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NHS trusts in England reject Palantir patient data platform
United KingdomHealthcareNews
Freedom of Information responses show multiple NHS trusts in England have declined to use Palantir’s £330m federated data platform, citing superior or equal alternatives. Some trusts reported improved scheduling, while others called the system duplicative or retrograde. The rejection highlights concerns over foreign tech dependency in critical healthcare infrastructure.
(#source_Guardian)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
EU allocates €65m to strengthen biotech data infrastructure
HealthcareNews
The European Union commits €65 million to enhance biotechnology data infrastructure, addressing funding vulnerabilities and reinforcing strategic autonomy in the sector. The investment aims to reduce reliance on external data sources and bolster Europe's resilience in biotech. (BRUSSELS TIMES)
EU invests €65m to bolster key biotech data amid
(#source_Brussels-Times)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
TrustED project tests Europe’s digital identity privacy model
SpainPortugalItalyGermanyTurkeyGovernment and publicHealthcareNews
The EU-funded TrustED project is testing whether Europe’s digital identity framework can preserve privacy while enabling data sharing across borders. Funded under Horizon Europe, the initiative combines EUDI Wallets with privacy-preserving technologies like zero-knowledge proofs and federated learning. Real-world pilots in Spain and Portugal examine
(#source_Biometric-Update)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
Flower Labs unveils Endeavor 1.0 as sovereign AI alternative
United KingdomGermanyHealthcareNews
Flower Labs, a Cambridge University spinout, launches Endeavor 1.0, a locally deployable AI model it claims matches OpenAI and Anthropic's leading models. The startup positions the open-source-based model as a sovereign alternative for European organisations seeking to reduce reliance on US providers. Flower Labs, founded
(#source_Tech.eu)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
Greater Manchester rejects Palantir health data platform
United KingdomHealthcareGovernment and publicNews
Greater Manchester’s health authority refuses to adopt Palantir’s federated data platform, citing public trust concerns. The UK government faces pressure to cancel a £400 million NHS contract with the US firm amid digital sovereignty debates. The decision follows national scrutiny over Palantir’s role in UK healthcare. (WIRED)
(#source_www.wired.com)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
Germany’s Computomics raises €6.3m for climate-smart crop breeding
GermanyHealthcareNews
Tübingen-based Computomics secures €6.3 million in a Series B round led by Convent Capital Agri Food Fund to scale its AI-driven climate-smart crop breeding platform. The funding will accelerate commercial deployment of tools like ×SeedScore® to help European breeders develop heat- and drought-resistant varieties amid
(#source_EU-Startups)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
Aiforia secures €20M EIB financing for AI cancer diagnostics
FinlandHealthcareNews
Helsinki-based Aiforia, a deep learning AI company for pathology, secured €20 million in venture debt from the European Investment Bank. The financing, supported under the Commission’s InvestEU programme, will accelerate product development and commercial expansion for AI-powered cancer diagnostics. Aiforia states its CE-IVD marked solutions are
(#source_EU-Startups)By Christian Triantafillou Schade
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