Machine learning
About 300 million prescription records were used to train the AI to reveal drug safety issues and opportunities for repurposing medicines.
The round follows a $200 million seed raise earlier this year.
Synchron announced an ALS patient has become the first person to control an iPad using only his thoughts, thanks to a brain-computer interface and Apple’s BCI protocol.
The Focalist system aims to combine handheld robotics with real-time imaging to enable clinicians to place needles more precisely.
Technological innovation has the power and promise to transform healthcare. This series spotlights companies developing such cutting-edge innovations—ranging from brain-computer and muscle-machine interfaces to 3D-printed breast bioprostheses and beyond.
Trained on two million skin images, it can perform a range of clinical tasks unlike current models.
Molly Gibson, president of future science at Lila Sciences, explains how the company's superintelligence will reshape research across life, chemical and material sciences.
Indian e-clinic startup CureBay also looks to expand its rural network.
Lunit and Coreline Soft have been tapped to join large-scale cancer screening programs.
The company uses AI and ML to assist biopharma companies with clinical trials and will use the funds to expand its precision medicine and clinical development tools.