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Canadian life insurer and asset manager Manulife has boosted its presence in the healthy ageing sector with the launch of a US$350m Longevity Institute. Valued at US$60bn, Manulife has been active in the longevity space for some time and says the new institute will see it fund ‘innovative research, and key industry collaborations’. Manulife’s chief [...]
Healthcare platform Arbiter has raised US$52m in seed funding from family offices, valuing the New York company at about US$400m. The start-up, which aims to reduce fragmentation in healthcare systems, secured backing from specialist healthcare investors including TriEdge, MFO Ventures and WindRose Health Investors rather than traditional venture capital firms. The investors bring operational experience [...]
As men’s health moves from a relatively niche category to a well-capitalised, innovation-driven market, it's a sector gaining momentum. According to data from FounderNest, an AI-powered market intelligence platform, digital diagnostics, mental health platforms, fertility solutions, and preventative care technologies are attracting significant investment and scaling rapidly. These innovations are collectively shaping the next generation [...]
Global markets rose after Nvidia posted third-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street estimates, easing concerns about AI sector valuations. The chipmaker reported US$1.30 in diluted earnings per share on US$57.01bn in total revenues, beating investor expectations of US$1.26 on US$54.9bn. Sales increased 62 per cent year on year. Nvidia, the world's most valuable [...]
HT World explores the latest research developments in the world of health technology World's most comprehensive AI-powered tool for neuroscience unveiled The new Brain Knowledge Platform (BKP) has been unveiled by Allen Institute researchers and engineers. This first-of-its-kind database and research tool has just launched with data from over 34 million brain cells. [...]
By Moh Waqas, CTO Healthcare, Armis Every year, it feels like the talk tracks repeat themselves in the healthcare cybersecurity space: there are more cyberattacks than ever, the pace shows no sign of slowing down, the industry is continuously battered by ransomware, and patients are left bearing the brunt of security gaps in healthcare settings. [...]
Gradient Health has today announced that its Atlas platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling AI developers and research institutions to securely access diverse, de-identified medical imaging data directly within Google Cloud. Through this initiative, Gradient makes it easier for teams building foundation models and clinical AI applications to source, curate, and deploy [...]
Scientists have built a virtual mouse cortex using a supercomputer, simulating 10 million neurons to study diseases like Alzheimer's and epilepsy. The simulation models both the structure and function of a whole mouse cortex, containing nearly 10 million neurons, 26 billion synapses and 86 interconnected brain regions. Synapses are tiny connections between brain cells that [...]
Popai Health, the voice AI platform that supports phone-based patient conversations, has raised US$11m in funding. The funding will “strengthen Popai's go-to-market efforts, drive faster adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs, and enable the team to scale with increasing market demand”, the firm said. Popai aims to eliminate what it calls [...]
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 [...]
