AI research programme launched in London to develop use in healthcare

An artificial intelligence (AI) research programme has been launched in London which aims to develop the use of the technology in healthcare. Composed of five projects, the CAP-AI programme is focused on developing the use of AI in healthcare in London with the aim of improving patient care. This involves project teams from Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London supporting a London-based Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) to deliver their project, with the aim of creating a new product that can be commercialised. Two projects are already underway – the first led by Vascular Consultant, Sandip Sarkar from Barts and in partnership with AI-start-up Motilent. This particular project aims to use AI to predict how congenital ascending aortic aneurysm, an unpredictable and potentially deadly condition, is likely to develop in patients.