Critical Care, AI Agents & Animal Testing: This Week's Top 5
A pioneering outdoor critical care garden has opened on the roof of King's College Hospital, marking a medical first for the UK.
Funded primarily by King’s College Hospital Charity, the facility will transform the environment for critically ill patients, allowing them to experience the therapeutic benefits of fresh air, greenery and natural light while receiving full medical support.
Healthcare organisations could benefit from new tools designed to help manage data governance for AI agents operating across clinical and administrative systems.
According to Snowflake's The ROI of gen AI and Agents research, 96% of organisations face challenges with scaling AI across the enterprise.
Addressing fragmented clinical systems
Snowflake's acquisition of Natoma aims to address these challenges through an enterprise Model Context Protocol platform for AI agents.
"The future of AI is about turning fragmented systems into actionable insight," says Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake, in the keynote for Snowflake Summit 26, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, on 1-4 June.
Healthcare services are facing increasing pressure, with longer life expectancy and aging populations.
According to KPMG, 58% of healthcare executives are often or frequently impacted by market, regulatory and/or technology shifts.
KPMG has published its Global Tech Report for the Healthcare sector, which delivers insights that could help transform the industry, covering the growth of AI and how technology can benefit medical professionals.
Healthcare supply chains around the world have undergone significant transformation in recent years, driven by increasing demand and ongoing volatility.
Because of this, healthcare leaders are working on new technologies and collaborations to remain resilient and operational in uncertain times.
At Sanofi, a resilient supply chain is vital to ensuring patient health. As an AI-powered biopharma company, it is driven to integrate innovation and strive for strong solutions across healthcare.
Dr Andrea Michael Meyer, Head Global Supply Chain Strategy and Excellence has worked at Sanofi for more than 13 years, leading across the global supply chain.
The European Union (EU) has a long-standing policy of replacing, reducing and refining animal testing.
The Union recognises the need to protect animals as “sentient beings”.
Rooted in decades of animal welfare policy and scientific innovation, the EU’s initiative aims to accelerate the transition toward reliable non-animal testing methods while maintaining high standards for human health and environmental protection.
The roadmap represents a significant step forward in modernising healthcare, toxicology and regulatory science across Europe.
Company portals
Executives
Andrea Michael Meyer
Head Global Supply Chain Strategy and Excellence, Vice President
Beccy Fenton
Global Head of Healthcare at KPMG International and Head of Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare at KPMG UK
Carlos Gonçalo Das Neves,
Chief Scientist at the European Food Safety Authority
Julia Baines
Head of Science Policy
Kirsty Reid
Director Science Policy
Mayank Upadhyay
Chief Security and Trust Officer, and VP of Engineering, at Snowflake
Pratyus Patnaik
Co-Founder and CEO
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Chief Executive Officer
