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Eli Lilly has launched a platform giving biotech firms access to AI models trained on proprietary data the company says cost more than US$1bn to build. Lilly TuneLab will provide smaller biotechnology companies with drug discovery models developed using years of the company’s research data. These include drug disposition, safety and preclinical datasets representing experimental [...]
Our latest deep dive into a global health tech cluster takes us to the vibrant trading centre of Hong Kong. Click below to find out more about Hong Kong's climate for health innovation, prospects for business and future outlook in health innovation.
By coach, mentor and strategist Nick Feeney As a Wellness Mentor and Strategist, I have a solid understanding of my own health. I train regularly, eat well, stay hydrated, maintain regular sleep cycles and monitor my mental and emotional wellbeing just as closely as my physical fitness. I know what I need to do. But [...]
AI transformation partner Reveal HealthTech has raised US$7.2m in Series A funding to expand its healthcare and life sciences technology. The funding will support product expansion, sales growth and work with more healthcare and life sciences organisations. Founded in 2023 and incubated by W Health Ventures and 2070 Health, the company develops artificial intelligence systems [...]
European health tech venture studio M2care has announced the completion of its fundraising with the participation of a new institutional investor, the French Tech Accélération 2 (FTA2) fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French government. This brings the total amount raised to €26 million, alongside existing investors Mérieux Développement, Institut NAOS des Sciences [...]
By Angel Alberich-Bayarri, CEO of Quibim For decades, the biopsy has been the gold standard of cancer diagnosis, an essential step that gives clinicians the microscopic truth about a tumour. It is precise, but by its nature also invasive, limited to certain moments in a patient’s journey, and not always feasible depending on tumour location [...]
A genetically modified pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient functioned for nine days, in what researchers say is a world first. The attempt marks the first pig lung transplant into a human, after limited progress with pig kidneys and hearts. Xenotransplantation – moving organs from animals to humans – may ease organ shortages, though [...]
A computer scientist's view on the problem, by Kevin Monk, CEO, SARD. Our Electronic Health Records are a mess. A caveat I don’t work in EHR. I’m a computer scientist who runs a workforce optimisation consultancy in the NHS. But I live next door to the EHR people and as a concerned neighbour I poke [...]
Venture capital firm Apollo Health Ventures is funding and co-founding early-stage companies that are transforming age-related diseases and ageing. Health Tech World speaks to co-founder Dr Alexandra Bause to find out more. Founded in 2017, Apollo Health Ventures has, to date, invested in 15 companies that are innovating in the longevity space. From DNA damage [...]
iCarbonX is applying deep learning to gain greater insights into personal health and is advancing AI-driven drug development. Health Tech World speaks to founder and CEO Dr Wang Jun to find out more. The last decade has seen major advancements in artificial intelligence, genomics, and data analytics, and iCarbonX is harnessing these technologies to advance [...]
