Rhythm AI Ltd recently became the latest company to receive U.S. FDA clearance for its artificial intelligenc-based software for optimizing Atrial Fibrillation procedures.

It’s hard to know where to start in describing the biopharma applications of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. It was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

The recent uptick in med-tech deals is a sign technologies that are solving unmet clinical needs are finally coming to fruition, Antoine Papiernik, chairman and managing partner at Sofinnova Partners, told BioWorld in an interview.

Roche AG’s new test using its temperature-activated generation of signal technology is the next step in PCR evolution, Igor Kozlov, head of Reagent Research and Design at Roche Diagnostics Solutions, told BioWorld. The Cobas Respiratory flex test can detect up to 12 of the most common respiratory viruses using a single PCR test.

Owkin Inc. partnered with Astrazeneca plc to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool to pre-screen for germline BRCA mutations (gBRCAm) in breast cancer directly from digitized pathology slides. The companies hope that the gBRCA pre-screening solution will not only transform patients’ lives but bring value to health care systems.

Tokyo-based Olympus Corp. launched a new video imaging platform called Visera S (OTV-S500) in Europe and select Asian countries September 2024 while advancing more rollouts for the product worldwide.

Venture Capital firm Asabys Partners closed its second fund, Sabadell Asabys Health Innovation Investments II, with total commitments of €180 million ($200 million). The funds will go towards 12 to 15 companies developing health care solutions across the medical device, digital health and biopharma fields.

A collaborating team of researchers from the U.K.’s University College London and the Incliva Biomedical Research Institute in Valencia, Spain, filed for protection of a machine learning model called AMMON-OHE to predict occurrence of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.

The med-tech sector is at a turning point with great technologies, investors and buyers coming together to create a healthier ecosystem, Luc Marengère, managing partner at TVM Capital Life Science told BioWorld. As such, the venture capital firm has its eye on a new fund as it finalizes the portfolio for the current one.

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence reported that mental health professionals experienced a dramatic increase in referrals for anxiety and depression over the past decade but noted that digital therapies might help manage the caseload, representing a significant opportunity for developers of these products.