Montreal, October 22, 2024 – SonoNurse VS and Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute are proud to announce a partnership aimed at optimizing patient protection during medication administration using artificial intelligence (AI).
SonoNurse is a Montreal-based studio developing medical technologies to bridge the gap between specialized medicine and primary care. This partnership combines SonoNurse's expertise in medical devices with Mila's advancements in deep learning. Mila will contribute its expertise to the development of SonoNurse's innovative AI solution to verify the medications administered to patients. The AI tool aims to provide precise recognition of key elements to detect and reduce potential medication errors, a critical issue affecting patient safety worldwide.
“Our collaboration with Mila represents a significant step towards our mission of improving patient safety,” says Dr. Yahia Zine, founder and CEO of SonoNurse. He adds that with Mila’s advanced AI expertise, SonoNurse can offer a more reliable and effective solution to prevent medication errors and improve healthcare.
“In addition to accelerating research, AI can greatly facilitate the implementation and improvement of healthcare services. Mila is proud to partner with SonoNurse VS, a Montreal-based organization working to protect patients and tackle existing gaps in healthcare,” said Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice-President of Mila.
About SonoNurse VS
Founded by anesthesiologist Yahia Zine in 2022, SonoNurse VS, based in Montreal, aims to bridge the gap between specialized and primary care medicine. To achieve this, the technologies developed facilitate the integration and teaching of these technologies into the work of healthcare professionals. A passionate team of mechanical and software engineers, healthcare professionals, and numerous collaborations with clinical and academic researchers, work tirelessly to improve the care provided to primary care patients and offer more suitable tools for healthcare workers. For more information, visit sononurse.com.
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, Mila is the world’s largest academic research center for deep learning, bringing together over 1,200 specialized researchers in machine learning. Based in Montreal and funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Mila's mission is to be a global center for scientific advancements that inspire innovation and the growth of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a globally recognized non-profit organization for its significant contributions to deep learning, especially in the fields of language modeling, automatic translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more information, visit mila.quebec.
