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Inviga Healthcare Fund (IHF) has acquired a 21 per cent stake in Indian ophthalmic diagnostics specialist Forus Health, backing the scale-up of its AI-integrated eye screening platforms in India and global markets. The deal marks Inviga’s second major transaction, following its 2024 investment in vaccine start-up Mynvax, and underlines the fund’s focus on Indian-built health [...]
A new AI-based employee management platform for healthcare has been launched on the back of US$2.1m in funding. Planbase received the investment boost from Y Combinator, LocalGlobe and angel investors. The company will use the funds to expand into more medium-large clinics nationwide and hire additional software engineers. Co-founders Joe Shearman and Jack Light are a married couple and [...]
By Nate MacLeitch, CEO of Quickblox In our latest survey, “AI Tool Adoption Healthcare (2025),” Quickblox discovered healthcare providers are moving from pilots to purpose when it comes to AI. We surveyed 101 healthcare leaders to determine where AI is taking hold and where it’s hitting resistance. Responses came from a wide cross-section of the [...]
US-based mental health provider Amae Health has raised US$25m in pre-empted Series B financing to expand its AI-enabled outpatient clinics for people living with severe mental illness (SMI), taking total funding to more than US$50m. The round was led by Altos Ventures, with participation from all existing investors, including Quiet Capital, Bling Capital, Cedars-Sinai Ventures, [...]
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with CardMedic across the organisation, enabling its 6,300-strong workforce to communicate more clearly and confidently with patients who face language or communication barriers. CardMedic is a digital healthcare communication platform that allows staff and patients to communicate safely and effectively irrespective of language barriers, cognitive impairment or literacy. [...]
Google plans to put AI datacentres in space, with its first prototype satellites set to launch in early 2027 to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence. The US technology company’s engineers believe around 80 solar-powered satellites could orbit about 400 miles above Earth, equipped with processors to handle AI workloads. Research released on Tuesday suggests [...]
Centre for Sight is offering patients the opportunity to treat both cataracts and glaucoma in a single procedure – using ELIOS, a groundbreaking, implant-free excimer laser technology. While many glaucoma treatments require the placement of a permanent microimplant inside the eye, ELIOS (Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy) avoids this by using laser light energy to create 10 [...]
DoseMe has acquired Firstline, creating a single path from therapy choice to personalised dosing so clinicians can reach optimal care faster. Financial terms were not disclosed. Jupiter, Florida-based DoseMe is a portfolio company of Fairlong Capital. Firstline, based in Vancouver, Canada, provides clinical decision support used by healthcare organisations worldwide. Firstline’s mobile-first software makes infectious [...]
By Natasha Hassani, founder and director of Neon Rocks Agency For decades, healthcare marketing has borrowed its playbook from consumer brands: fast-moving, trend-led, and conversion-driven. But medicine is not a product. It is personal, regulated, and deeply human. As patients increasingly turn to digital channels to research and choose their care, the need for a [...]
Thousands of Scots in deprived areas will be offered free weight-loss injections in a government-funded trial launching next year. The UK government has provided an initial £650,000 for up to 5,000 participants in the Scotland CardioMetabolic Impact Study (SCoMIS). The multi-million pound study will be led by Glasgow University in partnership with the Universities of [...]
