New supercomputer to speed up heart disease, future pandemic research in S’pore


One of the first projects for the supercomputer will be to help design an algorithm analysing clinical data and heart and retinal scans for heart patients, so that the most urgent cases can be prioritised for emergency treatment. — AFP

SINGAPORE: A new national supercomputer to speed up healthcare research using large and complex sets of patient data is slated to launch this year.

One of the first projects for the supercomputer will be to help design an algorithm analysing clinical data and heart and retinal scans for heart patients, so that the most urgent cases can be prioritised for emergency treatment. The machine is being developed by the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) and SingHealth.

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