TOP STORIES
An article explores how Nvidia Corp. microchips, the kind that are used in video games and by social media networks for photo tagging, are being applied to medicine. They are being used to add machine learning to medical imaging. The idea is to use the technology to spot conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease earlier and faster. But one potential consequence of advancements in this area is reduced dependence on radiologists. — The Wall Street Journal
Luminex has raised its offer for Nanosphere to obtain its molecular diagnostics technology from $83 million to more than $100 million. — Mass Device
When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
LIFE SCIENCES
Janssen has licensed the molecule MGD015 from MacroGenics to harness its treatment potential for hematological malignancies and solid tumors. — Pharma Times
Boehringer Ingelheim has formed a collaboration with BioMed X — a group that conducts biomedical research in an open innovation lab facility on the campus of the University of Heidelberg — for a research team to find new approaches to treating psychiatric diseases. — BusinessWire
Thinking about launching a virtual biotech startup? Here’s a review of some of the benefits and downsides of that move. — Labiotech.EU
PAYERS-PROVIDERS
Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita became the latest to be victimized by a ransomware attack. This time, the hospital had a plan in place, although it did fork out for the demanded ransom. — KWCH12
One hospital is schooling employees in security training and using fake phishing emails to do it. If they click on three fake phishing email attachments, despite the training, they start earning penalties. Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts is thinking about converting this program into a gaming app. — Health Business Daily
University of Connecticut Health Center has appointed its first chief medical information officer: Dr. Dirk Stanley. — Healthcare IT News
TECHNOLOGY
Enigma Health, a Cambia Health Solutions-backed startup, has closed down. — The Lund Report
CVS Health has inked a deal with Doctor Evidence, a medical evidence software and services business, to help support evidence gathering for the formulary decision-making process. — PRNewswire
POLITICS
Michigan cancer patients are lobbying state legislators for a bill that would reimburse for cancer drugs equally to remove out of pocket costs from the stress of combating a life-threatening condition. It reflects a trend of similar proposals in other states — Associated Press, Click on Detroit
The U.S. House and Senate will try to hammer their bills supporting funding for Zika virus relief efforts into alignment this week. — The Hill
A LITTLE BIT EXTRA
Google wants to put the art into artificial intelligence by harnessing AI to determine whether computers can be trained touse it to produce original art and music. Attendees at music and tech festival Moogfest got a preview of the thinking behind this initiative, called Magenta. — Quartz
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