Heidi raises $340 million, Anthropic finds CRISPR like enzymes, and Enveda raises $311 million - Life AI Weekly #87

September 30, 2026 - Life AI Weekly
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Life AI Weekly covers new uses of AI across healthcare and life sciences, from migraine forecasting and hearing support to claims appeals, billing and revenue cycle work. This edition includes Theranica's report that its Your Day Ahead feature predicted next day migraine risk with 91.2% precision in a study of Nerivio users, alongside new clinical workflow tools from Veeva Systems, Oracle Health, Knowtion Health and Ghamut.

In research and drug development, Oracle and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging will study more than 122 million de-identified health records, while Helix and Databricks have opened a research workspace covering over 550,000 clinicogenomic records. The edition also tracks Basecamp Research's $140 million financing, new genomic risk services from MyOme, and open source medical video AI resources from United Imaging Intelligence.
Domino Data Lab and EPAM partner on GxP validated AI for life sciences
Domino Data Lab and EPAM partner to help biopharma organisations deploy GxP validated AI models and governed analytics. Their services cover AI assisted discovery, statistical computing with SAS, R and Python, and real world evidence analysis. Read more
Theranica reports 91.2% precision for AI migraine risk forecasts
A peer reviewed study of 53,065 Nerivio users found that Theranica's Your Day Ahead AI feature predicted next day migraine risk with 91.2% precision. Researchers said broader studies are needed because participants used one device and frequently engaged with treatment. Read more
AdminaHealth adds AI data assistant to Enterprise Billing Suite
AdminaHealth makes a read-only AI assistant available to Enterprise Billing Suite customers for questions about billing, enrollment and reconciliation data. The company says the tool requires workspace permissions and multifactor authentication, and cannot modify records. Read more
121G adds AI anomaly monitoring to 10Bridge
121G adds AI Process Anomaly Monitoring to its 10Bridge healthcare data integration platform. The feature monitors integration jobs for unusual transactions, files and data, then alerts designated users to potential errors. Read more
Knowtion Health and Ghamut partner on AI for claims appeals
Knowtion Health and Ghamut partner to use AI in complex provider claims appeals. The system supports specialists reviewing records, payer policies and clinical guidance, while human reviewers retain decision making responsibility. Read more
Oracle and Buck Institute support federal aging research
Oracle and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging will analyze more than 122 million de identified health records to identify early indicators of age related disease. The work supports the Stanford University led THRIVE consortium under the US ARPA H PROSPR program, including development of an FDA grade health decline prediction score. Read more
ELEHEAR introduces Beyond 2 Pro AI hearing device
ELEHEAR introduces the Beyond 2 Pro hearing device with upgraded sound processing, Auracast support, real time AI translation and app based controls. The device costs $799 and can be paired with the company's ElePro Plus remote audiology service. Read more
Basecamp Research raises $140 million for AI designed therapeutics
Basecamp Research raises $140 million in a Series C led by S32 to train biological AI models and advance therapeutic candidates toward clinical development. The company will begin with in vivo cell therapy and expand pharmaceutical partnerships. Read more
Veeva Systems launches AI agent for clinical study setup
Veeva Systems introduces Study Builder Agent, which configures clinical study components in Veeva EDC and Veeva DQS from study protocols. Early access is planned for December 2026, with the agent included in Veeva EDC and delivered through a Claude Cowork plugin. Read more
MyOme and Oracle expand AI genomic risk platform worldwide
MyOme makes its whole genome analysis platform and testing services available globally through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The AI based platform assesses genetic and clinical data to estimate risks for conditions including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, prostate cancer and breast cancer. Read more
ACROBiosystems launches ACRO AIx AI biologics infrastructure
ACROBiosystems launches ACRO AIx, an open wet lab infrastructure platform for AI enabled biopharmaceutical research. The platform combines experimental tools, validation services, data connectivity and supply chain support, while customers retain ownership of their molecules, intellectual property and data. Read more
