OxDX, a University of Oxford spin out building instant pathogen tests using super-resolution microscopy and machine learning, has raised £2.6m in pre-seed funding for its AI powered diagnostic technology that can recognise and identify specific species and strains of viruses(1,2,) bacteria and other pathogens within a sample in seconds.

The UK's globally unique deployment of a medical imaging sharing system called the Sectra Image Exchange Portal has expanded to a record reach, easing the flow of important patient information beyond hospitals and supporting the pandemic response.

A UK-wide digital medical imaging sharing system, the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, has expanded to cover 500 institutions - enabling the secure sharing of essential medical imaging across the NHS and with other healthcare providers.

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) announces that its radiology module for enterprise imaging, Sectra PACS, has won the prestigious customer satisfaction award Best in KLAS. It has been ranked number one by healthcare providers for the ninth consecutive year in the US, third consecutive year in Canada, and for a first-time in Asia/Oceania.

CliniSys announced that Mark Spencer has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Global Strategy. A 25-year veteran in the life sciences and healthcare IT industry, Mark will be charged with driving growth globally.

As the world looks to improve public health now and after the pandemic, Mark will work closely with the senior leadership team to

One year after implementing TeleTracking's patient flow platform, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) has significantly improved capacity management and operational efficiencies across the 512-bed organisation. As part of the Trust's digital strategy, TeleTracking's software centralises capacity management and creates shared visibility and automation around staff workflows. Now a year into their digital journey,

R2G launches a new Global Annual Digital Health Business Survey - 2022 to assess the digital health industry outlook in 2022. The survey is conducted by R2G on an on-going basis annually which focuses on gathering opinions from digital health decision makers on how the digital health industry will evolve in the coming year.

Huma has bought iPLATO Healthcare, whose patient engagement software covers a network of 26.6m patients across nearly 3,000 NHS primary care organisations and whose myGP app is one of the most downloaded medical apps in the UK. The two companies will continue to operate independently but will combine their expertise to enable more proactive, predictive and personalised care for patients in a joined-up service across primary and secondary care.‏ ‏