Global Scans · Healthtech · Weekly Summary

• [New] As generics expand access and ongoing research clarifies long-term outcomes, healthcare systems will adapt to prioritise obesity treatment, ultimately improving population health and quality of life worldwide. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Generic formulations - particularly from Indian, Chinese and Brazilian manufacturers - are expected to expand access significantly following patent expirations between 2026 and 2031 [36. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] By 2035, the role of GLP-1 RAs as potential lifelong treatment will become clearer, with generic market expansion anticipated following patent expirations (China 2026; Europe 2031). PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Surveyed healthcare leaders most often cite administrative efficiency as the domain with the greatest potential for both generative AI and multiagent workflows. Daily AI Mail
• [New] While healthcare systems face unique challenges and opportunities, international collaboration and knowledge sharing can help accelerate the adoption of 5G technology and drive continuous innovation in healthcare delivery globally. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] In Europe, countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden are exploring the potential of 5G-enabled smart hospital technologies to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The omics-based clinical trials market thrives on opportunities like the increasing demand for personalized medicine, genomics advancements, AI-enabled recruitment, biomarker-driven designs, and regional growth in Asia-Pacific. Yahoo Finance UK
• [New] In 2026, Samsung could go deeper into skin-based detection, with broader nutrition insights and potentially even noninvasive glucose monitoring - one of the long-standing holy grails of wearable health tech that may finally be showing progress. CNet
• [New] The study in JAMA Network Open found prediabetic adults with certain variations in the vitamin D receptor gene had a 19% lower risk of developing diabetes when taking a high daily dose of vitamin D. Futurity
• [New] By 2027, over 1 billion smartphones equipped with generative AI features will be shipped, marking a significant transition from cloud-based processing to on-device intelligence, facilitated by advanced chipsets such as MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The California Workforce Development Board's $18.6 million in High Road Training Partnerships awards will reach at least 4,600 Californians in healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and the clean economy. The Skills Agenda
• [New] An all-out race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), driven by expectations that the first state to achieve AGI will enjoy an overwhelming and enduring first-mover advantage over its geopolitical rivals, poses serious national security risks for the United States. Rand Corporation
• [New] 2026 will mark a turning point in how artificial intelligence reshapes legal services, from broader associate adoption and use of AI in back-office operations to courts confronting AI-generated evidence and a surge of AI-related litigation. Finnegan | Leading IP+ Law Firm
• [New] The emergence of advanced AI systems such as Anthropic's Mythos marks a turning point for cybersecurity, in which machines can autonomously identify previously unknown vulnerabilities, generate exploits, and execute complex attack pathways with minimal human input. Industrial Cyber
• [New] Gartner highlights how 80% of companies worldwide are expected to use generative AI technologies by 2026, accelerating the adoption of systems that can combine multiple types of data. Orange
• [New] Generative AI could generate $4.4 trillion in annual economic value globally. TechStoriess.com
• [New] Generative AI could generate $4.4 trillion in annual economic value. TechStoriess.com
• [New] Over 50% of enterprise generative AI models will be purpose-built for specific domains in the coming years. TechStoriess.com
• [New] Generative AI alone could contribute $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually. TechStoriess.com
• While the practice of whole genomic sequencing could be a key technology leveraged by NICUs and PICUs to assist in making treatment decisions of acutely-ill babies, a pediatric genomic medicine knowledge gap currently exists between many healthcare providers in the United States. Frontiers 26
• A new regulatory framework proposed in February by the US Food and Drug Administration could dramatically reduce the time and cost of bringing personalised CRISPR-Cas gene-editing therapies to patients with rare genetic diseases. CRISPR Medicine
• By 2040, Singapore expects tourism to generate receipts between 35 to 40 billion USD. TravelMole
• As adoption broadens across clinical applications, advanced and non-invasive ventilator technologies are expected to play a central role in shaping the future of global healthcare delivery. ACCESSWIRE Newsroom

Last updated: 03 May 2026