Life sciences
Artificial intelligence can forecast people’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases up to 10 years ahead by detecting patterns in medical records, research shows. The system, called Delphi-2M, estimates the likelihood of 1,231 diseases by analysing hospital admissions, GP records and lifestyle factors to project future health outcomes. It uses similar technology to chatbots like [...]
Biostate AI, a company accelerating biological research through AI models, today announced the launch of K-Dense Beta, a comprehensive multi-agent AI research system that can compress research cycles from years to days, while eliminating hallucinations that plague generative AI models. In testing, K-Dense made a scientific breakthrough in longevity research, which will be published in [...]
By Roy Wills, VP, Head of Healthcare Business and Partnerships, Intellias Medical imaging has always been at the heart of modern medicine – the lens through which clinicians see what the human eye cannot. Yet as imaging has evolved from grainy 2D pictures to ultra-high-resolution tomographic images, it’s also become a data-intensive discipline. [...]
Health Tech World explores the latest business developments in the world of health technology. Philips and Masimo to advance access to patient monitoring measurement tech Royal Philips and Masimo have renewed their multi-year strategic collaboration. The collaboration will now be working to accelerate the development and delivery of next-generation patient monitoring solutions. The companies state [...]
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) will once again lead one of the largest national pavilions at WHX Dubai 2026, taking place from 9–12 February 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Formerly known as Arab Health, WHX Dubai has evolved into a bolder, broader, and more internationally focused global health innovation summit – attracting [...]
Pharmaceutical companies have paused or cancelled nearly £2bn in planned UK investments this year, causing “suffering” to patients, as disputes over drug pricing escalate ahead of talks with Trump, The Guardian reports. The life sciences sector crisis deepened after US drugmaker MSD said last Wednesday it would abandon its £1bn London research centre. Two days [...]
Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation improved mood in depression patients after six days in a recent study, with only mild or no side effects reported. The treatment, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses electrodes on the scalp to deliver low electrical currents to targeted brain areas. HD-tDCS is a more precise form of transcranial [...]
The US FDA has approved clinical trials for genetically modified pig kidney transplants, moving the field from one-off cases into larger patient studies. Biotech firm eGenesis said on Monday it had received FDA clearance to begin human trials using kidneys from its gene-edited pigs. The company plans to transplant 33 patients over two and a [...]
US drugmaker Merck has scrapped its £1bn London research centre and will cut 125 scientific jobs in the capital this year. The planned UK Discovery Centre at Belgrove House, opposite St Pancras and King’s Cross stations, was already under construction and due to open in two years. It had been expected to employ about 800 [...]
Life Sciences Hub Wales’ 2024-25 Annual Report highlights how cross-sector collaboration is tackling real-world challenges and making a lasting difference to the health, wealth, and wellbeing of Wales and its people. Life Sciences Hub Wales exists to help propel inspiring life science innovations into frontline use in health and social care across Wales. As a [...]
