Tech is in turmoil – but there is an upside March 6, 2024 There’s no need to panic about cutbacks and uncertainty around AI, capitalism is all about change and innovation, says Paul Ormerod The Greek god Chronos, known as Saturn to the Romans, was notorious for eating his own children. Something similar seems to be going on within the tech industry. Tech giants such as Google, Microsoft [...]
AI will design drugs in the next couple of years, says Google Deepmind boss February 27, 2024 The chief of Google DeepMind has said artificial intelligence (AI) could be designing drugs in clinics within the next couple of years.
Tagomics: Disease diagnosis firm bags £6.7m in funding for cancer research February 22, 2024 The funding round will enable Tagomics to discover new signs of cancer and advance drug development and therapy selection for patients.
Doctors must be paid more, but money alone won’t solve the NHS’s recruitment woes January 2, 2024 The NHS's cumbersome recruitment process must be reformed if we are to fix our broken healthcare system, writes Jonathan Evans.
Five areas of tech which will dominate 2024: From climate to blockchain December 23, 2023 Investors will also be closely watching government regulation against the misuse of AI.
Payally boss: Big Tech crackdown will kill London startups September 13, 2023 The UK needs to “loosen its grip” on Big Tech and steer away from copying the EU’s tough approach to the sector, the founder payments firm Payally has warned. “We need to be attracting big tech to London, not discouraging it,” Rafal Andzejevski told City A.M. “For right or for wrong, we left the EU, [...]
Covid medical boss Jonathan Van-Tam takes job at vaccine maker Moderna August 18, 2023 Former Covid medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has joined vaccine maker Moderna as an advisor, it has been revealed. The former deputy chief medical officer, who played a key role in the UK’s pandemic response has taken the post on a part-time basis at the US pharmaceutical giant, since May. He is working as [...]
Wellbeing disruptor UNTIL bags Dragon Steven Bartlett in bid to mend ‘broken’ industry August 14, 2023 Entrepreneur and star of Dragon’s Den, Steven Bartlett, has pumped cash in to London wellness disruptor UNTIL, as he joins the brand in a top executive role to drive its expansion. The investor joined as its new marketing co-founder to help fix the “broken” sector, following investment into the industry which is worth £3.5tn . [...]
Philips shares and profits up as investors dismiss £575m sleep device recall bill April 24, 2023 Philips shares jumped 13 per cent on Monday as the Dutch health technology company reported much better than expected first-quarter results and said it had set aside €575 million ($631 million) related to lawsuits over its recall of respiratory devices. Amsterdam-based Philips has been grappling with the fallout of the global recall of millions of respirators used to treat [...]
Warning NHS dentistry ‘approaching the end of the road’ as Bupa to shut 85 practices impacting 1,200 jobs March 29, 2023 Bupa Dental Care is set to cut 85 dental practices in a move that will affect 1,200 staff across the UK, amid a national shortage of dentists and “systemic” challenges across the industry. The healthcare group said patients at the affected practices have not been able to access the NHS dental service they need. Bupa, [...]