Healthcare Digital

02/10/2026

Could simpler AI regulation accelerate healthcare innovation across Europe?

AWS’ Sasha Rubel explores the opportunities and barriers facing healthcare AI – from regulation and skills to scaling technologies that could improve patient outcomes.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/q-a-aws-sasha-rubel-on-ai-regulation-european-healthcare

30/09/2026

GE HealthCare appoints Rodolphe Katra as Global Chief AI Officer

Former Medtronic AI chief Rodolphe Katra joins GE HealthCare as it expands its use of AI across medical devices, software and healthcare data.

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Former Medtronic AI lead Rodolphe Katra joins GE HealthCare as Global Chief AI Officer as the company looks to build on its medical AI leadership

25/09/2026

Could AI help create new treatments for cancer and other diseases?

NVIDIA and Anthropic are backing Basecamp Research with a new US$140m funding round as the company develops medicines designed using AI.

Its technology aims to help scientists create more personalised treatments, including therapies that could reprogramme a patient’s own cells inside the body.

Could this be the next major step for AI in healthcare?

Read more: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/nvidia-anthropic-pharma-chiefs-invest-in-basecamp-research

One investor, André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman of Roche, says Basecamp Research's AI-designed therapeutics represent the next stage in the biotech revolution

23/09/2026

Could AI help bring new medicines to patients sooner?

AbbVie and Iambic are combining pharmaceutical expertise with AI-powered molecular design to improve how potential drug candidates are identified and developed.

The partnership will focus on immunology, neuroscience and oncology.

Read the full story: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/abbvie-and-iambic-partnering-on-ai-powered-drug-discovery

Nicholas Donoghoe, AbbVie's Chief Business and Strategy Officer, believes that Iambic's AI's capabilities can spur innovation across the organisation

22/09/2026

Could everyday laboratory materials help cut the carbon footprint of healthcare and life sciences?

Merck Group’s new bio-based solvents offer an average 25.9% reduction in CO₂e, while working as drop-in alternatives for established laboratory processes.

The innovation has now won Transformation Project of the Year at the Global Sustainability Awards 2026.

🔗 Discover how it works: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/merck-group-wins-award-for-lower-carbon-laboratory-solvents

21/09/2026

Could Claude AI help bring new medicines to patients faster?

Novo has partnered with Anthropic to apply AI to some of the biggest challenges in drug discovery, from biological reasoning to time-intensive R&D workflows.

The partnership forms part of Novo’s wider ambition to become a more AI-driven healthcare company.

Read the full story: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/novo-anthropic-partnering-on-claude-ai-drug-discovery

Danish drugmaker Novo partners with US AI lab Anthropic to use Claude model in drug discovery, aiming to compress research timelines and speed development

18/09/2026

The fertility market could reach US$35–45bn globally by 2030.

PwC’s Claire Love explains how AI, egg freezing, at-home solutions and expanding access are changing when and how people engage with reproductive healthcare.

Read the full story: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/pwc-female-fertility-care-beyond-ivf-reproductive-health

PwC's Claire Love explores how AI, egg freezing and expanding access are reshaping fertility care and driving market growth to 2030, says Claire Love

17/09/2026

Could AI help researchers find new neurological treatments faster?

Cradle and Lundbeck are combining AI-powered protein design with laboratory testing to accelerate drug discovery. Led by Cradle Co-Founder and CEO Stef van Grieken, the technology is also being used by Bayer, Novo Nordisk and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.

How could AI transform the future of neurological research?

Read the full story: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/cradle-and-lundbeck-ais-role-in-neurological-discovery

Cradle is using AI-powered protein design to help Lundbeck accelerate biotherapeutic discovery for neurological conditions, explained by Stef van Grieken

15/09/2026

The MHRA has set out 44 recommendations for regulating AI in UK healthcare.

From continuous monitoring to greater transparency, the proposals aim to support AI innovation while protecting patients as adoption accelerates.

Read more: https://healthcare-digital.com/news/mhra-sets-out-44-ai-recommendations-for-uk-healthcare

Report co-author Henrietta Hughes says the report marks a step toward ensuring AI is used safely and transparently in healthcare settings across the UK

14/09/2026

WHO has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as its new Special Envoy for Health Resilience.

Her focus will span sustainable financing, climate resilience, health workers and stronger systems capable of responding to future crises.

🔗 https://healthcare-digital.com/news/dr-vanessa-kerry-named-who-health-resilience-envoy

WHO appoints Dr Vanessa Kerry to advance resilient health systems, sustainable financing and climate resilience, amid mounting health funding pressures