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Prenetics has dropped its Bitcoin plan, ending its Bitcoin treasury strategy to focus on its IM8 supplement brand. The Nasdaq-listed health sciences company said on 30 December it would no longer acquire Bitcoin and would instead concentrate on IM8, which it said had reached US$100m in annualised recurring revenue in 11 months. However, Prenetics chief [...]
By Todd Patriacca, chief financial officer, Andrew Chang, chief commercial officer and Mikhail Boukhny, senior vice president, R&D, BVI The global medical device industry is entering a period of accelerated transformation, and ophthalmology sits at the center of that shift. As populations age, digital ecosystems expand, and expectations for personalised care rise, 2026 is shaping [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. The world's first AI orchestrator data platform for healthcare launches McCrae Tech has launched the world's first health AI orchestrator called Orchestral. Orchestral is a health-native AI orchestrator data platform that connects diverse data sources with AI agents, workflows, and algorithms, [...]
VYNE and Yarrow agreed a merger to form Yarrow Bioscience and advance YB-101, a TSH receptor antibody for Graves’ and thyroid eye disease. The all-stock deal will see the combined company operate as Yarrow Bioscience and list on Nasdaq under YARW, subject to approvals. Closing is targeted for the second quarter of 2026. Pre-closing financings [...]
OpenAI is reportedly exploring a move into consumer health tools, including a personal health assistant or health data aggregator. Sources close to the company told Business Insider that the AI giant is weighing several opportunities as it pushes into healthcare, a sector where tech giants including Google, Amazon and Microsoft have struggled to gain traction. [...]
SRx Health agreed the acquisition of EMJX, pivoting from healthcare to a digital asset platform; Eric M. Jackson will be chief executive and chair on closing. SRx Health Solutions said it has a definitive agreement to acquire EMJ Crypto Technologies (EMJX). The deal marks a shift from healthcare to building a digital asset treasury platform, [...]
Microdosing psychedelics seems to lift mood on dosing days, but the effect does not last, according to new research. The findings suggest perceived benefits from taking small doses of substances such as psilocybin mushrooms (‘magic mushrooms’, which contain the hallucinogen psilocybin) or LSD, a hallucinogenic drug, may be acute rather than long-lasting. Microdosing typically involves [...]
By Amit Chadha, CEO, LTTS “Your breathing pattern has shifted slightly today. Would you like to check in?” – pings on the phone of a patient in recovery. Nothing alarming. Nothing intrusive. But it reflects a deep change – her wearable device, home sensor, and care app quietly working together to detect deviations that the [...]
Healthcare Triangle signed an advance agreement to acquire Teyame AI’s Spain-incorporated companies, Teyame 360 and Datono Mediacion, in a planned US$50m deal closing in Q1 2026. The consideration will include cash, common stock, non-voting convertible preferred stock and contingent earnout-based equity. The acquired assets are expected to generate approximately US$34m in incremental annual revenue and [...]
By Christian Espinosa, CEO & founder, Blue Goat Cyber AI is already reshaping patient care – from faster diagnosis and risk scoring to robotic-assisted surgery and continuous monitoring. But AI in MedTech is moving at startup speed, while security and safety practices are still moving at regulatory speed. That gap isn’t theoretical. [...]
