Abinav Sankar

Money Moves

Sopris, Azra AI's parent and majority owner, bought Blackford from Bayer and moved it into Azra AI

Azra AI completed its purchase of Blackford Analysis on October 20, 2026, adding the plumbing that runs other companies' imaging AI to a business that follows cancer patients after a scan. Blackford's platform connects more than 130 imaging applications from 45 vendors to a hospital's radiology workflow through one vendor-neutral connection.

Updated Oct 20