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According to Nasser Massoud, Concept Realisation's founder and managing director, public-private partnerships in the MENA region let companies access data needed to create effective, scalable digital health tools.
MENA-based healthcare organizations are creating fully connected digital ecosystems and shifting to value-based care. Because of this, Mazin Gadir of Alvarez & Marsal says basic EMRs are no longer enough for these health systems.
Surgeon and futurist Dr. Shafi Ahmed talks about how AI is shaping healthcare's future, including its use in digital surgery, drug development, wearables, genomic medicine and clinical decision support.
DeepLook Medical CEO Marissa Fayer cautions against using ChatGPT for medical advice and advocates for a balance between using digital technologies to empower patients and ensuring physicians remain trusted decision-makers.
Pilar Fernandez Hermida, founder and managing director of i-Expand, says that family offices that usually invest in more traditional assets are moving into health technology with an eye towards leaving a legacy.
Microsoft's Dr. David Rhew says that the Middle East is emerging as a leader in digital health and AI, powered by large investments, innovations and rich datasets that can be mined for actionable insights.
Alex Aliper, Insilico Medicine's president, says that longevity progress is already being made, but that regulators need to classify aging as a disease and track its biomarkers to enable more therapeutic advances.
Abu Dhabi Biobank’s Paul Downey says the organization aims to build a massive, long-term research resource tracking lifestyle, genetics and environment to enable personalized care for regional health challenges.
Dr. Scott Parazynski, founder and CEO of OnwardAir, says that innovations created to treat astronauts in the extreme environment of space have the potential to improve remote care and aging research on Earth.
Dr. Peter Horn, head of health planning for NEOM KSA, says NEOM intends to create a digital twin informed by genomics, environmental data and AI for every citizen living in the region to enable more proactive, preventive care.
Cris Ross, venture partner at Aegis Ventures, says sustainable healthcare innovation requires leading with openness, curiosity and focused change management, rather than simply pushing staff to adopt exciting new technology.
P4ML CEO Patrick J. Moloney talks about how the company is leveraging mass spectrometry and multiomic research to help shape future therapies for the EMEA region's youngest patients.