Life Sciences

Applications of AI in healthcare, including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, patient care solutions, and biotechnology research.

Accuity Wins 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for Healthcare AI

Accuity has been named a winner in the Health category of the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards by the Business Intelligence Group for its physician-governed AI platform used in hospital revenue integrity and clinical documentation.

April 21, 2026

Insilico Medicine Forms Longevity Board to Guide AI Aging Research

Insilico Medicine has announced the creation of the industry's first Longevity Board to provide scientific oversight and strategic direction for AI-based aging and drug discovery research. The board will be chaired by Andrew Adams of Eli Lilly and Company.

April 21, 2026

Rad AI Study Finds Radiology-Specific Models Preferred Over General LLMs

Rad AI published a peer-reviewed study showing that radiology-specific AI models better meet radiologist expectations than general-purpose large language models when generating clinical impressions.

April 21, 2026

CerraCap Ventures Invests in Nephronomics for AI Kidney Disease Research

CerraCap Ventures has invested in Nephronomics, an AI bio precision medicine company developing data driven approaches to kidney disease research and drug discovery. The partnership aims to advance precision therapies using one of the largest renal datasets in the world.

April 21, 2026

Six London NHS Trusts Adopt Sectra One Cloud for Shared Imaging Services

Six NHS Trusts in north central London have signed a GBP 15.6 million contract with Sectra to consolidate their imaging systems into a single cloud environment using Sectra One Cloud, improving cybersecurity and collaboration across hospitals.

April 21, 2026

Texas Biomed Advances AI and Cell-Based Drug Testing Tools

Texas Biomedical Research Institute is developing new approach methodologies that combine AI modeling, organoids, and organ-on-a-chip systems to improve drug safety and disease research.

April 20, 2026

Oracle Health Gains CMS Aligned Network Status, Expands Digital Check-In Solution

Oracle Health has been designated as a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Aligned Network and introduced a digital identity verification and check-in solution that integrates with healthcare providers’ electronic health record workflows.

April 20, 2026

Medtronic Leads $100 Million Strategic Investment in Pulnovo Medical

Pulnovo Medical has completed a $100 million strategic financing round led by Medtronic, with participation from existing and new investors. The two companies also signed a commercial agreement to explore future marketing opportunities for Pulnovo's pulmonary artery denervation system.

April 20, 2026

Nanostics Publishes Study Validating ClarityDX Prostate AI Models

Nanostics has published a peer-reviewed study validating its ClarityDX Prostate AI models for predicting aggressive prostate cancer, showing high accuracy across multiple configurations and potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies.

April 20, 2026

Mitate Zepto Technica Joins JST Edge AI Semiconductor Program

Mitate Zepto Technica has joined the Japan Science and Technology Agency’s Next-Generation Edge AI Semiconductor R&D Program as a social implementation partner, focusing on genome analysis acceleration through its RASEN ASIC platform.

April 20, 2026

Bracco Imaging and NYU Langone Health Form Multi-Year Research Alliance in Medical Imaging

Bracco Imaging and NYU Langone Health have signed a multi-year Master Research Agreement to advance innovation in MRI, CT, ultrasound, and AI-enabled PET/CT imaging technologies.

April 20, 2026

Immunofoco Presents Preclinical Data for In Vivo CAR T Candidate IMV102 at AACR 2026

Immunofoco presented new preclinical data for its in vivo BCMA-targeting CAR T candidate IMV102 at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, showing durable tumor control and favorable safety in multiple myeloma models.

April 20, 2026

OpenAI Introduces GPT‑Rosalind for Life Sciences Research

OpenAI has launched GPT‑Rosalind, a specialized AI model designed to support research in biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine. The model aims to help scientists accelerate early-stage discovery and improve experimental workflows through advanced reasoning and tool integration.

April 17, 2026

Ryght AI Launches Free AI-Powered Clinical Trial Site Search Engine

Ryght AI has introduced RyghtSites.com, a free AI-powered search engine that enables pharmaceutical companies and CROs to find and rank clinical research sites across 192 countries.

April 16, 2026

EmpiRx Health Launches Infusion Therapy Management Solution to Cut Costs

EmpiRx Health has introduced an Infusion Therapy Management solution designed to lower costs by moving infusion therapies from medical to pharmacy benefits and enhancing clinical oversight through its Medication Optimization model.

April 15, 2026

PrecisionLife and Ovation to Launch GLP-1 DNA Test by 2026

PrecisionLife and Ovation.io have agreed to co-develop laboratory tests and a consumer DNA test to predict individual responses to GLP-1 drugs, with commercial launch planned for the second half of 2026.

April 15, 2026

Wobble Genomics to Present Full-Length mRNA Sequencing Data at AACR 2026

Wobble Genomics will present new research at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 showcasing full-length mRNA sequencing from blood samples to support antibody-drug conjugate therapy selection in breast cancer.

April 15, 2026

Cepheid and Oxford Nanopore Expand Partnership for Infectious Disease Genomics

Cepheid and Oxford Nanopore Technologies have announced the second phase of their collaboration to develop a genomic workflow for rapid bacterial and fungal pathogen identification in infectious disease research.

April 15, 2026

Axxess AGILE 2026 Conference to Focus on Responsible AI in Home Care

Axxess will host its 2026 AGILE conference May 4–6 in Dallas, focusing on responsible AI adoption, oversight, and leadership training for home health and hospice executives.

April 14, 2026

Xtalks to Host Webinar on AI and Molecular Advances in Hematologic Cancer Drug Development

Xtalks will host a free webinar on April 30, 2026, focusing on how molecular reclassification, minimal residual disease, and AI are transforming precision hematology. Experts from NeoGenomics and Fortrea will discuss AI-driven diagnostics and molecular endpoints in cancer research.

April 14, 2026

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