Tianjin University and United Imaging Unveil MRI Based BCI System
Tianjin University and United Imaging Healthcare unveiled uMR ShenGuan, an MRI based brain computer interface system, at a conference in Tianjin.
August 27, 2026
Life Sciences
Applications of AI in healthcare, including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, patient care solutions, and biotechnology research.
ProFound Gets Gates Foundation Investment for AI Maternal Health Research
ProFound Therapeutics has received an investment commitment of up to $35 million from the Gates Foundation to support AI based research into preeclampsia and eclampsia.
August 27, 2026
Jetstream Venture Fund Invests in ImageAiD and Moonrise Medical
Jetstream Venture Fund has added ImageAiD and Moonrise Medical to its healthtech portfolio. Both companies are developing AI tools for vascular diagnostics and Peripheral Artery Disease screening.
August 27, 2026
Predoc Launches Curated Data Layer for Medical Records
Predoc has launched Predoc Curated Data, a tool that aggregates and structures patient records from EHRs, scans, faxes, pharmacies, imaging networks, and other sources.
August 27, 2026
UT Medical and TransformativeMed Build Agentic AI Discharge Planning Tool
UT Medical and TransformativeMed are partnering to develop Agentic Discharge Planning, an agentic AI tool built on the CORES Platform for Oracle Health EHR workflows.
August 27, 2026
BioVid Launches Tumor Worlds for Oncology Market Intelligence
BioVid has launched Tumor Worlds, an AI system for pharmaceutical companies in oncology. The system starts with NSCLC, with prostate and pancreatic cancer coverage planned next.
August 27, 2026
Metriport Raises $26 Million for Patient Record Platform
Metriport raised $26 million to expand its healthcare data infrastructure platform, which structures fragmented patient records and supports AI medical record summarization.
August 27, 2026
Imagenet Acquires Analytica Consulting for Data Analytics and AI
Imagenet has acquired Analytica Consulting, adding data engineering, analytics, AI, visualization, and governance capabilities to its healthcare operations services. The transaction closed on August 21, 2026, and financial terms were not disclosed.
August 27, 2026
Monod Bio Licenses Protein Technologies to SignalChem Biotech
Monod Bio and SignalChem Biotech signed a nonexclusive license for LuxSit luciferase technology and NovoBodies for custom luminescent assays and protein fusion services.
August 26, 2026
PENTAX Medical Expands MAGENTIQ EYE Colonoscopy AI Partnership Worldwide
PENTAX Medical has expanded its partnership with Magentiq Eye Ltd. to bring MAGENTIQ-COLO to more endoscopy markets through PENTAX Medical video processors.
August 26, 2026
PrecisionLife Selects Gencove for US DNA Wellness Reports
PrecisionLife has selected Gencove as its US consumer genetics platform partner for DNA wellness reports, starting with a Post COVID report for general wellness and education.
August 26, 2026
Arintra Raises $25 Million for Healthcare Revenue Assurance AI
Arintra raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Define Ventures, bringing its total funding to $51 million. The company plans to expand its AI platform for healthcare revenue assurance across more health systems and revenue cycle functions.
August 26, 2026
Onos Health Raises $17 Million for Behavioral Health AI Platform
Onos Health raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and CVS Health Ventures. The company provides an AI platform for behavioral health clinical intelligence used by health plans.
August 26, 2026
Knack Launches HIPAA Compliant MCP Server for AI App Builders
Knack has launched an MCP Server that connects AI coding tools to a relational database backend with HIPAA compliant options, access controls, workflows, automations, integrations, and managed hosting.
August 26, 2026
Stowers Institute Scientists Develop PISA for Genomic AI Models
Researchers at Stowers Institute for Medical Research developed PISA, a method that shows how genomic AI models connect DNA bases to predictions. The method can separate technical bias from biological signals and helped identify DNA sequences tied to nucleosome positioning and 3D chromatin domain boundaries.
August 26, 2026
Spineart and eCential Robotics Receive FDA Clearance for PERLA TL Spine App
Spineart and eCential Robotics received FDA 510(k) clearance for the PERLA TL application for use with the eCential Op.n navigation and robotics platform.
August 26, 2026
HealthCatalyst Northwest Arkansas Names Seven Startups for Community Pilots
HTA and NXTUS selected seven startups for the first HealthCatalyst Northwest Arkansas pilot cohort, with each company paired with a local community partner for a $20,000 project.
August 25, 2026
Annie Launches Digital Coworker for Dental Practices
Annie has launched a Digital Coworker for dental teams that expands its AI receptionist into insurance verification, recare, appointment confirmation, and cancellation management.
August 25, 2026
Memorial Hermann Invests in PartsSource
PartsSource received a strategic investment from Memorial Hermann Health System for its clinical technology management platform, which supports parts, service, contracts, asset intelligence, and workforce capacity for hospitals.
August 25, 2026
ECRI Expands Reporting Network for AI Errors in Patient Care
ECRI has expanded its Problem Reporting Network to collect reports of errors, malfunctions, near misses, and unsafe behavior involving AI tools and AI enabled devices used in patient care.
August 25, 2026
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