Women in AI in Healthcare Dinner
London

Scientists have developed a new test that can pick out women at high risk of relapsing from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis. Their study looked for immune cell ‘hotspots’ in and around tumours, and found that women who had a high number of hotspots were more likely to relapse than those with lower numbers. The new test could help more accurately assess the risk of cancer returning.

Babylon's app has been downloaded over a million times and it allows people in UK, Ireland, and Rwanda to ask a chatbot a series of questions about their condition without having to visit a GP.

In recent years we have seen an accelerated increase in technology innovation, which has pushed the envelope of what is possible. With Healthcare being one of the largest industries, it goes to reason that this area is ripe for disruption in a way that will change our everyday lives.

The Three Minute Thesis ®(3MT) competition challenged PhD students to present a compelling spoken presentation of their research topic and its significance in just three minutes.