Bangkok Post
Thailand eyes status as AI medical hub
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Thailand wants to become a regional artificial intelligence (AI) medical hub by developing AI models tailored to Southeast Asian populations and turning decades of clinical research into advances in precision medicine, drug discovery and cancer treatment.
Key facts
- Thailand wants to become a regional artificial intelligence (AI) medical hub by developing AI models tailored to Southeast Asian populations and turning decades of clinical research into advances in precision medicine, drug discovery and
- The strategy seeks to combine the country's clinical expertise, diverse patient data and research archives with private investment to bring innovations to commercial usage, said Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat at the Global
- University hospitals account for 80-90% of Thailand's medical innovations, making them central to these ambitions, he noted.
- The network spans 50 partner health systems and has reached 30 million patients, targeting 100 million by the end of 2028
Summary
The strategy seeks to combine the country's clinical expertise, diverse patient data and research archives with private investment to bring innovations to commercial usage, said Deputy Prime Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat at the Global Medical AI Summit 2026 yesterday, co-hosted by the AI Entrepreneur Association of Thailand (AIEAT) and the Technology and Innovation in Life Sciences National Agency.
Thailand's priorities span from building regional medical foundation models, AI-driven genomics, generative biology, autonomous discovery, longitudinal AI, human digital twins and precision oncology, he noted.