Rad AI, a developer of machine learning tools automating repetitive tasks for radiologists to reduce burnout and improve the speed and accuracy of their diagnoses, launched Nov. 25 with $4 million in seed funding, led by Google's Gradient Ventures.
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Deep 6 AI, a startup developing artificial intelligence software to accelerate clinical trial design, recruitment and management, announced Nov. 25 the close of a $17 million Series A funding round.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health unveiled Cone Health Ventures, which will serve as a testing ground for innovative new products and services codeveloped with entrepreneurs in health and wellness.
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are leading the formation of a project to accelerate gene and cell therapy, with participation from several Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, including Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women's, and more.
Looking back over the last 25 years, technological breakthroughs have dominated headlines in healthcare.
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In less than two decades, the amount of collaboration in global innovation initiatives has grown exponentially, finds a new report from the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization.
Contrary to popular belief, constraints such as strict rules and boundaries only stifle creativity and innovation when they arrive in excess, according to a recent Harvard Business Review article.
Emotional intelligence, creativity and other so-called soft skills are often just as important — if not more so — than technical know-how in an employee, as leaders such as Maia Hightower, MD, CMIO of University of Utah Health, have previously…
Northwestern University researchers created a wireless virtual reality patch that can communicate a sense of touch and potentially provide sensory feedback when integrated with a prosthetic, according to a Nov. 20 news release.
Rather than waiting for problems to arise before devising new solutions, innovation leaders and their teams may be far more successful if they proactively seek out problems and innovate accordingly.