

Building Ventures: the Builder's Handbook

A handbook on systematic venture creation, covering the fundamentals of building companies within venture development contexts. Available to read online for free.

  • Practical frameworks drawn from real startup experiences
  • Systematic approach to building and managing ventures
  • Free to read online, with a full edition available
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Building Ventures: the Builder's Handbook book cover

GIK Live: 3 million bottles of blue wine in 17 countries

Co-founded GIK Live during university, a blue wine brand that became the fastest-growing winery of its era. Acquired in 2019. Also created Hola Plate and co-founded Legit.Health.

  • GIK Live: blue wine sold in 17 countries before acquisition
  • Legit.Health: certified medical AI device for dermatology
  • Hola Plate: patented weight management tool
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GIK Live blue wine bottles

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