Y Combinator startup transforms 100 million fragmented patient records into multimodal training data and reinforcement learning environments for medical AI agents.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BioStack, a healthcare technology company, announced today that it’s launching a data infrastructure network to power the next era of medicine. It spans a global footprint across the U.S., India, Brazil, and Argentina with over 100 million de-identified patient records. By connecting fragmented clinical information, BioStack gives AI and biotech companies the high-quality data needed to train models that understand how disease unfolds, how treatments work, and what drives patient outcomes.

The company also announced $9.5 million in seed funding led by Peak XV, Afore Capital, DCVC, Emerson Collective, SV Angel, Verdict Capital, Streamlined Ventures, and Y Combinator. The round will support BioStack’s continued expansion across the United States and international markets, development of its technology platform and growth of its engineering and research teams.

Today, patient histories and other clinical data are often fragmented across hospitals, providers and technology systems, leaving clinicians without a complete picture of a patient’s treatment. BioStack creates workflows that bring together clinical information across disparate health systems and geographies. Connecting notes, labs, imaging, medications, treatments and outcomes, BioStack provides a more comprehensive view of the patient and informs population-level and hospital-level discovery.

“Collecting every event linked to each patient enables a view of what happens at each stage of a patient’s journey.” said Sanat Mishra, co-founder and CEO of BioStack. “We’re building the infrastructure that connects all of the clinical information and makes it useful, both for clinicians making decisions today and for the researchers and AI developers building the future of medicine.”

In addition to creating custom workflows that protect patient privacy and are based on individual provider protocols, BioStack creates proprietary datasets from de-identified data that it collects from each provider system. These datasets can support medical research, drug development and the training and evaluation of healthcare AI models.

It connects biological and clinical data with treatment histories and long-term outcomes. This helps researchers understand what happened to a patient and how different interventions affected their health over time.

BioStack creates a feedback loop between clinical care and medical innovation. As more longitudinal patient information becomes available, researchers and AI developers can gain a richer understanding of disease progression and treatment response. Healthcare providers can benefit from new insights and more personalized approaches to care.

In India, BioStack is helping connect cancer patients with an investigational cancer vaccine program. Patients’ clinical data can support biotech companies’ development efforts, while eligible patients may gain access to highly personalized investigational treatments.

BioStack has combined more than several hundred thousand fragmented X-Rays, MRIs, CT scans with other pathology and clinical records. The resulting dataset provides a powerful resource for training AI agents to help clinicians evaluate treatment options and likely patient outcomes.

“The next frontier of healthcare AI will depend not only on better models, but on access to high-quality, longitudinal data that reflects how patients are treated over time,” said Pushpak Kedia, Vice President, Peak XV. “Sanat and the BioStack team are building critical infrastructure that connects fragmented clinical information and transforms it into a valuable resource for clinicians, researchers and AI developers. We believe BioStack has the potential to become an important data layer for the next generation of medical AI.”

BioStack currently works with hospitals across the U.S., Brazil, India and Argentina, giving the company access to a diverse patient population and healthcare environments. Its platform is designed to support applications including medical AI model development and evaluation, clinical research, disease modeling, biomarker discovery, patient stratification and treatment-response analysis.

About BioStack

BioStack is building the data infrastructure for the next generation of healthcare and medical AI. The company connects fragmented clinical information across healthcare systems to create longitudinal patient records spanning notes, labs, imaging, medications, treatment and outcomes. BioStack de-identifies this information to create proprietary datasets that support healthcare research, biotechnology and the development and evaluation of medical AI. 

BioStack is backed by VC’s including Peak XV, Afore Capital, DCVC, Emerson Collective, SV Angel, Verdict Capital, Streamlined Ventures, and Y Combinator and operates across the U.S., Brazil, India and Argentina. For more information, visit www.getbiostack.com. 

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BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The following article was published today by China Daily.

The enduring spirit of the historic Long March continues to inspire the Chinese people to overcome hardships and make new strides in the country’s modernization.

From October 1934 to October 1936, the Red Army, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, marched through more than 10 provinces during the Long March, opening up a new chapter in the Chinese revolution.

This earth-shattering revolutionary feat holds great significance in the history of the Party, the country and the military, and has a profound impact on the path toward the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, President Xi Jinping said at a gathering held in Beijing on Thursday to mark the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March.

The Long March spirit features firm revolutionary ideals and convictions, dauntless courage and sacrifices, independence and truth-seeking, strict discipline and unity, and close ties with the people.

Today, as China advances toward national rejuvenation, the Long March spirit remains a powerful source of inspiration and strength, reminding the nation that great achievements require unwavering conviction, collective determination and persistent struggle.

The speech delivered by Xi at the gathering carried a profound message: History must not merely be remembered. Its wisdom and strength must be translated into action today.

Xi stressed that only by remembering history can the nation create a brighter future, calling for new achievements in the new Long March.

The new Long March is an expedition of opportunities and challenges. To carry forward the Long March spirit and successfully navigate this new journey, the Party must remain steadfast in upholding its ideals, convictions and fundamental purpose. It should always serve the people wholeheartedly and closely rely on them.

The country should unswervingly pursue high-quality development and continuously meet the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life. It should accelerate the creation of a new development pattern, adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, and promote effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth in the economy.

Facing rising external uncertainties, the nation should courageously undertake a great struggle with new characteristics, one that requires better coordination of development and security.

To that end, it needs to be ready at all times to withstand major tests of high winds and choppy waters and even perilous storms, as Xi noted.

The country must also accelerate the development of its armed forces into a world-class military. The military should always uphold the Party’s absolute leadership and advance national defense and military modernization with high quality.

