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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 [...]
Members of the public, clinicians, industry and healthcare providers are being asked to share their views on how AI in healthcare should be regulated, as part of a “Call for Evidence” launched by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today (18 December 2025). This will support the work of the newly formed National [...]
New qualifications have been created to address a shortage of skilled workers in the medtech field. Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) aim to help West Midlands residents access high-demand roles, including roles involving AI-powered health tech. Colleges, private training organisations and universities are expected to offer the new qualifications. The qualifications were created [...]
Population Health Partners and dacadoo have agreed a digital partnership to accelerate outcome-based digital health for individuals and health systems. Announced on 17 December 2025 in New York and Zurich, the collaboration gives Population Health Partners access to dacadoo’s Digital Health Engagement Platform (DHEP) and its science-based Health Score. Outcome-based healthcare links services to measurable [...]
GenAqua has raised $300,000 in funding to commercialise a tap-mounted UVC device that disinfects water at the point of use in hospitals and care facilities. Gold Coast-based GenAqua says the compact device sits on the tap and uses UVC LEDs to inactivate microbes at the point water is used. The system is remotely monitored to [...]
A new NHS network in England’s South West aims to speed commercial health research, giving industry a single route to run studies across local NHS services. The South West Commercial Research Group, the first network of its kind in the region, brings together GP practices, mental health services, acute hospitals and community care to streamline [...]
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. [...]
By EatMoreFruit Communications The way parents discover, evaluate, and trust infant nutrition information is evolving faster than ever. Traditional Google search once served primarily as a link-finder, delivering ranked webpages based on SEO keywords. Today, AI-driven search tools such as Google’s AI Overviews to Perplexity, ChatGPT, and other large language model (LLM) powered assistants, now [...]
Lucis has announced it has closed a US$8.5 million seed funding round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, Circle.Co, and North South Ventures. The funding will enable the startup to accelerate its rollout in France, the UK, Ireland and Portugal, as well as in new markets, expand its [...]
A large real-world study has found that an AI-powered digital tool developed by Megi Health can significantly reduce blood pressure over time while maintaining high long-term patient engagement - a combination that has remained a major challenge in hypertension care. The peer-reviewed research, published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, analysed real-world data from more than [...]
