Professor Laurence Lovat

Laurence Lovat leads the Innovative Systems in Gastroenterology and Healthcare Technology lab within the Division of Surgery and Interventional Science. He was previously Head of Department for the Research Department for Targeted Intervention from 2013-2018 and Clinical Director of the Wellcome and EPSRC funded WEISS Centre at UCL until 2024.

His research portfolio is diverse including development of artificial intelligence for endoscopy (founder of Odin Vision), and improving workflows in gastroenterology services and training.

As a member of the Central London Patient Safety Research Collaborative, he is innovating novel tools using AI to improve patient safety including a ground-breaking respiratory monitor. Within the PSRC, he is also leading an NIHR programme for applied research to prevent aerosol borne respiratory diseases using AI. This 5 year programme aims to develop an AI system that advises clinical teams on how to make air as safe as possible in their hospital environment, demonstrate that it works and roll out the technology across the NHS.