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Aidoc has secured US$150m to expand its AI imaging platform and add new disease detection tools. The company said the funding will support wider international adoption of its aiOS platform, which helps clinicians review medical scans and prioritise urgent cases. It also supports related tasks such as managing patient data. Aidoc’s software is built around [...]
The UK medical technology sector has an annual turnover of over £26.4 billion. The opportunities for growth are huge, driven by developments in diagnostics, remote monitoring and patient care and enabled by AI, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), and software-enabled products. There are many challenges for MedTech companies in this fast growing market, from [...]
Alesi Surgical, a surgical technology company tackling surgical smoke in operating theatres, has successfully closed a £7m funding round led by IW Capital and supported by existing shareholders, IP Group and Mercia Ventures. The funding will support international commercial expansion and further development of Alesi’s Ultravision2 platform as regulation around smoke control tightens. Dr Dominic [...]
Sleep Cycle has become the first application in the sleep category available through OpenAI’s platform. The launch marks an initial step in how Sleep Cycle can distribute its services via AI-based platforms, beyond its own app. Sleep Aid consists of carefully designed audio experiences that help users unwind and fall asleep, including guided relaxation, calming [...]
Cincinnati-based health tech company AssureCare LLC and pharmacy optimisation provider Pillr Health have announced a strategic partnership. The organisations are combining their expertise and tech-enabled capabilities to help hospitals and health systems manage surging specialty drug costs and operational challenges. With specialty drugs projected to account for well over half of all U.S. medicine spending [...]
An AI model detected pancreatic cancer earlier and more accurately than radiologists, offering hope of earlier diagnosis, a study found. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common form of pancreatic cancer. It has a poor survival rate and is usually diagnosed late, when symptoms and visible tissue changes are often absent. The model, called REDMOD, [...]
By Andy Barker, strategic advisor for digital health at Harris Health Alliance, and formerly IT director for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and digital transformation lead for Kent and Medway ICB. Neighbourhood care brings many benefits. It means that a multidisciplinary care team can look after patients, whatever their needs. That team can include acute, primary, [...]
By Dr Anne Blackwood, chief executive, Health Tech Enterprise In today’s medical technology landscape, Artificial Intelligence has become the catch-all solution to every problem, or so it seems. While AI is undoubtedly adding value in MedTech, its dominance in investor conversations has created an uneven playing field. Founders developing clinically meaningful but non-AI-driven solutions may [...]
Hospital patients at every NHS trust in England can now check referrals and appointments in the NHS App, making it easier to manage care in one place. Around 64 per cent of all hospital appointments are currently visible through the app, with many patients also able to reschedule or cancel appointments, helping to cut missed [...]
System C has announced the rapid expansion of its AI-powered FormFlow Assistant across 15 local authority social care teams in England. The tool, which uses ambient AI to handle documentation during assessments, is enabling councils to complete significantly more assessments with existing resources, with customers reporting documentation time cut by half and capacity for at [...]
