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VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary – Here's the quiet shift in medtech right now: the global medical imaging market is on track to grow from $41.64 billion in 2024 to $67.87 billion by 2034^[1], and capital has stopped chasing every shiny promise. That pressure got real in April, when the FDA advanced its real-world evidence framework for medical devices^[2], lining regulators and payers up around documented performance instead of trial-stage pitches. Five names keep showing up in that conversation: VentriPoint Diagnostics (TSXV: VPT) (OTCPK: VPTDF), Senseonics (NASDAQ: SENS), TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX), WELL Health Technologies (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF), and 10x Genomics (NASDAQ: TXG).

The bigger shift is where the money is going: venture investment in medical devices hit a record $10.4 billion in 2025, with median M&A deal values climbing to $570 million^[3], a sign that smart money is positioning around platforms that can scale. The new 2026 playbook calls for real-world evidence from day one, AI lifecycle management, and harmonized compliance across the United States, Europe, and emerging markets^[4], making multi-geography deployment the structural value driver this cycle.

VentriPoint Diagnostics (TSXV: VPT) (OTCPK: VPTDF) just picked up a Gold Medal at the 2026 Edison Awards for its AI-powered cardiac imaging platform, VMS+™ 4.0. The Edison Awards are widely considered one of the most prestigious innovation prizes in the world, often called 'the Oscars of Innovation,' and past Gold winners include Abbott, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific. For a small-cap medtech company out of Toronto, that is serious company to keep.

The technology behind the award takes a standard 2D ultrasound scan and converts it into a detailed 3D model of the heart. The company says the results are comparable to a cardiac MRI, but without the million-dollar machine or the months-long wait list. VMS+™ 4.0 is already deployed in hospitals across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, which is a key reason the Edison judges took notice. Their evaluation process places heavy weight on technologies that have moved past the pilot stage and into real clinical use.

That momentum is showing up in VentriPoint's commercial pipeline. The company recently announced a collaboration with the Health Division of the Montecristo Group to roll out VMS+™ across Costa Rica's public and private hospital networks. The Montecristo Group's Hospital Metropolitano also has an existing relationship with Sanford Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. VentriPoint also recently partnered with First Light Health, an Indigenous-owned medical services company, to bring cardiac diagnostics to Indigenous and remote communities across Canada through a hub-and-spoke model. That program builds on an earlier partnership with the Nisga'a Valley Health Authority in northern BC. South of the border, the company signed a commercial agreement with LG Consulting Solutions targeting cardiac centres in Northern California.

"Being awarded Gold affirms that VMS™ 4.0 has reached that threshold, and reinforces our belief that our platform has significant room to grow as adoption accelerates and new applications emerge," said Hugh MacNaught, CEO of VentriPoint.

VentriPoint holds regulatory approvals in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Its VMS+™ platform is vendor-agnostic, meaning it works with ultrasound equipment from any manufacturer, and is built on more than a decade of proprietary Knowledge Based Reconstruction technology. The core value proposition is MRI-grade cardiac imaging at a fraction of the cost, deployable anywhere a standard ultrasound machine already sits. With a growing global footprint, a validated technology platform, and independent recognition from one of the world's top innovation bodies, VentriPoint is positioning itself as a name to watch in precision health.

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Other industry developments and happenings in the market include:

Senseonics (NASDAQ: SENS) presented first-ever real-world evidence for its Eversense 365 implantable CGM system, showing patients achieved 93.8% average transmitter wear time across a full year with a mean Time in Range of 66% and mean Glucose Management Indicator of 7.14%. The data, drawn from the first 5,059 real-world sensors used in the US, confirmed comparable adherence and glucometrics between the first and second six-month periods, validating consistent single-sensor performance.

"The promise of a year-long CGM has now been demonstrated in the real world," said Francine Kaufman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Senseonics. "The data demonstrate that Eversense 365 can perform exceptionally well and consistently across its entire lifespan, with strong adherence supporting a full year of positive glycemic outcomes with just one sensor."

