# Participating in this week's SNOMED International board meeting here at the historic Midland Manc...

> Participating in the SNOMED International board meeting in Manchester reinforces my conviction that SNOMED CT is absolutely critical for healthcare AI. As a board member chairing the Technology and Innovation Committee, I see firsthand how this global standard transforms fragmented health data into a reliable, structured foundation for AI innovation.

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Published: 2025-07-15
Updated: 2026-05-06
Author: Christian Hein
Tags: technology/artificial-intelligence, technology/machine-learning, technology/foundation-models, industry/medical-terminology-standards, technology/digital-health, function/innovation-management

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Participating in this week's SNOMED International board meeting here at the historic Midland Manchester hotel reinforces my conviction: SNOMED CT is absolutely critical for healthcare AI. As a board member, and chairing the Technology and Innovation Committee, working hand in hand with our member countries digital health experts, I see firsthand how this global standard transforms fragmented health data into a reliable, structured foundation.

For health tech & AI companies, this means the ability to train models (from ML to large multi-modal foundation models) effectively, deliver clinically safe insights, and ensure seamless integration with real-world systems.

SNOMED CT accelerates innovation and reduces the costs associated with inconsistent data, making it essential for any AI aiming to achieve real impact in healthcare.

P.S. I seem to be the only one in Manchester who wasn't at the Oasis concerts. Guess I'll catch the Gallagher brothers next time...