Tag: healthcare

Amazon acquired a large healthcare company. Should we worry?

Posted on   |  by Mohiudinn Ahmed and Paul Haskell-Dowland
This week Amazon announced plans to fork out US$3.9 billion (A$5.6 billion) to acquire US healthcare company One Medical. One Medical reportedly provides primary care on a membership basis...

Victoria provides $2m to mRNA projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government has awarded $2 million to 12 mRNA projects through the state’s new Research Acceleration Fund. Launched by mRNA Victoria in April last year, the $25 million...

CSIRO to invest $100m in emerging tech research

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s national science agency will invest $100 million over four years in emerging technologies to assist with the economic recovery, including a significant focus on digital transformation in the...

China: COVID-19 and AI healthcare response

Posted on   |  by Philippa Jones
COVID-19 has proven an ideal testbed for an industry very much in its infancy. Diagnosing the virus requires lung CT scans to identify GGO (ground glass opacity), a key...