artificial intelligence (AI)

Organised by the UAE–UK Business Council with support from Haleon, the UK–UAE Collaboration in Wellbeing & Longevity Summit brought together representatives from government, regulatory agencies, insurance, healthcare and life sciences.

The collaboration will assess MILTON, AstraZeneca’s AI-powered disease prediction platform, for use in UAE populations, focusing initially on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit 2026.

The partnership combines Dell’s global cybersecurity capabilities with PureCS’s locally based infrastructure and regional expertise to help organisations identify threats earlier, respond to incidents and protect critical systems.

The DRC is the first country to adopt PDX, which connects national teams to a regional intelligence system serving all 47 Member States in the WHO African Region.

Under the agreement, AstraZeneca will pay US$40 million upfront, with an additional US$1.46 billion available in development and commercial milestone payments.

The partnership aims to simplify access to health services and encourage people to take a more proactive approach to their physical and mental wellbeing.

Saudi German Health UAE selected HPE’s Self Driving Network portfolio to upgrade its wired, wireless and security infrastructure across its hospitals, clinics, medical education facilities and new medical college.

OBIO has selected six companies for the 2026 intake, spanning artificial intelligence, biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, and therapeutics.