KAUST Smart-Health Initiative

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A Bioscientia Institut für Medizinische Diagnostik GmbH and Sonic Healthcare delegation visited KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) on May 7th to discuss collaborations with Prof. Pierre Magistretti, KAUST VPR, and Prof. Imed Gallouzi, KAUST Smart-Health Initiative COO and Assoc. Director. It was a pleasure to meet with with Mr. Jad Ayoub (Bioscientia), Mr. Evangelos Kotsopoulos (Sonic Healthcare), Dr. Oliver Harzer (Bioscientia), Dr. Rabih Nassar, MD (Bioscientia) and Mr. Hani El-Mowafy (NoorDx). #smarthealth #healthcare #medical #KSA

Prof. Imed Gallouzi from KAUST Smart-Health Initiative explains why it's important to train the next generation of doctors and to integrate #AI in the curriculum to use smart health tools for diagnosis and treatment. Collaborations with top hospitals as Alfaisal University are critical to achieve this goal.

🌟 Exciting Developments in Smart Health! 🌟   Recent strides in electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnosis have fuelled the need for smarter, wearable solutions. The latest research done in Prof. Atif Shamim’s group at KAUST unveils groundbreaking advancements in this field.   Introducing fully screen-printed, gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrodes integrated with scaled-down PCBs in 3D-printed antenna-on-packages (AoP), these electrodes significantly reduce metal and gel usage while extending wireless communication range. Plus, they demonstrate remarkable accuracy in recording ECG data, aligning closely with commercial systems.   Shamim’s study, validated by cardiology and family medicine experts, confirms their efficacy for both monitoring and diagnostic purposes. These innovations hold immense potential for clinical applications and can streamline mass production through screen-printing methods.   ➡️ Read the full article here in ACS Nano: https://lnkd.in/eY4RnZTu   #HealthTech #smarthealth #ECG #Innovation #HealthcareRevolution Sakandar Rauf Rana Muhammad Bilal Jiajun Li Mohammad Vaseem, PhD Adeel Nazir Ahmad

Giving voice to the voiceless through assistive technology Montserrat Ramirez De Angel, a Ph.D. student in Khaled N Salama's group, developed an assistive magnetic skin system for speech reconstruction. This system aims to aid those with voice disorders by predicting intended words. Read the full story on KAUST Research: https://lnkd.in/eitzzgjD #speech #science #KAUST #saudiarabia #smarthealth #voice #sensors

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬 In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we highlight the BESE Division's commitment to gender equity. With women making up 22% of the faculty and 62% of the student body, and nearly half of our female graduates pursuing their careers within Saudi Arabia, BESE is at the forefront of empowering women in science. Many of those bright minds are part of KAUST Smart-Health Initiative. Explore how KAUST is leading the way in gender diversity and inspiring future female scientists >> https://lnkd.in/eWPQUxyu

KAUST researchers Peiying Hong, Himanshu Mishra, Daniele Daffonchio and Matthew McCabe highlight the importance of tailoring urban greening initiatives for specific contexts, with a focus on challenges and solutions for the Middle East. The article is a timely reminder that any large-scale implementation of urban greening needs to be operated within a sustainable water–energy–environment framework. 😎 Read about their research here: https://bit.ly/4bmgJXg @KaustResearch @EnvMicroSafety #wdrc #kaust #KSA #cities #greening

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) and amplifAI health combine technologies for early diabetes detection The partnership aims to detect diabetes early, leading to better treatment plans and significantly reducing lower-limb amputations. The Hyplex™ technology developed by Prof. Andrea Fratalocchi's lab can collect terabytes of data in one second. Combined with amplifAI health's thermography AI-powered software it aims to provide a tool for early detection. 🔷 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3UfXo3O #diabetes #smarthealth #scicomm KAUST CEMSE #cure #scicomm #AI #healthcare #saudiarabia

We are very proud of Professor Matteo Parsani who completed his hand-bike journey across Saudi Arabia 🏆 Matteo is a true example of determination, pushing the boundaries, and showing that a goal is attainable if you believe in it. 👏 A big handclap to the team surrounding him, and to the KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) faculty affiliated with KAUST Smart-Health Initiative who designed the sensors used to monitor Matteo's body activity. Atif Shamim Nazek El-Atab Khaled N Salama Ahmed Eltawil Mohamed-Slim Alouini https://lnkd.in/ee_3SxH8

Watch live the #WEP2024 keynote "Harnessing the Power of AI in Genomics Research" on Jan. 11 at 5:30pm (GMT+3).  The speaker is Neil Ward, PacBio's VP and General Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Neil is a veteran of the genomics industry and joined PacBio in 2021 from illumina where he was senior sales director for Northern Europe. Prior to his 13 years at Illumina, he held bioinformatics and sales roles at Agilent Technologies, Silicon Genetics, Oxford Biomedica, and Celltech. The keynote will be introduced by Prof. Imed Gallouzi, Associate Director, COO, KAUST Smart-Health Initiative. 🤖 Watch live: https://lnkd.in/eG67F8k9 #kaust #genomics #ai