Helix and Databricks launch research workspace for 550,000 clinicogenomic records
Helix and Databricks launch a secure research environment for approved partners studying more than 550,000 clinicogenomic records. The workspace combines genomic data with electronic health records, medical claims and pharmacy claims through the Databricks Data + AI platform. Read more
Assort Health says AI agents support 1,300 primary care providers
Assort Health says its AI agents support more than 1,300 family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric providers. The company reports that the agents resolve 95% of patient access interactions without staff handoff, while escalating urgent or complex cases. Read more
Connected Health & Safety Association reports 55% membership growth
Connected Health & Safety Association reports 55% membership growth during its 2026 Annual Conference in Nashville, attended by more than 250 healthcare, technology, caregiving and senior living leaders. Sessions covered connected care, artificial intelligence, home based care and remote monitoring, while the association honored Senator Bill Frist, Nick Stengle, Tenovi and Cognitive Systems. Read more
Zifo runner up in CDISC 2026 AI Challenge
Zifo placed runner up in the 2026 CDISC AI Innovation Challenge for TLFGenix, which generates traceable clinical trial tables, figures and listings from analysis plans and ADaM datasets. The company will present the solution at the 2026 CDISC US Interchange in Denver. Read more
United Imaging Intelligence expands medical video AI initiative
United Imaging Intelligence expands its open source medical video AI initiative with the MedVidBench dataset and benchmark, plus the MedVidU Challenge. The project includes 12,515 public test samples, a 10 metric leaderboard, and entries from 75 teams in 18 countries and regions. Read more
Phylo launches Target Atlas for drug target prioritization
Phylo launches Target Atlas, an AI application that uses hundreds of agents to compile evidence for drug target assessments. A free public edition includes source linked profiles and rankings, while a Parkinson's disease edition was developed with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Read more
Omega Healthcare receives GeekWire and UiPath AI Breakthrough Award
Omega Healthcare received Gold tier recognition in the GeekWire and UiPath AI Breakthrough Awards. Its UiPath powered prior authorization agent reportedly reduced handling time by up to 75% and improved first pass approvals by up to 20%. Read more
Ping An Good Doctor expands AI healthcare services beyond GlobalCare
Ping An Good Doctor expands its AI healthcare services beyond the Ping An GlobalCare pilot in Shenzhen, adding home exercise and rehabilitation coaching with real time body tracking feedback. Its AI and physician service now covers all Ping An Group retail customers, and AI contributed about 4.6% of gross profit in the first half of 2026. Read more
Oracle Health announces AI tools for U.S. revenue cycle management
Oracle Health will release AI capabilities for prior authorization, clinical documentation, coding, billing appeals and other U.S. healthcare revenue cycle tasks. The tools will connect with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to support payment and financial workflows. Read more
Genzeon named UiPath’s 2026 healthcare and life sciences partner of the year
Genzeon received UiPath’s 2026 Industry Impact Partner of the Year award for Healthcare and Life Sciences at UiPath FUSION 2026. The companies report deploying more than 45 AI agents and 5,000 healthcare automation components across administrative workflows. Read more
Blue Cross Blue Shield links hospital AI claims to $942 million in added costs
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association says hospitals' use of AI in insurance claims contributed to $942 million in additional US healthcare spending over two years. Its analysis found more complex conditions were recorded without corresponding changes in treatment. Read more
Nutshell Therapeutics receives FDA clearance for NTS231
Nutshell Therapeutics receives US FDA investigational new drug clearance for NTS231, an AI discovered NRF2 degrader. The clearance allows the candidate to enter clinical development in the United States. Read more
Orca Dental AI partners with Planet DDS on CephX imaging
Orca Dental AI partners with Planet DDS to integrate CephX AI imaging tools into the Cloud 9 orthodontic practice management platform. The integration provides automated cephalometric analysis, radiographic reports and planning tools for 2D and 3D imaging. Read more
University Medical Center Göttingen adopts MDClone ADAMS
