{"id":25947,"date":"2021-06-22T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=25947"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:42:52","slug":"autonomous-labs-are-not-far-away-says-microsoft-research-chief-during-medlab-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/autonomous-labs-are-not-far-away-says-microsoft-research-chief-during-medlab-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous labs are not far away, says Microsoft Research chief during Medlab Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The convergence of technology and medicine today&nbsp;<\/em><em>will lead to an autonomous future for healthcare<\/em><\/li><li><em>Automation of processes, aggregation of data, moving to intelligent analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to change healthcare in ways that we could have only imagined in the past<\/em><em><\/em><\/li><li><em>Dr Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist, Microsoft Research, London, UK, addressed the audience at Medlab Middle East which continues live and in-person on 23 &amp; 24 June in Dubai<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 June 2021:&nbsp;<\/strong>According to Microsoft Research\u2019s Chief Medical Scientist, Dr Junaid Bajwa, we are living in a moment where technology, data and consumer demand is reshaping the heathcare market and redefining how value is defined and captured. This convergence of technology and medicine today, in delivering increasing levels of automation and soon increasing levels of artificial intelligence (AI), will lead to an autonomous future for healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-2.png\" alt=\"medlab-middle-east-2021-2\" class=\"wp-image-25951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-2-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his talk at the\u00a0<em>Laboratory Management Conference<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medlabme.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medlab Middle East<\/a>, Dr Bajwa examined the role of AI in the laboratory. He said that more and more data in the medical care space, such as increasing data around genetics, about the environments, public health parameters and social circumstances that we live in, and data from wearable devices, is becoming more freely available.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCombining all of these data assets together is a computational challenge but leveraging that for the purposes of health is the next frontier of healthcare,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the World Health Organisation predicting a 14 million shortfall in healthcare workers by 2030, he asked the audience to consider the role that technology can play in fulfilling that gap. \u201cHealthcare is exorbitantly expensive with 5% of the population taking anywhere between 25-60% of those resources from the most vulnerable in society. We need to move to a healthcare system that is not just about diagnosis and treatment, but about recognising and prevention, and ultimately towards the personalisation and personal healthcare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlad-middle-east-2021-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlad-middle-east-2021-3.png\" alt=\"medlad-middle-east-2021-3\" class=\"wp-image-25949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlad-middle-east-2021-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlad-middle-east-2021-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlad-middle-east-2021-3-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the laboratory, there are many areas of innovation in terms of automation advancements in home collection, home testing, Point of Care testing, all ultimately driving better patient experiences. There are also huge technology shifts happening around genome sequencing, digital pathology and automated testing systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Bajwa said: \u201cIn terms of the role that AI can play, AI requires access to data, access to domain expertise and access to massive computing power. Today\u2019s story is one of automation of processes, aggregation of data, moving to intelligent analysis and AI, and then repeating that cycle. If we get this right, it really has the potential to reduce costs and support clinicians by unmasking occult disease types, generalising new associations and perhaps even generating new novel hypotheses and new mechanisms with which we diagnosis disease in ways that we could have only imagined in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-4.png\" alt=\"medlab-middle-east-2021-4\" class=\"wp-image-25948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-4.png 1000w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-4-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/medlab-middle-east-2021-4-768x421.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Process automation, digital integration, expanded access, data management and sharing, logistics, and personalised analytics are only a few things that are enhancing the lab experience. \u201cWe are already today creating the \u201cself-driving lab\u201d of the future &#8211; autonomous labs are not far away,\u201d Dr Bajwa added. \u201cHowever, AI today is really only being used in specific use cases, but fundamental infrastructure advances are required to achieve AI-driven and autonomous experiments in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coinciding with Arab Health, Medlab Middle East will continue on Wednesday 23 \u2013 Thursday 24 June at the Dubai World Trade Centre, attracting a range of key laboratory and trade professionals from across the region for the live and in-person event and featuring keynote speeches and scientific lectures, industry briefings, product demonstrations, and networking opportunities, as well as a series of pre-arranged one-to-one meetings, with an emphasis on creating lasting relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets-866x1024.png\" alt=\"rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets\" class=\"wp-image-25952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets-866x1024.png 866w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets-768x908.png 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/rejoy-penacerrada-conference-director-for-informa-markets.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rejoy Penacerrada, Conference Director for Informa Markets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rejoy Penacerrada, Conference Director for Informa Markets,&nbsp;said: \u201cOver the next few days, Medlab will see the return of the much\u2013anticipated Clinical Microbiology Conference focusing on the latest developments in microbiology and immunology and the role of the medical laboratory in both the management of infectious diseases and epidemiology of infections. Scientists, researchers, and consultants from across the Middle East region will also be able to exchange their knowledge and views on the current developments at the upcoming Clinical Chemistry, Blood Transfusion and Molecular Diagnostics Conferences at Medlab Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a>A virtual showcase of Medlab Middle East will continue until 22 July.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.medlabme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.medlabme.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The convergence of technology and medicine today&nbsp;will lead to an autonomous future for healthcare Automation of processes, aggregation of data, moving to intelligent analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to change healthcare in ways that we could have only imagined in the past Dr Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist, 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