Artificial Intelligence at the heart of Futurapolis Santé, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October, in Montpellier

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Health revolutions will be discussed at the forum that will take place at the Opéra Comédie. Conferences, workshops and activities await you there for two days.

“The medical field is, in the opinion of many experts, the one in which research has made the most spectacular progress in recent years”, underlines Etienne Gernelle, director of Le Point.

The magazine is organizing the 8th edition of Futurapolis, this Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October, at the Opéra Comédie. Supported by the City, the Metropolis, the Region and MedVallée, this forum will offer around fifteen free conferences on the theme of “AI (Artificial Intelligence), tech, discovery – The revolutions in health”, as well as interactive activities and workshops.

“This theme resonates perfectly with our MedVallée strategy”, underlines Michaël Delafosse, mayor and president of the Metropolis. “The Region is at the forefront of supporting this progress with the adoption of a 60 million euro plan dedicated to Artificial Intelligence”, adds Carole Delga, President of the Occitanie Region.

During the presentation of this meeting, Etienne Gernelle insisted on “the supersonic development of generative artificial intelligence. While consumer products such as ChatGPT are much talked about, the most promising concrete applications are found for many in the field of health.”

“First of all, for patients, whether they suffer from cancer, diabetes or other conditions, AI allows for more precise and rapid diagnoses and improves personalized treatments,”, adds Anne Jeanblanc, health journalist at Le Point and editorial manager of Futurapolis Santé. “It also accelerates the discovery of new drugs. In addition, advances in genomics and biotechnology, supported by AI, are paving the way for treatments that are perfectly adapted to each person's unique genetic profile."

The conferences

Friday, October 11

2 p.m. – 14 h 40 : "Genetics, secret weapon of the scientific police"

14 h& nbsp;45 – 3 p.m.: Official opening

3 p.m.05 – 15 h 50 : "How AI is transforming the hospital"

15  ;h 55 – 16 h 30 : "Light in the brain : discoveries that change
life"

16 h 35 – 17h45: “Closing the mental health gap: provoking a surge and
innovating”

Saturday October 12

10:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. ;nbsp;40 : "Tracking cancer in the blood : two leading scientists
reveal their discoveries”

10am  45 – 11 h 30 : "Microbiota : in pursuit of intestinal immunity"

11am  35 – 12 h 15 : "Diabetics : a new life thanks to tech"

12&nbsp ;h 20 ​​– 12 h 35 : "Autoimmune diseases : everything you need to know about
the new IHU"

14 h – 14 h 45 : "AI : from the training of caregivers to the  rsquo;patient information"

14 h 50 – 15h20: “Agro-ecological transition: how to eat better thanks to technology”
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15 h 25 – 16 h 05 : "These extraordinary machines to the rescue of hearts"

4pm  10 – 16 h 55 : "Cancer : how AI is changing the game"

17&amp ;nbsp;h – 17 h 40 : "Exposome : the hunt for the enemies of our lungs is on"

Many innovations in health mental

"AI is one of the great revolutions in the years to come", confirms Vincent Bounes, anesthesiologist-resuscitator, head of the Samu 31 department and vice-president of the Region.

& “AI makes it possible to process huge amounts of data from tumors, refine screening and personalize therapies,” explains Professor Pascal. Pujol, head of the oncogenetics department at Montpellier University Hospital. “AI also makes it possible to optimize the management of clinical trials, consider new treatments and monitor patients”.