160 VIEWPOINT Microsoft and NVIDIA’s programmes equip health startups with AI-driven tools to ultimately provide better patient care SALLY ANN FRANK: MICROSOFT Accelerating healthcare transformation Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform healthcare by accelerating drug discovery, personalising medicine and improving patient care. Yet, startups often lack the resources and expertise needed to scale solutions and healthcare operations. Microsoft for Startups, a global and free programme, aims to bridge this gap by providing free access to technology, training and mentoring. Similarly, NVIDIA Inception supports startups with advanced technology. With a shared goal of advancing innovation, Microsoft has partnered with NVIDIA to equip health and life sciences (HLS) startups with industry-specific tools to grow their businesses. The primary aim of this partnership is to drive AI-powered innovation in the HLS sector. Several startups are already engaged in both programmes, including hospital automation solution developer Artisight and Pangaea Data, provider of an AI platform (Pallux) configured on clinical guidelines to find more untreated patients across hard-to-diagnose conditions at the point of care. “Working with both Microsoft for Startups and NVIDIA Inception has been transformative for Pangaea Data,” says Dr Vibhor Gupta, founder and CEO of Pangaea Data. “By combining resources and access to cutting-edge AI models, we are able to accelerate development and deliver real-world value to our joint customers. Leveraging AI tools from Microsoft and NVIDIA, we apply clinical guidelines to find previously overlooked patients at the point of care who need treatment or access to clinical trials, ultimately improving patient outcomes.” Andrew Gostine, co-founder and CEO of Artisight, says that: “Collaborating with Microsoft for Startups and NVIDIA Inception represents an incredible opportunity for Artisight to elevate healthcare delivery. We can use the combined tools to transform productivity for healthcare providers and deliver meaningful outcomes to our customers. This partnership enables us to scale our smart hospital solutions more rapidly, from operating rooms to patient rooms, ultimately creating a future where technology empowers clinicians to focus more on patient care and less on operational hurdles.” Other startups benefiting from both programmes include Beekeeper AI, which provides secure access to real-time healthcare data, and Niramai, a firm that produces medical devices for breast cancer screening. Beekeeper AI’s EscrowAI is a secure collaboration platform for healthcare providers where an algorithm is protected as it is sent by the algorithm owner to computer on curated, encrypted, information in the data provider’s environment. The result is both the IP and “The partnership between Microsoft for Startups and NVIDIA Inception is a testament to the power of collaboration in driving innovation”
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