Early data from roughly 120 patients using the twiist Automated Insulin Delivery system alongside Eversense 365 showed a mean GMI of 6.79% and mean TIR of 77%, meeting international consensus targets. Following FDA approval in September 2024 and a January 2026 European CE Mark, Senseonics expects to launch Eversense 365 in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden in the coming months.

TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX) is unveiling a new device at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2026 Annual Meeting designed to advance its clinical trial programs. The company's new Controlled Hypothermic Organ Preservation System (CHOPS) is an active cooling device that maintains a consistent, controlled cold storage environment for donor organs across a range of temperatures, contrasting with current phase-changing cold storage methods that limit temperature control.

"Our commitment to building the highest level of prospective clinical evidence is what is driving us to conduct these two major clinical programs for heart and lung transplantation," said Waleed Hassanein, M.D., President and CEO of TransMedics Group. "With FDA review expected to conclude in the coming months, we anticipate being well positioned to support rigorous, FDA-acceptable comparisons in both the ENHANCE Heart Part B and DENOVO Lung trials."

TransMedics Group will submit an Investigational Device Exemption amendment to position CHOPS as the control arm for both trials, following FDA approval of its trial IDEs in early 2026. If approved, CHOPS would expand the company's product portfolio to serve a broader segment of heart and lung transplant patients globally.

WELL Health Technologies (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) reported record Canadian patient visits of approximately 1.27 million in Q1-2026, representing 33% year-over-year growth and 13% organic growth across its national clinic network. Primary Care Adjusted EBITDA margins expanded to approximately 8%, up 200 basis points from 6% in Q1-2025, driven by the company's clinic transformation program and recent acquisitions.

"Our Canadian Clinics network delivered another record quarter, with approximately 1.27 million patient visits and 13% organic growth reflecting the underlying health and compounding value of our platform," said Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO of WELL Health Technologies. "Beyond the headline number, we are seeing real operating leverage emerge: margins in Primary Care are expanding as our clinic transformation program takes hold, our Affiliate Clinic network continues to scale in a capital-light manner, and CardiologyNow is rapidly becoming a leading virtual specialty-care platform in Canada."

The company's Canadian clinic network reached 253 locations with over 3,100 providers, up 17% year-over-year, while its Affiliate Clinic network expanded to 74 licensee locations. CardiologyNow virtual visits grew 65% year-to-date, supported by 35 new cardiologists and internal medicine physicians, with a recently announced partnership with AliveCor expected to further accelerate growth in Q2-2026.

10x Genomics (NASDAQ: TXG) announced a strategic partnership with AI biotech company Bioptimus to anchor the Spatial Tissue Embedding Learning Atlas, or STELA, a multinational spatial biology data initiative targeting up to 100,000 patient tissue specimens across three continents. The collaboration leverages 10x Genomics' Xenium spatial transcriptomics platform as the foundational data generation engine, representing a roughly 20-fold increase in scale over existing spatial biology atlases worldwide.

"Many of the most important questions in medicine come down to understanding how cells interact within complex human tissues," said Serge Saxonov, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of 10x Genomics." By enabling spatial profiling at unprecedented scale, STELA will generate foundational datasets that allow researchers to connect the underlying biology with disease outcomes, unlocking new insights that can accelerate and improve therapeutic discovery and development."

STELA integrates high-resolution spatial transcriptomics, matched histopathology imaging, multi-omics data, and longitudinal clinical records across institutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The initiative positions 10x Genomics at the center of large-scale AI model development in oncology and immunology, with the Xenium platform serving as the reproducible, standardized data backbone for next-generation biological AI.

