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Aidoc has raised US$150m to expand CARE, its clinical AI platform that helps doctors make faster, more accurate medical decisions at the point of care. The funding round was led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, with support from NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) and four major US health systems: Hartford HealthCare, Mercy, Sutter Health [...]
New UK rules allow hospitals to prepare advanced blood cancer treatments locally, reducing delays for patients. New regulations introduced on 23 July will allow hospitals across the UK to manufacture personalised cancer therapies on-site, instead of sending cells to distant labs. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has created the legal framework, said [...]
Health tech company Respiree has raised US$11.6m in Series A funding to expand its AI tools for managing disease progression across care settings. Founded in Singapore, the company said its augmented-AI platform is designed to support clinical decision-making by automating patient monitoring, care pathway management and the delivery of medical insights. One of its key [...]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink expects to implant brain chips in 20,000 people annually by 2031, generating at least US$1bn a year, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg. The company plans to operate around five large clinics within six years and offer at least three versions of its device, according to a recent presentation shown to investors. [...]
By Julia Scott, pharmacist and CxIO at Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, digitalisation is no longer a distant goal, it’s a burning platform. At Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, the implementation of our electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system, Better Meds, was not just a technological shift; it was [...]
Blue Longevity Clinic has raised €2m to expand its longevity medicine clinics in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, supported by proprietary diagnostic protocols and digital tools. The Sofia-based healthtech provider plans to open centres in Sofia, Athens and Istanbul in September this year, offering services aimed at extending healthspan — the number of years lived in [...]
Biostate AI has secured strategic research partnerships in the U.S. and India, and a joint venture in China, dramatically expanding the global dataset for their RNA sequencing-based precision medicine solutions. Biostate AI uses RNA sequencing, a snapshot of gene activity, to build AI models that accurately guide drug development, therapy selection and personalised health predictions. [...]
By Sanius Health The treatment landscape for multiple myeloma is changing fast, and for the better. For patients who have relapsed or exhausted their options, there is now a renewed sense of hope. Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapies (CAR-T) and bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are transforming outcomes in ways that were once unimaginable. Trispecific antibodies (TsAbs) are [...]
Hospitals in the UK can now make personalised cancer treatments and gene therapies on site, potentially cutting delays from weeks or months to just days. The Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2025, which came into force today (23 July), make the UK the first country with a dedicated legal framework [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. Partnership to revolutionise treatment of liver tumours Proximie - a health technology platform digitising operating rooms - has announced a partnership with HistoSonics, the manufacturer of the Edison Histotripsy System1 and novel histotripsy therapy platforms used for non-invasive treatment of liver [...]
