Life Sciences

Oct 1, 2026

RFK Jr. says AI can give patients better medical second opinions

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said AI can provide patients with a better informed second opinion than any physician in the country.

Oct 1, 2026

Parakeet Health raises $10 million for AI patient access platform

Parakeet Health raised a $10 million Series A led by Canvas Ventures, bringing its total funding to $13 million.

Oct 1, 2026

miRoncol Health Launches AI Cancer Screening Blood Test in Ontario

miRoncol Health has launched miCheckup, a blood test that uses an AI algorithm to identify miRNA patterns associated with cancer. The service costs CAD $1,299 and includes an eligible MRI follow up when the test detects a signal.

Oct 1, 2026

TransPerfect Acquires Synterex for AI Assisted Medical Writing

TransPerfect acquired Synterex, adding clinical and regulatory writing services and the AgileWriter.ai authoring platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Oct 1, 2026

Glintt Life Wins Silver Award for Pharmacy Visual Support

Glintt Life won a Silver award for integrating TechSee visual support into its pharmacy service operations.

Oct 1, 2026

Codoxo Named to TIME's 2026 Health Tech Ranking

Codoxo was included in TIME's 2026 list of the World's Top HealthTech Companies. The company provides AI tools that help healthcare payers identify payment risks before claims are submitted.

Oct 1, 2026

Hansa Biopharma Partners With Cradle on AI Protein Design

Hansa Biopharma will use Cradle's AI platform to design and optimize therapeutic candidates for severe autoimmune diseases.

Sep 30, 2026

LateralCare brings revenue alai to Microsoft Marketplace

Healthcare organizations can now discover and deploy LateralCare's revenue alai platform through Microsoft Marketplace.

Sep 30, 2026

Healthcare Triangle Plans North American Humanoid Nursing Robot Venture

Healthcare Triangle and AI World signed a nonbinding memorandum to form a North American joint venture for humanoid nursing robots. The proposed robots would assist hospital patients with toileting and hygiene care.

Sep 30, 2026

Xtalks Plans Webinar on AI Governance in Clinical Development

Xtalks will host an October 13 webinar about governance, data quality and operational preparation for AI use in clinical development.

Sep 30, 2026

Medical Image Analysis Software Market Forecast to Reach $6.3 Billion by 2031

Wissen Research forecasts the medical image analysis software market will grow from $4.2 billion in 2026 to $6.3 billion by 2031 as healthcare providers adopt AI for image interpretation.

Sep 30, 2026

Netwrix Finds Identity Governance Gaps at 79% of Healthcare Organizations

A Netwrix survey finds that 79% of healthcare organizations do not fully govern AI agents and other nonhuman identities, while 31% experienced unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Sep 29, 2026

Truven launches MarketScan Snapshot for healthcare data checks

MarketScan Snapshot lets researchers use plain language to check patient counts, summary statistics and cohort feasibility across healthcare claims data.

Sep 29, 2026

Omega Healthcare Wins Gold in 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards

Omega Healthcare received Gold tier recognition for a prior authorization agent that reduced handling time by up to 75% and increased first pass approvals by up to 20%.

Sep 29, 2026

Phylo Launches Target Atlas for Drug Target Prioritization

Phylo has launched Target Atlas, an AI application that collects and ranks evidence for potential drug targets. A Parkinson's edition was developed with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Sep 29, 2026

ChromAgeNet Detects Aging Signs in Blood Stem Cell Images

ChromAgeNet analyzes the three dimensional organization of chromatin in microscope images to distinguish young mouse blood stem cells from aged cells.

Sep 29, 2026

Axxess Partners With Eazewell for Hospice Family Support

Axxess is giving hospice providers access to Eazewell, an AI platform that handles administrative tasks for families following a death.

Sep 29, 2026

AllyGPO Wins Silver Stevie Award for AllyIQ Platform

AllyGPO received a Silver Stevie Award for AllyIQ, its AI enabled platform for drug contracting, inventory management and predictive analytics.

Sep 29, 2026

Domino Data Lab and EPAM Partner on Validated AI for Life Sciences

Domino Data Lab and EPAM will help life sciences organizations deploy GxP validated AI models and governed analytics across research and development.

Sep 29, 2026

AbbVie Partners With Valkai on AI Tools for Clinical Development

AbbVie will deploy Valkai's AI tools in selected areas of clinical development to automate manual processes and help research teams generate insights faster.