From prevention to early risk warning, to biotechnology and innovative materials for Prosthetics 2.0, all the way to a plethora of new healthcare apps – medical technology is making enormous progress.
Our lives will change in the coming years – be it through apps for running self-checks, through genetic profiling for personal diagnostics, or through emotions analytics that permit an all new form of relationship between people and technology.
IFA+ Summit will feature a lineup of speakers that will highlight the changes technology is bringing to our health and fitness.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Max Little, Aston University, Mathematician and Statistician.
Little’s research includes a breakthrough technique to monitor – and potentially screen for – Parkinson’s disease through simple voice recordings. - Dr. Cory D. Kidd, Catalia Health, Founder and CE.
Kidd will show how an innovative and interactive online platform that combines psychology with artificial intelligence can promote effective behavior change. - David Schärf, OneLife, CEO and Founder.
As Managing Director of the start-up OneLife Schärf will show how an app can work as a “digital diary” for pregnant women, giving support and advices. - Raymond McCauley, Singularity University, Scientist, Engineer, Entrepreneur. The scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur at the forefront of biotechnology will tell us how the latest developments in biotechnology and high-tech medicine will influence our lives.
- Stefan Richard, Preventicus, COO.
Richard will show the increasing importance of apps if it comes to prevention and risk screening of widespread diseases.