VinUni receives ISCN Excellence Awards 2023 for medical innovation

VinUni was honored with the project "Initiative to develop and provide accessible smart healthcare solutions on a global scale".

The initiative, co-sponsored by VinUni and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, USA), will fund 10 projects to conduct research in the fields of data science , artificial intelligence, biosensors, informatics and applications in smart healthcare. These digital solutions aim to enhance the sustainability of the healthcare system, reduce the burden of public healthcare, and contribute to improving the quality of life.

The total investment of VinUni-Illinois Smart Health Center (VISHC) for the projects is 13.5 million USD. The project also sponsors training costs for 50 PhDs, 50 masters and hundreds of research assistants at both VinUni and UIUC.

polyad — VinUni students during a practice session on May 13. Photo: *VinUni*

One of the project's outstanding products is Vaipe - a smart healthcare monitoring and support system for Vietnamese people. The solution is sponsored by VinIF and developed by VISHC center in cooperation with BKAI ( Hanoi University of Science and Technology).

Vaipe provides a mobile platform that allows individuals to collect, manage, and analyze health data. Specifically, medication habits, heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight, etc. will be collected via smartphones. From there, the platform will analyze and provide recommendations on safe medication use, warnings about taking the wrong medication, taking medication outside of a prescription, and early diagnosis of diseases.

VISHC application on smartphone. Photo: VinUni — VISHC application interface on smartphone. Photo: *VinUni*

Sharing about the project's goals, Dr. Pham Huy Hieu, Deputy Director of VinUni - Illinois Smart Health Center (VISHC), co-director of the project, said that the research is aimed at low-cost, accessible and easy-to-use digital health solutions.

Ms. Victoria Smith - CEO of ISCN Network, assessed VISHC as an interesting project, providing an innovative solution to the problem of people's health. The project has the potential to enhance medical research and reduce the burden on the health care system, contributing to improving the quality of life for communities around the world.

The ISCN Excellence Award (International Sustainable Campus Network) is held annually to honor the contributions of universities around the world in promoting sustainable programs, projects and initiatives that have a great impact on the community, awarded by the ISCN network. ISCN (International Sustainable Campus Network) includes more than 100 member institutions from around the world, including prestigious universities such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania...

VinUni is a private university founded by Vingroup. The school offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in four fields: science and liberal arts, business and management, health sciences, engineering and computer science.

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