diagnostics

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Hospital Waiting Room
1 September 2021

Scans in vans and AI – are we set for a quantum leap in taking diagnostics to patients?

Could technological advances and a new willingness to do things out of hospital see the NHS upgrade its diagnostic services?
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29 August 2020

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
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A handful of coins with a plant sprouting out of the top
10 September 2019

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
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4 September 2019

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
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An MRI scan of a human brain
27 November 2018

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
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29 May 2018

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
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Giles Hamilton, Commercial Champion for SLIC and CEO of Orbital Diagnostics
21 May 2018

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
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17 April 2018

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
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VR and
3 January 2018

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
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11 December 2017

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
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