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News for the month May 2026

Funding & IPO

Latus Bio Announces $97 Million Series A Financing to Expand the Reach of Gene Therapy to Larger Populations
XCaliber Health scores $6.5M for workflow platform XCaliber Health, a company offering an agentic AI platform aimed at reducing administrative burden in healthcare, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to scale its platform nationwide.
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion to design drugs with AI
Dandelion Health raises $14M for precision medicine platform
**Iterative Health banks $77m to level up AI-driven clinical research tech The Google Ventures-backed health technology company will now expand its platform into burgeoning therapeutic areas like cardiology and obesity.

Mergers & Acquisitions

**Lilly announces three acquisitions to build infectious disease portfolio Eli Lilly is acquiring Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics, and Vaccine Company to build a diversified infectious disease portfolio spanning shingles, antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections, and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), with a combined potential deal value of approximately $3.8 billion.
Roche to acquire digital pathology firm PathAI for up to $1.05B Roche plans to offer PathAI’s tools as part of an effort to improve cancer diagnosis and tailored treatment.
InSphero AG Acquires PhenoVista Biosciences, Inc. to Expand Advanced 3D, Cell-based Assay Capabilities

Partnerships

Helio Genomics Announces Strategic Commercial Partnership with Syneos Health® to Accelerate Nationwide Adoption of HelioLiver™, A Breakthrough AI-Powered Blood Test for Early Liver Cancer Detection

Precision Medicine

Tempus Launches the PRECISION Challenge, a National Program Opening Its Foundation Model Work to the Broader Research Community
**World Health Assembly endorses resolution on precision medicine
Mayo Clinic and Stanford researchers develop first blood test to map tumor “neighborhoods,” improving prediction of therapy response
Personalis Secures Fourth Medicare Coverage Decision for NeXT Personal®, Expanding Breast Cancer Coverage to Pre-Surgical Treatment Monitoring
FDA Approves Genentech’s Tecentriq for Adjuvant Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With ctDNA-Guided Treatment
Precision Medicine’s Next Hurdle Isn’t Science — It’s Execution A new UPMC report found that while most health systems now offer precision medicine programs, many still face challenges scaling them due to reimbursement, data integration and patient engagement issues. Health system leaders say the field’s future depends on embedding genomics into routine care, as well as proving its clinical and financial value.

Diagnostics / Genomic / Genetic Testing / CDx

GRAIL Presents PATHFINDER 2 Results of More Than 35,000 Participants Showing the Galleri^® Test Substantially Increased Cancer Detection With Robust Performance and Favorable Safety (ASCO)
Datar Cancer Genetics Receives FDA Clearance for CellDx-Tissue, a Comprehensive Genomic Profiling Assay for Solid Tumors Using DNA + RNA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves FoundationOne®CDx as a Companion Diagnostic for TEPMETKO® (tepotinib) to Identify Patients with MET Exon 14 Skipping Alterations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Scientists play catch-up to startling Ebola outbreak Testing, sequencing, and clinical trial efforts spring to life as Bundibugyo virus spreads
FDA Approves New Guardant360 Liquid CDx, the Largest FDA-Approved Liquid Biopsy Panel with a 100x Expanded Footprint

(Omics) Data Platform / Sequencing / Analysis / Instruments

Spatial Omics

10x Genomics Predicts Cannibalization of Spatial Instrument Sales with Atera The single cell and spatial biology firm reported Q1 revenue of $150.8 million, compared to $154.9 million a year ago, a decrease of 3 percent year over year.

Gene Editing

Eli Lilly PCSK9 Gene Editing Treatment Shown to Safely Reduce LDL Cholesterol in Early Trial

Longevity, Health Span, and Life Expectancy

Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity Announce Collaboration to Co-Develop Industry-First AI Foundation Model for Longevity Science

Miscellaneous

Moderna and Merck Halt Key mRNA Skin Cancer Trial: What Investors Should Know
Genedata Introduces AI-Native CMC Platform to Accelerate Drug Development and Manufacturing
The Fight for Research Integrity Needs You Elisabeth Bik has built a career exposing problematic papers. Now she is asking analytical scientists to apply the same scrutiny to their own fields.
**10x Genomics settles suit with rival and targets DNA sequencing startup
**Element Biosciences Responds to 10x Genomics Patent Infringement Complaint
**ARUP Laboratories Launches National Infectious Disease Test Positivity Trends Dashboard
36 New Products at Bio-IT World 2026
**BEVIMI Launches Uno Protect, a Patent-Pending Liquid Brain Health Formulation with Ten Clinically Studied Actives
Healthcare bankruptcies up 33% in Q1 2026: report However, the report (PDF) notes such filings are in line with the seven-year quarterly average.
**FDA withdrew studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines were safe The Food and Drug Administration blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of vaccines against Covid and shingles in recent months
Supreme Court temporarily restores ability to receive abortion drug mifepristone by mail

AL / ML / DL / GenAI / LLM / ChatGPT/Agentic AI

A Working Map of Foundation Models in Healthcare and Life Sciences Provides a practical framework for understanding where AI foundation models are creating real value across biology, chemistry, and clinical medicine, helping researchers, biotech companies, and investors navigate an increasingly crowded and confusing AI landscape. More importantly, it highlights that the future challenge is no longer just building more powerful models, but ensuring they are interpretable, trustworthy, and safe enough to support high-stakes scientific and clinical decisions.
BMS taps Anthropic’s Claude for enterprise-wide AI adoption to speed R&D, global workflows
Incyte and Edison Scientific Announce Strategic Collaboration to Employ the Kosmos AI Platform for Research and Development
AstraZeneca pens agentic AI licensing deal with Owkin
**Google’s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19
**Elsevier Introduces SciBite Chat, a transformative AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D (Bio-IT 2026)
OpenAI wants to ‘have their cake and eat it too’ with health AI policy recommendations The AI company’s proposals sound responsible but are self-interested, experts say
Hims & Hers debuts its first AI care agent to interpret biomarker lab results

Publications

Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life This study is important because it provides some of the strongest evidence to date that both too little (<6 hours) and too much (>8 hours) sleep are associated with accelerated biological aging across multiple organs and increased risks of diseases such as depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death, with the healthiest aging profiles occurring at roughly 6.5–7.8 hours of sleep per night. For longevity research, it moves the discussion beyond simple sleep recommendations by linking sleep duration directly to multi-omics and organ-specific aging clocks, suggesting that sleep may be a modifiable factor influencing biological age itself.
**The impact of sex on the immune system explored at the single-cell level
KaryoScope: rapid, alignment-free sequence annotation for the pangenome era This paper introduces KaryoScope, a fast, alignment-free genome annotation tool designed for the new “pangenome era,” where researchers are generating huge numbers of complete human genomes faster than traditional annotation methods can handle. It can rapidly identify and map difficult, highly variable genomic regions — such as centromeres and subtelomeres — revealing previously hidden structural variations linked to diseases like facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and chromosomal rearrangements important for human genetics and clinical research.
**In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 with VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia
** Boy’s brain tumor tied to gene therapy Researchers report first cancer caused by virus widely used to deliver genes, but say risk is low
**The association of time-restricted eating and indices of organ-specific aging in relation to metabolic health and obesity
Combinatorial effects of gene dosage, polygenic background and environment on complex traits Study shows, in more than 1.4 million people, how rare genetic variants (CNVs), common genetic risk factors, and environmental influences combine to shape complex traits like height and body weight, revealing that while many effects are additive, important gene-specific interactions and biological buffering mechanisms also exist.

News for the month April 2026

April saw strong momentum across AI, precision medicine, and life sciences, with the convergence of intelligent systems, advanced data platforms, and next-generation diagnostics becoming more evident. In AI, activity is accelerating—from OpenAI outlining its healthcare ambitions and launching GPT-Rosalind, to broader adoption of agentic AI across enterprise and clinical settings. At the same time, increased regulatory scrutiny highlights the need for safe deployment. New research also reinforces AI’s growing role in drug discovery, particularly in target identification.

In parallel, genomics and data-driven medicine continue to advance. Efforts like Tempus collaborating with Predicta Biosciences are expanding access to ultrasensitive sequencing, while Tempus’ partnership with Gilead underscores the importance of real-world data in oncology R&D. Across the ecosystem, new platforms and datasets are enabling more precise, personalized care.

Meanwhile, the broader landscape is evolving alongside these innovations. A collaboration between Paradigm Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could modernize clinical trial review and accelerate approvals. The passing of J. Craig Venter also marks a significant moment for the genomics field. Together, these trends highlight a future driven by the integration of AI, biology, and data.

Funding / IPO

(Omics) Data Platform / Sequencing / Analysis / Instruments

Precision Medicine

The Lab Catches Up to the Clinic: How Functional Precision Oncology Goes Beyond Genomics
**Paradigm Health Announces Collaboration with the FDA to Transform Regulatory Review of Clinical Trial Data The collaboration between Paradigm Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could modernize how clinical trial data is reviewed, potentially speeding up approvals for new drugs and therapies. By applying advanced data tools or AI to regulatory workflows, it may reduce bottlenecks, improve consistency, and bring treatments to patients faster.

Diagnostics / Genomic / Genetic Testing / CDx

MyGevity Announces Nationwide Launch of Integrated Health Data Platform
Diagnostics investments and disease burden Regulatory and payment policies could facilitate investment and innovation in diagnostics
**Tempus and Predicta Biosciences Announce Collaboration to Expand Life Sciences Access to Ultrasensitive Whole-Genome Sequencing Assay for Hematologic Malignancies and MRD Monitoring

AL / ML / DL / GenAI / LLM / ChatGPT/Agentic AI

**OpenAI’s head of health lays out the AI giant’s healthcare ambitions
**Utah medical board calls for immediate suspension of state’s AI doctor experiment
Merck and Google Cloud Partner to Accelerate Agentic AI Enterprise TransformationLongevity, Health Span, and Life Expectancy
Elephas Biosciences and Mithrl Pair Real-Time Tumor Profiling with Agentic AI to Unlock New Immunotherapy Response Insights
Catalyst Precision Health Launches the First Longevity Service for Men to Combine In-Home Lab Testing, Physician House Calls, and Continuous Personalized Care
**OpenAI launches AI model GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research The model aims to accelerate early-stage scientific discovery by helping researchers analyze data, generate hypotheses, and access scientific tools, and is available as a research preview through select OpenAI platforms.

Everything Data: RWE/RWD, Clinico-Genomic Data, Knowledge Graph, EHR, Data Platforms

Longevity, Health Span, and Life Expectancy

GB HealthWatch Launches AI-Ready Genetic Reports for the GB Longevity100 Suite
Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity – A NY Times article – A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging.

Miscellaneous

Publications

Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side effects
**Target identification and assessment in the era of AI Comprehensive review emphasizes key considerations in target selection, summarizes breakthroughs in the application of AI-driven approaches for therapeutic target exploration, and highlights clinical-stage successes in which AI played a pivotal role in target identification.
Targeted long-read RNA sequencing for rare disease diagnosis and variant interpretation Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how genetic variants disrupt gene function and improve the diagnosis of rare diseases. The study team demonstrated that this platform could reveal disease-causing genetic variants and provide molecular diagnoses for previously undiagnosed patients, including five individuals whose conditions had remained unresolved after standard testing.
Sequence Display enables large-scale sequence–activity datasets for rapid protein evolution Sequence Display can generate more than 10 million data points in a single experiment. These data points are then fed into protein language AI models, which use them to predict which changes to a protein’s amino acids will create the desired change for the protein’s activity or function.
The circadian gene Dec2 promotes pancreatic cancer progression and dormancy through immune evasion Genetic discovery may explain why pancreatic cancer is so difficult to treat

News for the month March 2026

Funding / IPO

Translucent Announces $27M Series A to Tackle Healthcare’s Existential Financial Crisis