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1. https://www.towardshealthcare.com/insights/medical-imaging-market-sizing
2. https://www.fda.gov/science-research/science-and-research-special-topics/real-world-evidence
3. https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2026/04/strategic-ip-considerations-for-the-medtech-market-rebound-after-record-investment-and-ma-in-2025
4. https://www.mddionline.com/software/decision-criteria-for-technology-commercialization-of-medical-devices-in-2026

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The concept of AI in healthcare is no longer a novelty, experts are acknowledging AI algorithms, detection, and drug discovery are becoming indispensable tools. As medical errors continue to harm patients, healthcare experts are turning to AI to improve mistakes in medications, such as prescribing the wrong drug or wrong dose. As real-world deployment gains momentum, a number of tech and biotech firms are already translating AI healthcare innovation into clinical practice. Notable recent activity includes initiatives from Avant Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AVAI), Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM), BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTAI), Healwell AI Inc. (TSX: AIDX) (OTCPK: HWAIF), and WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF).

Cathie Wood of Ark Invest recently highlighted new research from Mass General Brigham, where AI models were able to predict cancer survival outcomes based on facial images—an example she cited as evidence that healthcare could become AI's most transformative use case. Industry forecasts support that trajectory, with Statista estimating that the global AI healthcare market will grow from roughly $11 billion today to $188 billion by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 37%.

Avant Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AVAI), in collaboration with Ainnova Tech, is quietly building a foothold in the emerging field of predictive diagnostics. Its Vision AI platform is designed to identify disease markers at the earliest possible stage—sometimes before outward symptoms emerge—by leveraging artificial intelligence in combination with clinical data. In its latest move, Avant disclosed plans to integrate a patented technology that targets early-stage dementia detection, signaling an intentional broadening of its preventive care focus.

The proposed tool uses proprietary algorithms alongside hardware and a five-minute blood test to flag dementia-associated risk factors well in advance of standard clinical methods. Avant is weighing both licensing and acquisition options for the technology, with global rights under consideration. Either route would strengthen the company's position in the neurodegenerative care space and complement its broader push into chronic illness screening. By expanding its platform's range without departing from its central thesis—early, accessible intervention—Avant is quietly aiming to reshape how and when critical conditions are first detected.

"This accessible, fast, and scalable solution is designed to support early intervention and targeted treatment strategies, with the ambition of reaching millions of patients globally in the coming years," said Vinicio Vargas, CEO at Ainnova and member of the Board of Directors of the joint venture company, Ai-nova Acquisition Corp. (AAC). "Adding the early detection of dementia that this patented technology presents us would go a long way to making us a leader in the industry of early disease detection."

Vision AI is designed as a non-invasive platform that brings together retinal imaging, blood pressure readings, and routine lab data to generate personalized health assessments. Its core function is to estimate risk for common but often underdiagnosed chronic conditions—helping clinicians make earlier, more informed decisions with minimal burden on the patient.

By analyzing just two retinal images and a short set of vital signs, the system runs four proprietary algorithms trained on more than 2.3 million clinical records. These algorithms evaluate indicators linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, liver fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease. The technology's lightweight, modular design is intended to keep costs low while enabling use across a wide range of clinical settings—including those with limited access to specialist care.

"Our purpose is to create the future of early disease detection in an accessible way, so that patients can get a preventive check-up anywhere, at a low cost, and easily," said Vargas in a previous statement. "We want to prevent patients with risk factors from developing other diseases that could have been avoided before they became a real problem. To this end, we are seeking to integrate new technologies into our portfolio within a single platform, both through our R&D efforts and through potential exclusive licenses or acquisitions."

Alongside its dementia screening initiative, Avant is progressing toward a full acquisition of Ainnova Tech, its current development partner. The two firms are already operating under a shared entity—Ai-nova Acquisition Corp. (AAC)—and a completed merger would align leadership, simplify corporate structure, and create a more efficient framework for navigating regulatory milestones. A key FDA pre-submission meeting is scheduled for July, making the timing of this integration especially relevant. Internally, management views the consolidation as a strategic lever to accelerate U.S. market access while continuing to support ongoing deployments in international pilot programs.

"This milestone reflects our two-tiered strategy, rapid deployment in low-regulation markets where Vision AI operates as a screening tool, and simultaneous progress toward FDA clearance for the U.S. market," said Vargas. "Entering the U.S. will unlock significant commercial potential, and early engagement with regulators ensures we do so with speed, credibility, and a validated product."

