Inger Persson receives Hjärnäpplet Innovation Prize

2023-10-03

Inger Persson is receiving the award for an algorithm that detects sepsis, a condition that can be difficult for doctors to diagnose

Her software helps healthcare professionals detect the risk of blood poisoning in time, something which could eventually save one life per day. Now statistician Inger Persson is being awarded the ‘Hjärnäpplet’ prize for this innovation, which forms the basis of the company AlgoDx, new at Uppsala University web.

The award ceremony will be held at the Celebration of the Dies Natalis on Monday 9 October.

Inger Persson is Associate Professor of Statistics and co-founder of the company AlgoDx.

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