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Johnson & Johnson said MedTech sales rose 5.4 per cent in 2025 to US$33.8bn. The group said operational sales in its Innovative Medicine division rose 5.3 per cent year on year to about US$60.4bn. It said MedTech growth was driven by electrophysiology products, Abiomed in cardiovascular care and wound-closure products in general surgery, alongside the [...]
Kinaset Therapeutics has raised US$103m in a Series B to move forward frevecitinib, an inhaled asthma therapy for people not controlled by standard inhalers. The Boston-based firm is developing an inhaled treatment for serious respiratory diseases. The company will use the proceeds to advance frevecitinib, an inhaled dry powder being developed for people whose asthma [...]
Why the real return on JPM, HIMSS, HLTH, and Davos is earned after the agenda, when leaders turn access into action By Gil Bashe, chair global health and purpose at FINN Partners and Health Tech World correspondent In the days following JPM Healthcare Week, one pattern comes into focus with unusual clarity. The important work [...]
At a time when health care feels more complex, costly and disconnected than ever, Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter (February 1st, 2026) arrives with a clear message: the system is not broken because it lacks innovation, talent or investment, but because it has lost sight of the people it exists to serve. [...]
Proxima has raised an oversubscribed US$80m seed round for AI drug discovery in proximity therapeutics, which aim to control protein interactions. The New York and Boston-based company, formerly known as VantAI, has rebranded to reflect its focus on building the technology and data needed to unlock proximity-based therapeutics. These medicines work by controlling how proteins [...]
Women’s health exits topped US$100bn in acquisitions and IPOs from 2000 to 2025, according to new research. Released at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, the research logs 276 exits and 27 billion-dollar deals, including US$27bn in transactions in 2025 alone, the biggest year on record for the category. The report, Follow the Exits: [...]
OpenAI has acquired the healthcare technology start-up Torch as it expands its presence in healthcare. Torch was building a "unified medical memory" for artificial intelligence, designed to bring a patient’s health data into one place when it is typically siloed across different vendors and formats. Torch’s employees will join OpenAI as part of the acquisition, [...]
Oasys Health has raised US$4.6m to expand an AI platform that automates admin work for mental health providers. The New York-based behavioural health start-up automates tasks including documentation, scribing, billing, scheduling and insurance reimbursements. It also syncs with wearables and apps such as Apple Watch, Oura Ring, Strava and Flo to help providers understand patients’ [...]
Butterfly Medical, developer of a proprietary non-surgical solution for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), has announced the successful completion of the final 12-month follow-up for all patients in its international pivotal clinical study. The landmark study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Butterfly Prostatic Retraction Device, a first-line interventional therapy (FIT) for [...]
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, letting users link medical records, wellness apps and wearables. The company said in its announcement: "ChatGPT can help you understand recent test results, prepare for appointments with your doctor, get advice on how to approach your diet and workout routine, or understand the tradeoffs of different insurance options based on [...]
