AI
Doctronic has raised US$40m in series B funding, marking its third funding round in less than a year. The round was co-led by Abstract and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Seven Stars, Union Square Ventures, Tusk Ventures and Mantis. Last year, Doctronic secured a US$20m series A and US$5m from Union Square [...]
About a third of US adults say they use AI chatbots for health information, according to a new survey. The report comes as the use of AI in general grows, alongside concerns among doctors and other healthcare professionals about the quality of health information people are gathering. An American Medical Association survey of US physicians [...]
Sanius Health, the London-based AI and patient data platform, has acquired Cambridge cancer digital health company THERAPYAUDIT, developer of the beetroot therapy audit care platform used by NHS clinicians to monitor treatments, track outcomes and coordinate complex cancer and care pathways. The acquisition expands the reach of Sanius Health technology to more than 35 NHS hospitals, [...]
Health Lean Analytics has secured more than €2.1m in funding, as the Barcelona-based company looks to expand its hospital data and AI platform. The transaction combines private capital and public funding, with Novanta, a US-listed public company, acting as a technology and strategic partner. HLA plans to use Novanta's manufacturing and medical technology expertise, along [...]
Microsoft is rolling out an AI health assistant designed to help people manage their health using their own medical data. The feature, called Copilot Health, works inside the company's Copilot app and can provide personalised health advice using a user's medical data, if they choose to share it. With permission, the tool can review information [...]
Healthcare is now one of the most targeted sectors for cyber attacks, with ransomware and data breaches threatening not just patient privacy but the stability of entire health systems. In the new episode of the Health Tech World Podcast, we speak with Afshin Attari, Director of Public Sector and Unified Platforms at Exponential-e, about how [...]
Ternary has raised £3.6m in seed funding to scale a new AI drug discovery platform designed to create molecular glue drugs. Molecular glues are small drug molecules that force two proteins inside a cell to stick together. When they bind, they can switch off harmful proteins or restore lost function. In theory, this approach could [...]
Bliss has raised US$270k for culturally informed AI therapy aimed at widening mental health access for diaspora communities. Originally founded in Albania and headquartered in Finland, mental health startup Bliss has raised US$270,000 in angel funding led by Keiretsu Forum, Finest Love VC and Plug and Play to develop AI infrastructure designed to support culturally [...]
The conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) at HIMSS 2026 carries a sense of urgency that is impossible to ignore. Walk the halls and AI is everywhere. Demonstrations of predictive analytics, clinical decision tools and large language models promise to reshape how health systems operate and how care is delivered. Entire sections of [...]
Amazon has expanded Health AI to its website and app, widening access to the healthcare assistant. The assistant, called Health AI, was previously only available on the app for One Medical, the healthcare company Amazon acquired for US$3.9bn in 2023. Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments [...]
