HealthTech RoundUp! #011

Whether you're new here or a returning reader, I'm excited to have you join us as we explore the latest trends and innovations in the digital health, big tech, partnerships, and government. Grab your pre-Easter 🍫 and let's jump in:

First up, fresh news bites 🥪:

• Chipmaker NVIDIA, has announced 5 new partnerships with: GE Healthcare for AI-powered diagnostics, enhance healthcare documentation with Abridge, AI-enabled surgical procedures with J&J, precision medicine with Microsoft, and healthcare agents with Hippocratic AI which offers generative AI nurses at $9 an hour.

• Teva UK and Closed Loop Medicine have partnered to advance personalised medicine to improve patient outcomes by combining dose-optimised therapies with digital care.

• Amazon Pharmacy will deliver prescribed Eli Lilly medications direct to home, which patients can access through the LillyDirect telehealth platform.

• The NHS is set to roll out AI to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down waiting lists.

• Google Health unveiled breakthroughs in AI, empowering personalised care, sharper radiology tools, and improved access to information. They're even leveraging Google Street View to explore how our environment influences heart disease risk.

• Bain & Company have predicted that healthcare innovation in India is posed to become a $60B opportunity by 2028.

• Neuralink's first patient livestreamed how he can now move a computer cursor with his mind to play chess.

Cool things innovators are doing 🚀:

• Aria CV has successfully implanted a medical device which has the ability to treat pulmonary hypertension and limit symptoms that can lead to heart failure.

• The Global Science & Technology Diplomacy Fund is offering grants for Australian organisations to collaborate on key areas of science and technology (e.g. AI, RNA vaccines) and therapies with priority partner countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

Finally, leaving you with a futurist tidbit 🤖:

• In a dazzling display of tech prowess, industry heavyweights are racing towards AI-enabled robots (or— humanoids). With remarkable investment and improvements in this space, humanoids Figure and Optimus 2 have been stealing headlines this month.