University Medical Center Göttingen becomes the first hospital in the EU to introduce MDClone ADAMS through its UMG MeDIC data integration center. The platform will provide authorized staff with secure access to longitudinal clinical data, including for research, care and synthetic data generation for AI development. Read more
Maximize Market Research projects AI clinical trials market at $7.32 billion by 2034
Maximize Market Research estimates the global AI clinical trials market will grow from $2 billion in 2025 to $7.32 billion by 2034. The report cites applications including patient recruitment and safety monitoring, alongside privacy, regulatory and data quality challenges. Read more
Deep Longevity to launch Accrua US telehealth platform in October 2026
Regent Pacific says its Deep Longevity subsidiary will launch the Accrua telehealth platform in the United States in October 2026. The service will use AI generated biological age assessments from blood tests to support clinician guided care and consultations. Read more
Women's Heart Alliance launches BARBRA AI heart health tool
Women's Heart Alliance launches BARBRA, an AI tool developed with EmaEQ that provides women with plain language cardiovascular health information. The tool offers education on lifestyle topics and is reviewed by women cardiologists, but does not provide diagnoses or replace medical advice. Read more
LUNGevity awards $2 million for early lung cancer detection research
LUNGevity and the Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research will fund two three year studies focused on earlier lung cancer detection. One project will assess the Sybil AI model's ability to estimate lung cancer risk from CT scans in 340 patients. Read more
Axxess partners with Eazewell on hospice family support
Axxess partners with Eazewell to provide hospice organizations with AI services for families after a death. The tools support tasks including Social Security notifications, insurance claims, account closures and estate administration. Read more
IDIBELL, BSC and ISGlobal develop AI tool to detect blood stem cell aging
IDIBELL, BSC and ISGlobal developed ChromAgeNet, an AI model that identifies aging related chromatin patterns in three dimensional images of mouse blood stem cells. The model distinguished young and aged cells with 77 percent probability and was tested to screen treatments, without demonstrating cellular rejuvenation. Read more
Truven launches MarketScan Snapshot for real world data feasibility
Truven launches MarketScan Snapshot, an AI powered tool that lets qualified researchers assess whether MarketScan real world data can support proposed studies. Users can query patient populations, conditions, treatments and outcomes in plain language, then review patient counts and summary statistics. Read more
AbbVie partners with Valkai on AI for clinical development
AbbVie partners with life sciences AI platform Valkai to deploy AI tools in selected clinical development activities. The companies expect the tools to improve research efficiency and accelerate insights during drug development. Read more
AINGENS warns fragmented AI tools raise medical affairs governance risks
AINGENS says disconnected AI tools can make regulated medical affairs work harder to audit and reduce evidence traceability. Its platform combines research, drafting, citations and review tools in one workspace, while the company recommends workflow testing and governance policies before broader AI adoption. Read more
Heidi raises $340 million at a $900 million valuation
Heidi, a Melbourne based healthcare AI company, raises $100 million in Series C funding and secures $240 million in growth financing. The company plans to expand its clinical documentation tools and develop AI agents for healthcare providers. Read more
Anthropic says Claude identified enzyme system resembling CRISPR
Anthropic says Claude helped identify previously uncharacterized bacteriophage enzymes called array associated reverse transcriptases, or ARTs. The system includes DNA repeats and may have CRISPR-like functions, though its biological role remains unknown. Read more
Enveda raises $311 million for AI discovered nature derived drugs
Enveda raises $311 million in a Series E funding round led by Catalio Capital Management, valuing the biotech company at $2 billion. The company uses AI to identify drug candidates from plants and microbes, including treatments for severe skin conditions and weight maintenance after GLP 1 use. Read more
AllyGPO wins Silver Stevie Award for AllyIQ healthcare platform
AllyGPO receives a Silver Stevie Award for Technical Innovation of the Year in Healthcare Technology for AllyIQ. The AI enabled platform supports drug contracting, inventory management and predictive analytics for independent oncology and retina practices. Read more

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