Tampa Bay Wave, a tech startup support organisation based in Florida, has announced the opening of applications for its 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator programme, aiming to “fuel innovation and support high-potential healthtech startups in Tampa and beyond”. The programme offers an “immersive” 90-day experience including one-to-one mentoring, pitch coaching and investment […]
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Salesforce launches CRM AI and data innovations for healthcare operations
In the US, Salesforce has announced the launch of new AI and data innovations for CRM, to “help make healthcare operations more efficient and personalized”, with innovations including a conversational AI assistant capable of triggering workflows to send referrals, book appointments, manage care plans, and more. The Einstein Copilot, powered […]
South Korean med tech company Lunit to acquire AI supplier Volpara
Lunit, a deep learning-based medical AI company based in South Korea, has announced the signing of a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire Volpara Health Technologies, a company focused on AI-enabled software for early detection of cancer, in a move which would bring together AI expertise, data and capabilities. The agreement […]
Maine’s Northern Light Health takes electronic records offline as computer systems “compromised”
Yesterday (4 February) integrated health delivery system Northern Light Health in Maine, USA, reported that patient record systems have been taken offline as of Saturday 3 February, as monitoring systems indicated that a number of computer services had become compromised. Northern Light Health states that whilst none of the affected […]
Interview: James Martin, CEO and founder of US start-up ezClinic
At the Web Summit in Lisbon, we had chance to speak to James Martin, CEO and founder of ezClinic. ezClinic is a Chicago-based medical technology company with a mission to become a key resource for patient safety and risk management through use of AI and preventative monitoring assistance. Through an […]
EndoQuest Robotics closes $42m in financing for advancements in endoluminal robot systems
Medical device company EndoQuest Robotics from Houston, Texas, has announced the successful closure of a $42 million C-1 preferred financing round, with the strategic funding set to help advance its flexible endoluminal robot which is designed to support minimally invasive procedures. The company’s legacy investors CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests […]