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Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?
Digital Transformation

Women are 77% of the NHS workforce. So why are they missing from the tech that's supposed to fix it?

Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.

By Amy Davis • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana
Health Technologies

Holograms bring life-saving breast cancer advice to Ghana

Holographic doctor in Ghana shows how immersive tech can deliver trusted breast cancer education to remote women and reshape care.

By Joanne Stanway • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets
Agricultural Technology

Aurora Tech backs 10 women-led startups in emerging markets

Aurora Tech names 10 women-led startups from emerging markets as finalists for non-dilutive funding and investor access in Santiago.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica
Unified Communications

Heidi expands with new AI tools & acquires Automedica

Health AI firm Heidi launches Evidence and Comms tools and buys UK-based Automedica to grow its clinical decision and patient support platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

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Healthtech startup unveils approach to scaling with AI
Storage

Healthtech startup unveils approach to scaling with AI

Australian healthtech AirHealth uses on-prem AI and cloud storage for real-time pollen forecasts, reshaping asthma and allergy care.

By Adam Zuchetti • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Audika unveils Oticon Zeal to tackle hearing aid stigma
Wearables

Audika unveils Oticon Zeal to tackle hearing aid stigma

Audika Australia will roll out Oticon Zeal, a discreet AI-powered hearing device aimed at boosting early testing and breaking stigma.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Spotlight Pathology raises GBP £1.4m for AI cancer tool
Health Technologies

Spotlight Pathology raises GBP £1.4m for AI cancer tool

Spotlight Pathology secures GBP £1.4m seed funding to advance AI software aimed at speeding and standardising blood cancer diagnosis.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
AI tool boosts NHS breast cancer screening accuracy
Artificial Intelligence

AI tool boosts NHS breast cancer screening accuracy

An NHS trial of Google's breast cancer AI found it can spot a quarter of missed cases and slash screening workloads by up to 40%.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Homedics unveils Bridge vibroacoustic cushion in UK
Power / Energy

Homedics unveils Bridge vibroacoustic cushion in UK

Homedics launches Bridge vibroacoustic cushion in UK, blending low-frequency sound and vibration for 20-minute daily wellbeing sessions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Cellhub unveils 5G care & data push for rural hospitals
Software-as-a-Service

Cellhub unveils 5G care & data push for rural hospitals

Cellhub launches Hospitals Without Walls, using 5G, managed services and data tools to support financially strained rural hospitals.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech
Unified Communications

From global engineer to data leader in Australia’s tech

From Argentina to Adelaide, data analyst Jessica Molina Calabrese reveals how global experience can power a tech career in Australia.

By Jessica Molina Calabrese • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI in pharmacies gains support for faster ear checks
Artificial Intelligence

AI in pharmacies gains support for faster ear checks

UK adults back AI in local ear checks, with two-thirds saying they'd accept pharmacy use of the tech if it cuts waits and speeds referrals.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Cicada opens 2026 Tech23 deep tech hunt across Australia
Robotics

Cicada opens 2026 Tech23 deep tech hunt across Australia

Cicada opens applications for its 2026 Tech23 deep tech week, seeking 23 startups as alumni funding tops USD $280 million nationwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
GSMA Foundry & NUHS partner on 5G connected health
Robotics

GSMA Foundry & NUHS partner on 5G connected health

GSMA Foundry and Singapore's NUHS join forces to trial 5G, AI and XR hospital innovations in Singapore before scaling globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals
Unified Communications

GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals

GSMA Foundry and NUHS will trial 5G, AI and XR in Singapore hospitals, showcasing remote surgery and robot nurses at MWC26 Barcelona.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
3D whole-body melanoma scanner launched in New Zealand
Artificial Intelligence

3D whole-body melanoma scanner launched in New Zealand

Auckland clinic unveils Skinscape 360, a 3D whole-body melanoma scanner using 92 cameras to speed early skin cancer detection in New Zealand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Home care robots track emotions to predict elderly risks
Data Protection

Home care robots track emotions to predict elderly risks

AIBUILD unveils emotion-tracking home robots that learn seniors' routines to flag early risks of falls, isolation and cognitive decline.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026