The round was led by two new investors, Novo Holdings and Andera Partners. Several existing investors, including Medtronic, also participated.

The annual list, now in its 17th year, was designed to celebrate companies that make ethical business practices a high priority. 

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

Along with expanding research into large-language models to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPC, the search-engine king is working on AI for improving maternal care, ultrasound access and tuberculosis screening.

Individuals living in "extremely disadvantaged" ZIP codes are less likely to have access to accredited imaging facilities. 

The suite enables doctors to perform brain and total spine scans mid-procedure for surgeries involving brain tumors, epilepsy, traumatic injuries, and more. 

Wary consumers can be convinced to allow AI into their healthcare habits by communications campaigns tuned to the ancient rhetorical categories of ethos, pathos and logos. 

“Together, Pfizer and Seagen seek to accelerate the next generation of cancer breakthroughs and bring new solutions to patients by combining the power of Seagen’s antibody-drug conjugate technology with the scale and strength of Pfizer’s capabilities and expertise," says Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla, PhD.