University of California San Francisco announced Oct. 11 that it will open a new center focused on advancing the use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging.
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University of California Santa Cruz received $8.5 million from an anonymous donor in support of the organization's genomics institute.
While strong, well-established management processes keep traditional business operations running smoothly, they can be a true hindrance to innovation, according to tech entrepreneur Steve Blank.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers applied artificial intelligence to de-identified patient EHR data to identify sub-phenotypes of cardiovascular disease.
While accepting a fellowship named for Stephen Hawking, PhD, at Cambridge University on Oct. 7, Bill Gates shared his prediction that investing in scientific innovation will vastly improve global health.
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Health systems across the country are building their innovation teams with an eye toward more efficient and effective healthcare.
Alongside the release of a report demonstrating how its commitment to diversity and inclusion has driven innovation and financial growth, Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of the Diversity in Innovation QuickFire Challenge.
As the chief innovation officer of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, Roy Rosin manages a far-reaching team: The Center for Health Care Innovation is staffed by clinicians, innovation managers, designers, coders and behavioral economists — to name just a few.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond received a $50 million grant to oversee a research consortium of U.S. universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries on service members and veterans.
When hiring someone to lead an organization's innovation team, it's better in the long run to look not only for the presence of positive qualities such as creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, but also for the absence of negative, innovation-quashing…