On August 18th 2023, Humboldt Professor Sayan Mukherjee joined the G20 meeting of health ministers in Gandhinagar, India. As an AI expert, he was invited to particiapte by German Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Karl Lauterbach.
During the flight, there was enough time for first discussions among the experts. Prof. Karl Lauterbach spoke to Prof. Sayan Mukherjee and other leading AI researchers about using AI and other digital innovations in German healthcare. Furthermore, Prof. Sayan Mukherjee presented his research project and its potential for the medical field to the Minister of Health.
Prof. Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health, recorded in conversation with Prof. Sayan Mukherjee and the AI experts on the flight from the G20 meeting of health ministers in Gandhinagar, Aug. 20, 2023. © Sebastian Rau/photothek.de
During the G20 meeting of health ministers in Gandhinagar, Prof. Sayan Mukherjee was able to meet with Indian experts, inclduing
- Dr. Sajan Nair (Zydus Hospitals amp Healthcare Research Pvt Ltd) and
- Dr. Vinod K. Paul, Member of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).
The trip gave many opportunities to discuss using AI in the Indian and German healthcare systems. We congratulate ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig principal investigator Sayan Mukherjee for this success!
Prof. Karl Lauterbach (SPD), Federal Minister of Health, recorded in conversation with Dr. Vinod Paul, AI expert, and the travelling AI experts at the G20 Health Ministers Meeting in Gandhinagar, 18-20 August. © Sebastian Rau/photothek.de
More information about Prof. Sayan Mukherjee and his research.