News
Boston-based a2z Radiology AI has received FDA clearance for its CT triage system that flags seven urgent findings on abdomen-pelvis scans in a single pass. The system identifies and prioritises small bowel obstruction, acute cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation), acute pancreatitis (pancreas inflammation), acute diverticulitis (colon inflammation), hydronephrosis (kidney swelling), free air (air outside organs) and unruptured [...]
Helsinki-based Gosta Labs has raised €7.5m in seed funding to scale its oncology AI operating system for cancer care teams. The company, founded by former Kaiku Health founders Lauri Sippola and Henri Viertolahti, develops technology that automates clinical documentation and transforms patient visits into structured data in real time. Kaiku Health was acquired by Elekta [...]
Canadian life insurer and asset manager Manulife has boosted its presence in the healthy ageing sector with the launch of a CA$350m Longevity Institute. Valued at US$60bn, Manulife has been active in the longevity space for some time and says the new institute will see it fund ‘innovative research, and key industry collaborations’. Manulife’s chief [...]
By James Greenfield, CEO, Koto In the late 2000s, we all started seeing wearable technology for the first time. From the trendy Nike FuelBand to the more Dad-adjacent Fitbit, we began counting our steps. Fast forward a few years and suddenly people were talking about sleep scores. Fast forward again and its strain, irregular rhythms [...]
Ergéa, a leading pan-European healthcare company specialising in diagnostic imaging and cancer care, has appointed David Rolfe as Group CEO and named Mark Graves as CEO of Ergéa UK. Effective 24 November 2025, David Rolfe, the outgoing CEO of Ergéa UK, has been appointed CEO of Ergéa Group. As part of this leadership transition, Mark [...]
Bath-based InnotiveDx has won a £1m grant to advance its rapid UTI test, delivering results in under 60 minutes. The funding from PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) will support development of the InnotiveUTI test, which provides bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (checking which antibiotics will work) at the point of care. This tackles [...]
An NHS-backed mental health fund has picked 19 startups for its second cohort, with each eligible to pitch for up to £1m. The Innovations in Mental Health (IMH) Fund’s 12-week immersion programme will focus on companies developing solutions for depression, anxiety and psychosis-related disorders. The fund also announced its first investment in Affiniti AI, which [...]
Amorphical, developer of nano-amorphous mineral-based pharmacologic agents for health conditions, today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the company’s investigational nano-amorphous mineral-based therapy in patients with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The study, approved by the Helsinki Committee of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the Israel Ministry [...]
Healthcare London, a collaboration of the capital’s leading private healthcare providers and NHS teaching hospitals, has signed a landmark partnership with CF (Carnall Farrar) to deepen UK–Saudi healthcare collaboration and expand Saudi patients’ access to London’s world-class medical expertise. The partnership builds on the longstanding relationship between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi [...]
By Alfred Olivares, Global Managing Partner, Healthcare & MedTech at HTEC The NHS, once the envy of the world, is now facing the expectations of a generation raised on instant access and personalised services. Research from the Independent Healthcare Provider Network shows that half of millennials plan to use private healthcare in the next year, [...]
