Students from the Biomedical Engineering and Data Science Engineering programs participated in the “Technology with Purpose” conference, offered by the startup Salva Health at the Floridablanca campus to share the company’s experience with the development of Julieta: a technology created in Colombia that uses artificial intelligence to detect possible risks associated with breast cancer.
The meeting, led by Sergio López Isaza, CTO of Salva Health, provided valuable information for young people who are already thinking about innovative ideas for the development of technology applied to the health sector. “We shared the progress we have been able to achieve, the fruits we have reaped from this long work, in order to inspire their futures a little and also to inspire them about the impact we can have through technology and biomedical engineering,” said López Isaza.
Julieta is a portable device capable of detecting abnormalities in a woman’s breast that may indicate a possible risk of cancer. While this technological innovation is not intended to replace mammography, which is the diagnostic test currently used worldwide, it does allow for the identification of suspicious signs that indicate the need for specialized tests to detect the disease.
The conference was promoted by the UIS Emprende program and the School of Systems Engineering and Computer Science with the aim of creating spaces that allow students to learn about and get involved in the development of innovative projects in the health sector. “We have found great potential in the Biomedical Engineering program to promote entrepreneurship based on innovation and the experiences of companies that are currently working with cutting-edge technology. We seek to identify references that are already in the market for the development of the innovation process in favor of the Santander community,” said Vanessa Quiroga Arciniegas, director of Knowledge Transfer at UIS.
