Princeton – October 13, 2026 -- EDDA Technology has been named to TIME's 2026 list of the World's Top HealthTech Companies for the second consecutive year, the surgical imaging and AI company announced.

Statista partnership ranks companies on three pillars

TIME developed the list with data and rankings provider Statista. The analysis targets health technology companies that use digital technologies to make healthcare more effective and accessible. Companies were evaluated on Financial Performance, Reputation Analysis and Online Engagement.

Beijing – October 13, 2026 -- Likang Life Sciences, whose lead cancer vaccine candidate LK101 holds clinical trial authorization from China's NMPA (2023) and U.S. FDA IND clearance (2025), will sponsor and exhibit at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026 on October 20–22 at the ADNEC Centre.

New York – October 13, 2026 -- Fesarius Therapeutics will present its DermiSphereTM hDRT dermal regeneration template at Plastic Surgery The Meeting (PSTM) 2026, October 15–18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The company will also appear at an event hosted by ASPS Ventures, the medtech venture fund.

San Francisco – October 13, 2026 -- Collective X Health (CX), a women's health and performance intelligence platform, has emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $3.2 million pre-seed round co-led by Council Capital and Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund.

SoGal Ventures, Emerson Collective, Muse Capital and Segal Ventures also participated. The platform is live, with Human Powered Health and Altra Running as founding customers licensing its women's health intelligence via API for health, performance and recovery insights.

Conshohocken – October 13, 2026 -- Suvoda has made Sofia, its AI assistant on the Suvoda Platform, available for all new clinical trials using Suvoda RTSM/IRT or Suvoda eCOA, giving sponsors, CROs and sites faster access to trial data and the ability to act on it.

Sofia first launched with a group of early adopter companies that helped shape the product. The rollout extends it to every new trial on the two Suvoda products.

Providence – October 13, 2026 -- Highbar Physical Therapy has formally introduced three acquired practices as "Highbar Practices," creating a four-brand network that serves patients at 57 locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Rochester, Mich. – October 13, 2026 -- Par Health is recalling 22 lots of Argatroban Injection 250 mg/2.5 mL (100 mg/mL) to the hospital/user level after detecting particulate matter in certain lots.

Sheridan – October 13, 2026 -- The global sensor patch market is valued at USD 7.9 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 28.9 billion by 2031, a CAGR of 29.6%, according to a study by Wissen Research.

Evansville – October 13, 2026 -- Heart to Heart Hospice's Evansville, Indiana office has received the 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors Elite designation, the highest recognition level in the Hospice CAHPS Honors program.

Evansville office joins a limited group of top-rated US hospice providers

The distinction places the office among a select group of hospice providers nationwide that have demonstrated outstanding performance and a sustained commitment to care experiences for patients and families.

San Diego – October 13, 2026 -- Phanes Therapeutics CEO Ming Wang will join a discussion panel titled Competing in a New Global Playing Field at the Longwood Healthcare Leaders Boston CEO forum, held November 2-3, 2026, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston.