Category: Tech News
- IonQ Reports Kilohertz Entanglement Between an Ion Qubit and Quantum Memory ()
October 10, 2026 IonQ announced on October 9 that a photonic link between a trapped-ion qubit and a solid-state quantum memory generated more than 1,000 entanglement events per second. The supporting research was submitted to arXiv on October 7. The experiment connected a barium ion to a silicon-vacancy center in a diamond nanophotonic cavity. A […]
- Kawasaki Completes Home LEO Prototype for AI-Assisted Support of Older Adults ()
Publication date: October 9, 2026. Source announcement: October 6, 2026. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed a prototype of Home LEO, a social robot intended to support older adults living at home. The company describes a system combining physical AI, environmental recognition and autonomous movement with personalized conversation and daily assistance. The announced feature set includes […]
- Repligen Completes BioLife Solutions Acquisition, Adding Cryopreservation Media ()
October 9, 2026 Repligen announced on October 6 that it had completed its previously disclosed acquisition of BioLife Solutions, bringing cell-processing tools and biopreservation media into its bioprocessing business. BioLife’s portfolio includes CryoStor, a family of media used to preserve cells within cell-therapy manufacturing and supply workflows. According to Repligen, its biopreservation media support 18 […]
- Sopris Acquires Blackford and Plans to Combine Imaging AI with Azra AI ()
October 9, 2026 Sopris Capital announced that it has completed the acquisition of Blackford Analysis from Bayer. Blackford provides infrastructure that helps hospitals and medical-imaging equipment manufacturers evaluate, deploy and manage AI applications. The company’s platform offers more than 130 imaging AI applications from over 45 partner vendors, according to the announcement. Its role is […]
- Aiforia and PathAI agree to integrate pathology AI tools into AISight Marketplace ()
October 9, 2026 — Aiforia announced a commercial agreement with PathAI on October 8 to make its digital pathology AI solutions available through the AISight Marketplace. The collaboration aims to bring image-analysis tools into workflows already used by pathology laboratories. According to Aiforia, the agreement combines its deep-learning models and European portfolio of CE-IVD-marked solutions […]
- Paradromics reports four-year neural recording durability in sheep ()
October 9, 2026 — In an October 8 update, Paradromics reported more than four years of stable neural recording and decoding performance in two sheep implanted with cortical modules representative of the electrode technology used in its Connexus brain-computer interface. The company states that both animals remained healthy, electrode arrays did not migrate, and neural […]
- Araceli and Ginkgo integrate high-content imaging into Nebula’s autonomous lab ()
October 9, 2026 — Araceli Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks announced on October 8 that Araceli’s Endeavor high-content imaging instrument has been integrated into Nebula, Ginkgo’s autonomous laboratory in Boston. The companies report imaging a 1,536-well plate in under four minutes, with ClaireRT software analyzing wells during image acquisition. If a well falls outside predefined criteria, […]
- Phenomenex Launches Strata-Mag RP for Automated Research Sample Preparation ()
October 9, 2026. Phenomenex, a Danaher company, announced Strata-Mag RP on October 8. The magnetic-bead extraction technology is designed to automate sample preparation for liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in clinical research laboratories. Conventional solid-phase extraction involves several processing steps and can encounter channeling or plugging. Phenomenex says the new format addresses these problems and […]
- Vektor Announces Category I CPT Code Approval for Noninvasive Arrhythmia Localization ()
October 8, 2026 — Vektor Medical announced that the American Medical Association’s CPT Editorial Panel approved creation of a Category I code for noninvasive localization of ventricular arrhythmias using standard 12-lead ECG data. Vektor’s vMap technology uses computational algorithms to generate patient-specific information about arrhythmia source locations. This can support planning and focused mapping before […]
- XCath Iris stroke robot enters FDA TAP advisory programme ()
October 8, 2026 — XCath announced that its Iris Surgical Robotic System has entered the FDA’s Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot. The device is being developed for remote robotic-assisted mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke. TAP enrollment follows the device’s Breakthrough designation granted on September 2, 2026. The advisory programme supports early […]