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UK Biobank is working with three companies to map the human immune system using blood samples from 80,000 participants.

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#UKBiobank #ImmuneSystem #Immunology #LifeSciences #HealthTech

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Merck KGaA plans to acquire UK-based Silence Therapeutics for about US$1.3bn in an all-cash deal that will expand its precision medicine pipeline and RNA-targeting technology.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/4IMA6nKpDo

#Merck #SilenceTherapeutics #Biotech #DrugDevelopment #PharmaAcquisition

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Blood proteins may help identify men at risk of prostate cancer more than 15 years before diagnosis, according to new research.

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#ProstateCancer #CancerResearch #BloodTests #EarlyDetection #HealthTech

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Baba has raised US$40m in Series A funding to expand its clinical care teams, AI research and health plan partnerships for Medicare and Medicaid patients.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/bDrdg3hmQK

#Baba #HealthcareAI #Medicare #HealthTechFunding #CareNavigation

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Bevimi has been selected for up to US$2m in funding to study early cognitive changes and biological processes linked to Alzheimer's disease.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/oxVFb4pHWr

#Bevimi #AlzheimersResearch #BrainHealth #CognitiveHealth #HealthInnovation

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London-based XRlabs has raised €7.48m in seed funding to develop its AI surgical software and expand its engineering and clinical teams.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/v0pMiLjyka

#XRlabs #SurgicalAI #HealthTechFunding #MedicalInnovation #Neurosurgery

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Singapore-based Genie Health has raised US$3m in seed funding to expand its AI-powered health platform for individuals and healthcare providers.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/v9G1Bzta5N

#GenieHealth #HealthcareAI #DigitalHealth #HealthTechFunding #HealthInnovation

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Alcidion has launched an AI-enabled hospital admin system designed to speed up referrals and bookings, manage waiting lists and connect administrative teams with clinical care.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/sX89rxOHxr

#Alcidion #DigitalHealth #HealthcareAI #HospitalTechnology #HealthTech

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Vinyl Health has raised US$2m in seed funding to expand access to its AI health assistant, designed to help patients manage medical information, appointments and care.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/k3Sf38iEXm

#VinylHealth #HealthcareAI #DigitalHealth #PatientEmpowerment #HealthTechFunding

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Thirty start-ups and scale-ups have joined a £4.5m-backed healthtech programme in West Yorkshire, beginning six months of accelerator support.

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#HealthTech #HealthInnovation #HealthTechStartups #HealthcareInnovation #WestYorkshire

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OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, a platform that helps biopharma teams manage drug development, and is bringing its technology and team together with its Rosalind AI tools.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/CkgQm5Qref

#OpenAI #OrchestraBio #DrugDevelopment #HealthcareAI #LifeSciences

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London-based preventive healthcare platform Emerald has secured a further €1.66m (£1.4m/US$1.85m), taking its total funding to €3.44m (£2.9m).

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/0gJKDwbAe6

#Emerald #PreventativeHealthcare #DigitalHealth #HealthTechFunding #HealthInnovation

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Nouscom has raised €120m in Series D funding to advance NOUS-209, an experimental cancer immunotherapy for people with Lynch syndrome.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/plXPjd3Br3

#Nouscom #CancerImmunotherapy #LynchSyndrome #BiotechFunding #CancerResearch

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Abby Care has raised US$82m to expand its model of paying family caregivers and build health plan partnerships across the US.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/idOh4qnoPa

#AbbyCare #HealthcareFunding #FamilyCaregivers #HomeHealthcare #HealthTech

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The MHRA will outline plans for closer FDA collaboration on AI medical devices and more flexible regulation at AdvaMed 2026.

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#MHRA #FDA #MedTech #HealthcareAI #MedicalDeviceRegulation

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Health secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned NHS medical record breaches as a “disgrace” following staff dismissals and reports of further potential breaches.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/kFAu1xgGew

#NHS #PatientPrivacy #DataProtection #HealthcareData #PatientConfidentiality

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In this edition of Health Tech Tracker you will find a breakdown of deals, developments and opportunities from the last 30 days and insight and opinion from leading thinkers in the field

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TechNovaTime has raised US$3.4m in pre-seed funding to develop its AI-powered healthcare automation platform and expand into more health systems.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/BhGfYrdLve

#HealthcareAI #HealthTech #HealthcareAutomation #DigitalHealth #HealthTechFunding

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Nine consultant urologists from across the North East have joined forces to open a new specialist private clinic in Gateshead, as almost 370,000 people nationally wait for NHS urology care.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/Q50uobcQb5

#Urology #PrivateHealthcare #Gateshead #HealthcareServices #NHS

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Could better connected patient records help ease the pressure on NHS emergency care?

With ambulance handover delays and overcrowded emergency departments putting patients and clinicians under increasing strain, it's time to rethink how information is shared.

In this opinion piece, Dr Bishoy Dimitri, emergency medicine clinician and CCIO at Dedalus, argues that eliminating duplicated paperwork and improving system integration could free up valuable time for frontline care.

🔗 Full story: https://t.co/woL8S5mw5W

#EmergencyCare #NHS #DigitalHealth #PatientSafety #HealthcareTechnology