AL / ML / DL / GenAI / LLM / ChatGPT/Agentic AI

**Microsoft unveils Copilot Health as an AI health companion for consumers Copilot Health is an AI assistant for consumers that can review medical records, help them prepare for doctor appointments and offer personalized insights based on their health data
**AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare
Quest Diagnostics launches Google-powered AI chatbot to help patients understand lab results
HHS bans Claude AI tool as Trump seeks full government blacklisting of Anthropic

Miscellaneous

**Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online The UK Biobank holds the medical records of 500,000 British volunteers, and is one of the world’s most comprehensive stores of health information and is credited with driving breakthroughs in cancer, dementia and diabetes research. It turns out confidential health data has been exposed online on dozens of occasions, a Guardian investigation can reveal, raising questions about the safeguarding of patient records by one of the UK’s flagship medical research projects.
**White House lifts hold on NIH research spending

Publications

AI with agency: a vision for adaptive, efficient, and ethical healthcare

News for the month February 2026

Funding / IPO

Mergers & Acquisitions

(Omics) Data Platform / Sequencing / Analysis / Instruments (AGBT 2026)

Diagnostics / Genomic / Genetic Testing / CDx

CareDx Announces Clinical Validation Results for AlloHeme™, the First AI‑Powered NGS Surveillance Solution for AML and MDS Post‑Cell Therapy

Precision Medicine

AL / ML / DL / GenAI / LLM / ChatGPT/Agentic AI

Miscellaneous

Publications

Multi-System Genetic Architecture of Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Integrating Machine Learning with Subject-Level Genomic Analysis
From correlation to causation: cell-type-specific gene regulatory networks in Alzheimer’s disease Causal gene mapping identifies key drivers of Alzheimer’s disease progression
Causal parametric language mapping with electrical stimulation during awake neurosurgery Study refines the limits of brain mapping

News for the month January 2026

Funding / IPO

**OpenEvidence clinches $250M series D as AI platform sees explosive growth with doctors
2025 year-end digital health funding overview: A tale of two markets A Rock Health report
Xella Health Raises $3.7 Million Pre-Seed to Launch Women’s Precision Health Platform
Carna Health Secures $8 Million to Expand Access to Scalable Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Solutions Globally Funding to accelerate innovation and growth following strategic partnership with Siemens Healthineers
RISA Labs Closes $11.1M Series A to Scale AI Operating System for Oncology Nationwide
Flywheel Raises $27.5 Million And Expands Clinical Trial And Medical Device Offerings
Protege Raises $30M Led by a16z to Unlock Access to Data for AI Development The company provides licensed, curated access to real-world and proprietary datasets across domains such as media, audio, and healthcare, supporting AI training and evaluation for major global AI companies.
bit.bio secures $50 million Series C to scale human cell programming technology

Mergers & Acquisitions

JPM26
**OpenAI acquires health-care technology startup Torch for $60 million
Hippocratic AI acquires Grove AI, taps life sciences leaders to focus on biopharma, medtech
**bioMérieux Acquires Accellix to Elevate Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Accelerate Advanced Therapies This strategic transaction, bioMérieux strengthens its Pharmaceutical Quality Control activity and invests in innovative solutions that will support the growing advanced therapy market and improve patient outcomes worldwide

Precision Medicine

**Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter launches Diploid Genomics, Inc. (DGI), ushering in a new era in human genomics

(Omics) Data Platform / Sequencing / Analysis / Instruments

BioTuring and 10x Genomics Announce Strategic Collaboration to Streamline Single Cell and Spatial Data Analysis

Diagnostics / Genomic / Genetic Testing / CDx

**10x Genomics to Advance REsearch in Diagnostics Applications of Tumor Single Cell Profiling 10x announced clinical collaborations with two Boston-based institutions, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as the New York-based Cancer Research Institute. The company also committed to building its own CLIA-certified laboratory within about a year, with the goal of enabling clinical deployment of diagnostics that will come up with these kinds of collaborations.