[Podcast]: AI in Life Sciences? Here’s How That Works

Today’s guest is Dr. Loubna Bouarfa, CEO of Cambridge-based AI productization company OKRA Technologies.

Founded in 2015, OKRA Technologies aims to create easily explainable and actionable data sets for healthcare workers.

By leveraging the Okra Explainability Engine, the company empowers users by enabling quick and decisive action to be taken by employees.

Loubna joins us today to discuss how OKRA Technologies provides suggestions and awareness of emerging treatments, how they utilize historical data to prioritize needs and overcoming opposition to AI adoption.

Listen to the podcast to learn about:

OKRA’S mission statement
Forecasting health outcomes
How the company is building trust and overcoming fear in the Life Sciences industry
How Okra draws on historical data to prioritize needs for treatment
The effects of COVID-19 on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence
How Okra created explainable and accessible AI
The main challenges of adopting AI in the Life Sciences field
Where Loubna sees the life sciences industry heading over the next decade

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