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Digital Workforce, a global leader in enterprise automation and AI-driven solutions, has announced a landmark deal with one of the largest integrated academic health systems in the world. The US based Academic Health System employs over 80,000 people - almost three times as many as employed by the UK’s largest NHS trust - and comprises [...]
A study will test whether voice AI can flag multiple sclerosis earlier by analysing speech patterns. The study is led by Dr Timothy West, a neurologist at Intermountain Health’s Salt Lake Clinic in the US, with Canary Speech, a company specialising in vocal biomarker technology, and Intermountain Ventures. It is described as the [...]
Exact Imaging has raised US$10m to accelerate global sales of ExactVu, its micro-ultrasound prostate biopsy system. The funds will be used to speed up sales and wider adoption of ExactVu worldwide. ExactVu uses high-resolution micro-ultrasound for urologic imaging. Micro-ultrasound provides higher-resolution images than standard ultrasound, helping clinicians see tissue in greater detail. The [...]
Eli Lilly has agreed to buy Orna Therapeutics for US$2.4bn. The deal was announced on Monday. Orna is developing a treatment that uses circular RNA and specialised lipid particles to prompt a patient’s body to produce the cell therapies needed to fight disease. Circular RNA is a form of genetic material that forms [...]
QuantX Biosciences has raised US$85m in Series B funding to develop two oral small-molecule drug candidates. The financing will back a STAT6 inhibitor and an IL-17 inhibitor, oral small molecules designed for immunology and inflammation diseases. The raise brings QuantX’s total funding to US$130m since its founding in 2022. Alongside its two lead [...]
Eikon Therapeutics has raised US$381.2m in an IPO, selling 21.2m shares at US$18 each. The shares were priced at the top of the company’s targeted US$16 to US$18 range. The offering comes as IPO activity shows signs of picking up in 2026, following a government shutdown in October of the previous year that forced many [...]
Chatbot misuse is ranked the top health technology hazard for 2026, according to patient safety organisation ECRI. ECRI compiled its annual top 10 from member surveys, literature reviews, medical device testing and investigations of patient safety incidents. Rob Schluth is principal project officer for device safety at ECRI. He said: “The chatbots referenced, [...]
Stratus Medical has raised US$10m to complete development of its lower back pain treatment technology for interventional radiology. Founded in 2019 and based in Texas, the company makes tools for interventional radiologists and other providers performing radiofrequency heat lesion procedures for lower back pain. Radiofrequency heat lesion procedures use heat to destroy nerves that are [...]
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu, an AI-led family caregiving app designed to cut the mental load of care. The new company is developing what it describes as an intelligent care system, starting with an app and expanding over time into complementary hardware devices. The platform is designed for families and [...]
Lotus Health has raised US$35m in a series A round to expand its "AI doctor", which provides free, round-the-clock primary care. Together with a seed round, the company said this brings its total funding to US$41m. The company said it will use the funding to build out its infrastructure, clinical team and runway for its [...]
