Government pledges £50m for AI to improve diagnosis of deadly disease
The investment aims to speed up the diagnosis of deadly diseases like cancer through using AI to upgrade pathology and imaging services.
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Government invests £130m in new tech to tackle life-changing diseases
This includes £50m going towards NHS diagnostic services and support the work of existing ‘centres of excellence’ in digital pathology and imaging with AI.
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Simon Stevens calls for greater investment in diagnostics at NHS Expo
In his keynote address Simon Stevens said more funding was needed to build on recent Government investments, including the £250 million for an AI Lab.
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Oxford imaging firm lends AI smarts to £50m government initiative
The work will be funded under Wave 2 of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to improve the speed and efficiency of cancer diagnoses and treatment.
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Ultromics AI platform to expand trials to 20 NHS hospitals
A British AI platform for assisting with the diagnosis of heart disease will enter trials with 20 NHS hospitals before the end of 2018, after securing £10 million in first-round funding.
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St Andrews team scoops Life Sciences Award for work in antibiotic resistance
The Orbital Diagnostics team at St Andrews has won the Innovation Award at Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards for the development of a device – the Scattered Light Integrated Collector (SLIC) – which reduces the time taken to test bacteria for resistance.
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New NHS and academic partnership aims to advance diagnostic technology
A collection of healthcare and academic institutions in North East England are pooling their resources in an attempt to advance the field of medical diagnostics.
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VC firm announces €280m injection for European healthcare tech
Life Sciences Partners has secured €280m to invest in European companies developing new types of medical devices, diagnostics and digital health products.
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Scotland connects ambulances to satellites for better pre-hospital care
Paramedics will be able to access diagnostic tools usually confined to hospitals to improve the prospects of patients on long ambulance journeys.
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Sheffield improves results turnaround
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has halved the turnaround time for test results after going live with an in-house cancer diagnostic system.
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