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OVERVIEW

New technologies will force fundamental change in the way healthcare systems operate. Low-cost gene sequencing and biopharmaceuticals will make personalized medicine a reality – tailoring the treatment to the patient. The spread of broadband networks makes telemedicine feasible for many, and computerized patient records will transform medical research. New imaging and diagnostics technologies open the door to more preventative medicine.

So what will it be like to be sick in 2020? Who will treat you? How will they get paid? How will health authorities decide which new technologies are worth the money?

These are among the pressing questions to be examined at an international gathering of research, industry and policy experts on Nov. 6, organised by UCL Advances, UCL’s centre for entrepreneurship and business interaction, and the Science|Business news service. The conference will draw on expertise from all the new technology strands – bioinformatics, imaging, diagnostics, devices, biopharmaceuticals and more – to create a composite picture of the patient experience in 2020, and to discuss what healthcare authorities should be doing now to prepare for that day. The outcomes will include a survey and special report summarizing the new scenarios – plus expert recommendations for action.

The conference is a joint venture between UCL Advances and Science Business Publishing Ltd., a UK-based media company focused on R&D investment and policy across Europe.

View the video for the Future of Energy & Sustainability event to get a flavour of the UCL Advances Technology Innovation Forum events.

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