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BHF awards 拢1m to accelerate heart research at 果冻影院

14 October 2019

British Heart Foundation are are boosting the profile of cardiovascular research at 果冻影院 (果冻影院) in the hope of giving more people with heart and circulatory diseases longer and better lives.

Abstract depiction of heart health and artificial intelligence

The British Heart Foundation聽have awarded 拢1 million to support 果冻影院 to develop a new team of scientists to tackle cardiovascular disease by applying advances in computer science to big data.聽聽聽 聽 聽聽
From detailed imaging to healthcare data, the聽Accelerator Award will focus on machine learning to generate the tools and insights needed to better predict, diagnose and treat heart and circulatory conditions.聽聽

What will the funding deliver?聽

Led by , Director of 果冻影院 Institute of Cardiovascular Science and聽based at the 果冻影院 IHI, the funding will benefit a number of digital healthcare projects including a new research centre for artificial intelligence (AI) in partnership with Cisco Systems, collaboration with The Alan Turning Institute to advance AI in healthcare, and 果冻影院H鈥檚 electronic patient record system.聽聽
Professor Hingorani said: 鈥淲e are thrilled to be recipients of a 拢1M 5-year 果冻影院 BHF Research Accelerator Award. The 果冻影院 Accelerator has been designed with the purpose of fostering multi-disciplinary collaboration across 果冻影院 faculties coalescing expertise in cardiovascular and population science, health informatics, computer science, engineering and computational biology through jointly supervised academic posts.鈥澛
The funding will be used to strengthen and grow key NHS partnerships beyond 果冻影院H, with the high volume general and specialist cardiovascular services at Barts Heart Centre, as well as at Great Ormond Street (for children鈥檚 cardiovascular disease) and Royal Free Hospitals (which include national referral centres for pulmonary hypertension and a number of inherited conditions).聽聽

The Accelerator Awards provide 拢1 million over 5 years to encourage pioneering research of the highest calibre. This flexible funding model means that the most innovative and inspirational research ideas can rapidly get off the ground.聽聽