Emerging Technologies

Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat and stethoscope while looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 11:58 am October 9, 2023
At HLTH 2023, Google announced it added new generative AI-powered capabilities to its Vertex AI platform for health and life sciences companies to search patient data, including clinical sources like FHIR data and clinical notes, which can be combined with its medical large language model Med-PaLM 2.  Vertex AI is a search engine that allows organizations to build their own generative AI-enabled...
Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat with a stethoscope around their neck while looking at a computer
By  Nathan Eddy 11:12 am October 6, 2023
Global clinical technology company Wolters Kluwer Health announced it added generative AI capabilities to aid collaboration for its clinical decision support (CDS) solution UpToDate. The platform, designed to offer evidence-based CDS, is viewed 1.7 million times a day by healthcare teams globally to help provide better care, Greg Samios, president and CEO of clinical effectiveness at Wolters...
Healthcare provider speaking to a patient while smiling
By  Jessica Hagen 01:26 pm October 3, 2023
Healthcare data analytics company Komodo Health announced new hires just one week after launching a new tool dubbed MapLab, an AI-enabled offering providing information on treatment pathways, disease trends and patient populations for life sciences and healthcare companies. Julia Goebel will join the company as its new senior vice president of marketing and Brad Kelley as general manager of...
Healthcare provider wearing green scrubs and a stethoscope looking at a tablet in front of an emergency room sign
By  Jessica Hagen 12:40 pm October 2, 2023
Tech giant Microsoft announced a long-term partnership with multistate healthcare system Mercy, which will utilize its Azure OpenAI Service to provide generative AI-assisted communication resources to patients and Mercy employees.  Microsoft's generative AI will be used to help patients understand lab results, schedule appointments and get answers to healthcare-related questions.  Mercy's...
Two healthcare professionals, one sitting down and one standing up, looking at computer screens in a dark room
By  Dr. Abdullah Ghazi 10:50 am September 29, 2023
The significance of robust education and training is unequivocal in the dynamic realm of healthcare, marked by relentless advances in medical science and a steadfast pivot toward patient-centric care models. In today's era of reimagined healthcare possibilities, it becomes imperative for institutions to recognize that the foundation of elevated patient outcomes rests on cultivating a skilled,...
Person sitting down looking into a microscope while wearing a lab coat
By  Jessica Hagen 01:08 pm September 28, 2023
Yamaha Motors announced the launch of its new healthcare company, dubbed Tuning Fork Bio. It will use an antibody-profiling service to test and analyze people's antibodies in order to help providers prevent disease and determine proper treatments when conditions are found.  Tuning Fork Bio will utilize the Cell Handler platform, a cell picking and imaging system launched in 2017 that streamlines...
Google Fitbit Charge 6
By  Jessica Hagen 12:11 pm September 28, 2023
Google announced the launch of the next generation of its fitness wearable, Fitbit Charge 6, equipped with new features, including a more precise heart rate tracker, built-in YouTube Music controls, GPS capabilities, new exercise modes, and accessibility of Google Maps and Google Wallet. "This is our most accurate tracker yet. This is due to advancements in machine learning and AI," T. J....
A healthcare provider with scrubs on sitting next to an oncology patient wearing a head scarf
By  Jessica Hagen 11:33 am September 26, 2023
Cancer detection technology startup Adela announced it secured $48 million in funding, bringing its total raise to $108 million.   Labcorp joined the round as a new investor alongside existing investors OrbiMed, Decheng Capital, F-Prime Capital, Deerfield Management and RA Capital Management.  Adela also named Lisa Alderson as its interim CEO. Alderson has served on the company's board of...
Diligent Robotics cofounders Andrea Thomaz and Vivian Chu with the Moxi robot
By  Jessica Hagen 05:34 pm September 22, 2023
Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding.  Canaan led the round, with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, True Ventures and Next Coast Ventures, and new investor Northwestern Medicine Innovation.  Rich Boyle, general partner at Canaan, will join Diligent Robotics' board of directors.  WHAT THEY DO...
Healthcare providers standing next to each other while wearing blue scrubs and looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 01:00 pm September 21, 2023
California-based real-world data platform Atropos Health announced it completed a strategic financing round with participation from Sumitomo Corporation Venture Group's Presidio Ventures, Samsung Next, Audere Capital, Gaingels and other investors.  WHAT IT DOES Atropos Health offers AI innovations, evidence generation, analytics augmentation and data evaluation to help physicians access real-...