HeartGenetics recognised as the Digital Health Company of the Year – Portugal
HeartGenetics was one of the winners of the “Global Health & Pharma’s Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards 2021”.
HeartGenetics, an INESC-ID startup and member of the IST Spin-off Community, was recognised as the Digital Health Company of the Year -Portugal. The Portuguese startup was one of the winners of the “Global Health & Pharma’s Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards 2021”, delivered by the Global Health & Pharma (GHP).
GHP hosts the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards for a sixth consecutive year and honour the innovation, determination and outstanding levels of care demonstrated by those responsible for bringing to the sector new ideas and products that help the development of the sector.
These awards are based on various criteria such as business performance, business growth, longevity and customer feedback.
HeartGenetics aims to use genetic information to improve everyone’s health and well-being. Internationally recognised in the areas of molecular biology, genetics, information technology and artificial intelligence, the Digital Health Company is able to extract genetic data from a simple saliva sample and generate a report containing very useful and easy-to-read information.
Source: Técnico
Upcoming Events
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”