AI
Millions of patients worldwide living with sickle cell disease (SCD) could soon have the power to anticipate painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) before they occur, thanks to an artificial intelligence platform developed by Sanius Health, a London-based digital health company. Sanius Health uses predictive analytics to forecast crises with up to 92% sensitivity, giving patients actionable [...]
This month, over 200 healthtech founders, investors, clinicians, and policymakers convened in London to confront a critical challenge: transforming healthcare through the strategic use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data. Attendees from across the health and care ecosystem gathered at the latest networking event from The Future Health, sponsored by NTT DATA, Better, MBI Health, [...]
Confido Health has announced a US$10 million Series A to expand its platform, bringing its total funding to $13 million. The round was led by Blume Ventures, with participation from new investors such as Schema Ventures, Vicus Ventures and also existing investors Together Fund, DeVC, and Medmountain Ventures, as well as strategic healthcare operators from [...]
The 10 Year Health Plan sees a big role for AI, but as things stand suppliers, trusts and clinicians are struggling to deploy, scale, and get the most out of the tools available. Harry Lykostratis, chief executive of Open Medical, explains how its Keypoint project will address the challenges and create a framework for the [...]
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a platform that combines automated lab methods with artificial intelligence to design nanoparticles for drug delivery. The system helps researchers identify and optimise recipes for nanoparticles – tiny carriers that encapsulate drugs and deliver them to specific sites in the body. In a proof of concept, it created [...]
The NHS should get quicker access to the latest AI tools, thanks to a new National Commission that has been tasked with advising the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on how to re-write the regulatory rulebook on AI in healthcare. The UK National Commission on the Regulation of AI in Healthcare will bring [...]
By Mark Matthews of The Motivational Speakers Agency Shafi Ahmed is a healthcare speaker, surgeon and innovator, known for leading the world’s first virtual reality operation. As a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, he has pioneered global surgical training through Google Glass and immersive technologies. Beyond the operating theatre, Shafi co-founded [...]
By Mr Kuen Yeow Chin, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Founder of Apex Skin Clinic Skin cancer remains one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time. In the UK alone, melanoma cases have more than doubled in the past 25 years, and the numbers continue to rise. While treatment outcomes improve significantly with [...]
Prosper AI has today announced US$5 million in seed funding to accelerate its voice AI platform, which builds specialised AI agents for healthcare’s most critical front and back-office workflows. The round was led by Emergence Capital, the first backers of Salesforce, Veeva, and Doximity, with participation from Y Combinator, CRV, and Company Ventures. Prosper AI [...]
Millions of patients could get faster diagnoses as artificial intelligence (AI) tools are trialled across NHS screening services through a new cloud-based research platform. The AI Research Screening Platform (AIR-SP), backed by nearly £6m in government funding, is being developed by NHS England. It will allow trusts across the country to join trials of AI [...]
