Education & Healthcare Business News — October 14, 2026

Today's top stories for schools, universities and hospitals worldwide, starting with: UK healthtech startup Stride raises £4.6M to expand preventative health platform

Your daily briefing on the business of education and healthcare around the world — funding, deals, policy, partnerships and technology — picked from trusted industry news sources.

Updated every morning at 7 AM US Eastern time. Every headline links to the original publisher.

Education business news

  1. Immuna Therapeutics AG and NIMS University Rajasthan Announce US$3 Million Partnership to Expand Access to Advanced CAR-T Cancer Therapy in India
    Big News Network.com · Oct 14

  2. AI partnership to develop world-first tech in Cardiff: The five latest deals in Welsh business
    Wales Online · Oct 14

  3. UEH Shares Its Model of an Innovation-Driven University and Expands Partnership Networks in Japan
    Đại học Kinh tế TP. Hồ Chí Minh · Oct 14

  4. 1 in 3 ACT test-takers retook the exam — and raised their scores
    K-12 Dive · Oct 14

  5. ITECA warns Australian policy is “choking” international education and skills pipeline
    The PIE News · Oct 13

  6. Ending E-rate would deal financial blow to schools, district leaders say
    K-12 Dive · Oct 13

Healthcare & hospital business news

  1. UK healthtech startup Stride raises £4.6M to expand preventative health platform
    Tech.eu · Oct 14

  2. Swedish healthtech company lands €50 million to expand digital obesity care across Europe - ArcticStartup
    ArcticStartup · Oct 13

  3. UnitedHealth eyes Medicare Advantage opportunities, bolstered by Q3 profit growth
    Healthcare Dive · Oct 13

  4. Vitalize Raises $31M to Expand AI-Powered Hospital Staffing Platform
    citybiz · Oct 14

  5. Agilent acquires Proscia in deal worth up to $270m
    Medical Device Network · Oct 14

  6. Suki raises $90M in Series E round to create AI agents
    Healthcare Dive · Oct 13

What this means for schools and hospitals

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