Executive Interview: Dr. Russell Greiner, Professor CS and founding Scientific Director of the Alberta...
After earning a PhD from Stanford, Russ Greiner worked in both academic and industrial research before settling at the University of Alberta, where he is now a Professor in Computing Science and the founding Scientific Director...
How Is AI Used In Healthcare – Here Are 5 Powerful Real-World Examples
When it comes to our health, especially in matters of life and death, the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve outcomes is very intriguing. While there is still much to overcome to achieve AI-dependent health...
Catalia Health Tries Free Interactive Robots to for In-Home Patient Care
A little more than three-and-a-half years ago, Cory Kidd founded Catalia Health based on the work he did at the MIT Media Lab and Boston University Medical Center.
Headquartered in San Francisco, the company’s overarching goal is...
Montreal-Toronto AI Startups Have Wide Range of Focus
Includes Healthcare, Biomed, Text Analysis, Legal Research, Image Analysis, Drug Discovery, Education
Canada has made a commitment for many years to the study of AI at universities across the county, and today robust business incubation...
MIT Researchers Pushing Machine Learning to Speed Drug Development
Designing new molecules for pharmaceuticals is primarily a manual, time-consuming process that’s prone to error. But MIT researchers have now taken a step toward fully automating the design process, which could drastically speed things...
VA, IBM Extend Watson For Genomics Partnership
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and IBM Watson Health have announced the extension of a public-private partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to help interpret cancer data in the treatment of Veteran...
Illumina Releases Open Source AI Software
Illumina has announced the release of open source, novel artificial intelligence (AI) software that can distinguish between potential disease-causing mutations, and the millions of benign genetic variants in individuals. The new AI software for...
3 Companies Using AI to Forge New Advances in Healthcare
When you think of artificial intelligence (AI), you might not immediately think of the healthcare sector.
However, that would be a mistake. AI has the potential to do everything from predicting readmissions, cutting human error...
Accenture: Most Health Organizations Can’t Ensure Responsible AI Use
Despite a growing interest in artificial intelligence, most healthcare organizations still lack the tools necessary to ensure responsible use of such technologies, finds a report from Accenture Health.
According to the report, Digital Health Technology Vision 2018,...
How 3 Companies Use AI to Forge Advances in Healthcare
When you think of artificial intelligence (AI), you might not immediately think of the healthcare sector.
However, that would be a mistake. AI has the potential to do everything from predicting readmissions, cutting human error...