Xi urged the Party to continually strengthen its building and self-governance. In the process, it should constantly strive for self-purification, self-perfection, self-renewal and self-improvement; and strengthen its political leadership, ideological guidance, organizational capacity among the people and the ability to mobilize society so that it always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The great spirit of the Long March demonstrates the power of loyalty, truth, justice and unity. It will always be a precious treasure and a powerful driving force inspiring the nation to overcome difficulties and forge ahead courageously, as Xi pointed out.

The significance of the great spirit of the Long March also extends beyond China’s borders. At a time when humanity faces climate change, technological revolution, inequality and geopolitical confrontation, the spirit offers a lasting reminder that cooperation, resilience and commitment to common goals can overcome seemingly impossible difficulties.

China’s pursuit of peaceful development, green transformation and mutually beneficial cooperation shows how one nation’s steady advancement can contribute to wider human progress.

As China enters the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, the nation, under the leadership of the Party, must turn remembrance into motivation, conviction into actions, and aspiration into progress. The Long March continues. Its spirit should illuminate the nation’s path toward new achievements.

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45th annual virtual event to feature SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins, PCAOB Chairman Demetrios Logothetis, FASB Chair Richard R. Jones, and chief accounting officers from leading global companies on AI, disclosure, and the future of financial reporting

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Financial Executives International (FEI), the premier association for corporate finance leadership, announces its flagship Corporate Financial Reporting Insights (CFRI) Conference, scheduled for November 10–12, 2026. This virtual event will bring together top regulators and standard setters, chief accounting officers, controllers, and financial leaders to address the regulatory, technology, and market shifts reshaping financial reporting.

Attendees will hear directly from senior leaders at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) alongside accounting and finance executives from companies including Accenture, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, General Motors, Wells Fargo, and McDonald’s. The program offers up to 21 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits across three days of live sessions.

Distinguished Presenters and Key Sessions
Regulatory and Standard-Setting Leadership Sessions:

SEC: Chairman Paul S. Atkins will deliver a keynote on the road ahead for the Commission. Heather Rosenberger, Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance, will discuss the future of public company disclosure in a conversation moderated by Chris Hatto, Vice President, Global Business Solutions and Chief Accounting Officer, General Motors. Kurt Hohl, Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, will address accounting judgments and the quality of financial reporting in a conversation moderated by Muneera Carr, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, Wells Fargo.SEC Reporting and Enforcement: Christina Thomas, Deputy Director, Division of Corporation Finance, and Osman Nawaz, Principal Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, will join Steve Soter, Executive Advisor, SEC Professionals Group, to examine the SEC’s approach to reporting and enforcement.PCAOB: Chairman Demetrios Logothetis will discuss audit oversight in a changing environment with David Fabricant, Executive Vice President and Deputy Controller, American Express.FASB: Chair Richard Jones and Technical Director Jackson Day will preview what’s next in standard setting in a conversation moderated by Lauren Elting, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, McDonald’s Corporation.

Other Keynote Presentations:

Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist, Mastercard, will provide insights on the global economic outlook.Christian Peo, Vice Chair, Audit and Assurance, KPMG US, will reflect on redesigning work, upskilling talent, and navigating regulator expectations in the age of AI.

Practitioner Insights:

CAO and Controllership Roundtable with Andy Dahl, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Edwards Lifesciences; Michael Hardesty, Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Northrop Grumman; Alice Jolla, Chief Accounting Officer and CVP, Corporate Finance and Services, Microsoft; and Lisa Stark, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, U.S. Bank.Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE) Readiness with Matthew Janzaruk, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Procter & Gamble; Brian Stevens, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Mondelēz International; and Melissa Bird, Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services and Policy, Johnson & Johnson, in a session moderated by KPMG.AI and finance transformation sessions, featuring experts from Deloitte, EY, Forvis Mazars, Mandiant, Microsoft, Ramp, and Workiva.Digital assets, including stablecoins and tokenization, with Tamara Schulz, Chief Accounting Officer, Circle, and experts from PwC.

“Financial leaders are absorbing change in regulation, technology, and the markets all at once,” said Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of FEI and the Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF). “For 45 years, CFRI has been where they hear directly from regulators, standard setters and each other. This year’s program gives them the clarity to embrace that change and the practical guidance to architect what comes next.”

Melissa Burgum, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller at Accenture, and the 2026 CFRI Conference Chair, added: “From the SEC’s evolving approach to disclosure to real-world uses of AI in the close and the audit, this year’s CFRI is built around the decisions controllers and chief accounting officers are making right now. Attendees will leave with insights they can put to work the next day.”

Agenda and Registration Details
The complete 2026 CFRI agenda is available at cfri.financialexecutives.org/agenda. Registration includes a CPE-accredited replay of the conference (December 1–3, 2026) and on-demand, non-CPE access for one year after the live event. FEI Members receive exclusive pricing. An Unlimited Company Registration option is available for $9,995, offering company-wide professional development.

Attend the Conference: Secure your place by registering at bit.ly/CFRI2026.

Join the Conversation: Follow #FEICFRI2026 on X.

FEI’s CFRI Conference is made possible through the support of FERF, and event sponsors Crux, Deloitte, Equity Methods, EY, Forvis Mazars, KPMG, Microsoft, Pro Groups, PwC, Ramp, and Workiva.

Media Access
Accredited journalists and industry media are invited to register for complimentary access to live sessions, expert speaker briefings, and Q&A opportunities. To request access, contact Liliana DeVita using the information below.

About FEI

Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading association and advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its Members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, chief accounting officers, controllers, treasurers, and tax executives at companies in every major industry. FEI enhances Member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, research, and publications. Members participate in the activities of local Chapters in the U.S. FEI is located in Morristown, NJ. Visit www.financialexecutives.org for more information.

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