While many AI-driven diagnostic platforms remain confined to controlled pilots or lab settings, Avant's Vision AI is already operating in live clinical environments across Latin America. Active deployments in Chile, Mexico, and Brazil are generating real-world data on safety, performance, and clinical usability—insights that are feeding directly into iterative improvements across the platform.

Longer term, the company aims to unify a growing range of diagnostic tools under a single, streamlined system capable of delivering early-stage health insights from basic, non-invasive inputs. Backed by global platform rights through AAC, and supported by detection sensitivity levels reported above 90% in research cited by the NIH, Vision AI is quietly shaping into a scalable solution with potential utility across both developed and underserved healthcare systems.

With dementia screening now entering the pipeline and additional modules under evaluation, Avant appears to be transitioning from early validation to broader execution—laying the groundwork for international expansion and a future U.S. launch.

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Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM) has reached a major milestone, having supported close to 1,500 research projects since its founding in 2015. These efforts include around 1,000 biopharma partnerships and nearly 500 provider-led initiatives using Tempus' diagnostics, datasets, and modeling tools. The company's biological modeling lab alone has contributed to over 60 research projects focused on therapy selection and drug discovery.

"From day one at Tempus, our mission has been to empower researchers with the data and insights they need to drive better outcomes," said Eric Lefkofsky, Founder and CEO of Tempus. "We have made significant progress toward that goal by delivering at a scale few others have achieved."

With one of the largest libraries of multimodal data in healthcare, Tempus continues to scale its impact through AI-driven precision medicine.

An independent safety board has endorsed the continuation of BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: BTAI) pivotal Phase 3 SERENITY At-Home trial evaluating BXCL501 for agitation tied to bipolar disorders or schizophrenia.

"We are pleased with the favorable DSMB meeting outcome and are excited about the upcoming data readout for our first at-home trial with BXCL501," said Vimal Mehta, Ph.D., CEO of BioXcel Therapeutics. "Results are intended to help support a potential sNDA submission for label expansion of IGALMI® in the at-home setting — a sizeable unmet medical need given there are no FDA-approved therapies for bipolar or schizophrenia-related agitation in this environment."

The fully enrolled trial involves over 200 patients who self-administer treatment during agitation episodes, with safety data tracked over 12 weeks. More than 150 participants have already received multiple doses. Topline results are slated for release in the third quarter of 2025 and may inform a future regulatory submission.

Three subsidiaries under Healwell AI Inc. (TSX: AIDX) (OTCPK: HWAIF) and WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (OTCQX: WHTCF) have been selected as winners in Canada Health Infoway's 2025 Vendor Innovation Program, making up nearly half of the total awardees. The selected projects—Pentavere, Intrahealth, and OceanMD—are focused on real-world interoperability solutions that improve clinical workflows and enhance access to actionable patient data.

"Intrahealth and Pentavere's recognition through the Vendor Innovation Program demonstrates the tremendous impact HEALWELL companies are having in the digital health landscape," said Dr. Alexander Dobranowski, CEO of HEALWELL. "Both companies are at the forefront of transforming healthcare delivery with innovative solutions that enhance data-driven care coordination, streamline workflows, and empower clinicians to deliver better patient outcomes."

Each initiative will be deployed across multiple provinces and settings, including rural and Indigenous communities.

"We are incredibly proud to see OceanMD, as part of WELLSTAR, recognized for its innovation in improving healthcare outcomes through digital technologies," said Amir Javidan, CEO of WELLSTAR— a subsidiary of WELL Health that focuses on digital health innovation and owns OceanMD, one of the three selected projects in the Vendor Innovation Program. "This recognition is a testament to the exceptional work our team is doing in transforming patient care, and we are excited to see the impact this will have in clinical settings across Canada."

This recognition highlights both companies' leadership in advancing digital healthcare infrastructure in Canada.

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