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August 2020
Technology is almost always supportive of character, says ORTEC’s Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Patrick Hennen. “At most, you can use highly innovative technology as a driver, but even then you shouldn’t be using it at all costs. The technology has to create value for the business; business should be able to do something with that technology that was not possible before. Ultimately, technology is an enabler, not an end in itself.”
This is the fourth article in the series on Five Ways of Translating Data into Better Decision-Making. In this article, Patrick Hennen, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at ORTEC, discusses the role of technology in data-driven decision making.
Zoetermeer, Netherlands ORTEC announces to have recently joined the Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC). This coalition of Dutch commercial, non-profit and governmental organizations commits to accelerating Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives to position The Netherlands as the frontrunner in the development and application of AI for economic and social value. One of these initiatives is U-Prevent, an interactive mathematical model that indicates for each individual patient the effect of medicines on cardiovascular diseases. U-Prevent is an initiative by ORTEC, UMC Utrecht, Erasmus MC, LUMC, Amsterdam UMC, Amphia Ziekenhuis Breda, Harvard Medical School, and the association of cardiologists.
The corona crisis has had far-reaching consequences for society. Not only with respect to the healthcare sector, as well businesses had to adjust its world view overnight. According to ORTEC’s Gerrit Timmer, mathematics can be of great value in turbulent, uncertain times. “Especially when it comes to significant disruptions, you need analytics to determine their effect. Only then you can calculate which measures will be the most effective.”
Over the years, we’ve built up strong ties with the academic world. In our collaboration with the universities, we demonstrate to the students how ORTEC solutions work in real life and share our experience on various topics we work with on a daily basis.