Applications of AI in healthcare, including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, patient care solutions, and biotechnology research.
Elsevier's Clinician of the Future 2026 report shows that nurses are being left out of decisions on adopting clinical AI tools, with only 41% reporting regular use compared to 57% of physicians.
VentriPoint Diagnostics will present its AI-powered cardiac imaging system, VMS+ 4.0, at the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology annual meeting in Italy. The company is also expanding regulatory submissions and partnerships across multiple regions.
Aon has expanded its Aon Claims Copilot platform worldwide, integrating advanced analytics and claims data into one unified system to enhance transparency and consistency across client claims management.
AndzonBio2 has entered a collaboration with the University of Cambridge's ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute and Cambridge Enterprise to develop a new class of therapeutics targeting neuroinflammation, a key factor in neurodegenerative diseases.
H.I.G. Capital announced that its portfolio company Avanta Salud has signed an agreement to acquire Vitaly Group, combining two major occupational health and safety providers in Iberia.
Phylex BioSciences has developed an AI derived mRNA nanoparticle vaccine candidate for the Andes hantavirus within two days of the virus sequence being posted by Geneva University Hospitals.
Pointcare has introduced an upgraded coverage advocacy platform that offers real time coverage visibility, household enrollment, and automated renewal management for patients on Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace plans.
The Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on cancer research and personalized prevention using Abu Dhabi's AI health infrastructure and genomic data systems.
BranchLab has secured $26 million in Series A funding led by McKesson Ventures, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures, to expand its AI platform for pharmaceutical commercialization.
Instacart has joined the Collaborative for Healthy Rural America to help states expand access to nutritious food and essential goods as part of rural health transformation efforts.
IPC Global has been selected as the technology partner for a $1.1 million American Medical Association grant aimed at advancing data driven precision medical education across Georgia. The four year project will integrate AI and analytics into family medicine residency programs to personalize training and improve learner engagement.
Labcorp has expanded its collaboration with Epic, making its full test menu available through Epic’s Aura platform. The integration simplifies lab ordering and reduces IT complexity for hospitals and health systems nationwide.
Renalytix and Carna Health have announced a partnership integrating the kidneyintelX.dkd diagnostic test with Carna Health’s AI platform to improve early detection and management of chronic kidney disease.
Hyro's 2026 Healthcare AI Agent Benchmark Report finds that health systems using advanced EHR integrations achieve significantly higher returns from AI agents in call center operations, with 82% reporting annual ROI above $500,000.
The Susan Wojcicki Foundation has been launched with $150 million in founding support to accelerate early detection and prevention of lung cancer, with backing from Google.org, Melinda French Gates, and Salesforce.
Suzhou Ribo Life Science and Insilico Medicine have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate siRNA drug development using AI platforms, combining Ribo's RNAi expertise with Insilico's Pharma.AI technology.
Bayesian Health has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its continuous AI sepsis monitoring device, marking the first approval of its kind. The system runs within the company’s clinical intelligence platform, providing continuous patient monitoring and early detection of sepsis before clinical suspicion.
Zifo announced that seven of the world's top fifteen biopharma companies have adopted its Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) services to accelerate the transition from drug development to clinical manufacturing. The company uses targeted AI to automate data structuring and reduce manual work during regulatory preparation.
Human Longevity, Inc. has introduced a clinical grade whole genome sequencing report priced at $599, offering AI supported insights for disease prevention and personalized health management.
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Helmholtz Munich have introduced RegVelo, an AI model that predicts how cells acquire their identities and identifies the genetic regulators guiding those changes.
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