Bulk Donation to ZJU for the founding of Smart-Doctor Artificial Intelligence Research Center

A Hangzhou version of Watson¹ is about to be born. In March 26, 2017, the Smart-Doctor Artificial Intelligence Research Center established in ZJU with a generous donation of $14.5 million from the WeDoctor Group. Headed by President Zhaohui Wu, this Center will be the first open medical AI platformin China under an integrated mode.

The Center will focus on critical technologies in medical AI, including clinical big data, imaging and genomics. Meanwhile, the medical AI services platform will play an important role in the incubation of medical AI service enterprises, the formulation of normalized criteria and development of a higher education system for future experts on medical AI. Mrs. JieyuanLiao, the founder of WeDoctor Group, predicts that the future is bright:“80% of common diseases could be diagnosed and treated by artificial intelligence in the future”.

“We will take advantage of the assets of Zhejiang University, in collaboration with medical institutions and experts in an inclusive manner, to make connections between various data sources, set up an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional cooperative system and strive to make breakthroughs in core medical AI technology,” said President Wu.

¹ the AI-powered supercomputer in IBM that successfully diagnoses a rare type of leukemia within 10 minutes. (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ibm-watson-proper-diagnosis-doctors-stumped-article-1.2741857)