--- title: The Novartis Foundation, Microsoft and Intelligent Health join forces description: We're excited to announce that the Novartis Foundation will be returning as Headline Sponsor for the third consecutive year. In addition, Microsoft will join as Lead Technology Sponsor, cementing Intelligent Health as the annual meeting place of the global artificial intelligence and medicine community.  image: https://blog.intelligenthealth.ai/hubfs/IH/IH19%20-%20Pics/Main%20stage.jpg --- [![IH_Year_White](https://blog.intelligenthealth.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/IH/IH%20Logos/IH_Year_White.png?width=4168&height=2485&name=IH_Year_White.png "IH_Year_White")](http://intelligenthealth.ai/) [BOOK NOW](http://intelligenthealth.ai/tickets/) ## **BLOG** # The Novartis Foundation, Microsoft and Intelligent Health join forces Posted by [Intelligent Health AI](https://blog.intelligenthealth.ai/author/intelligent-health-ai) on Mar 18, 2020 2:11:14 PM ![Intelligent Health AI](https://blog.intelligenthealth.ai/hubfs/IH/IH%20Logos/IH_2019_Squared_Blue.png) Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/IntHealthAI/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-health-ai-ltd/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/IntHealthAI) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We're excited to announce that the Novartis Foundation will be returning as Headline Sponsor for the third consecutive year. In addition, Microsoft will join as Lead Technology Sponsor, cementing [**Intelligent Health** ](https://intelligenthealth.ai/)as the annual meeting place of the global artificial intelligence and medicine community.  This year again, over 3,500 healthcare and technology professionals from all over the world will gather in Basel, Switzerland, to work together and help create a future where AI will revolutionize health and #saveliveswithai.   "Artificial Intelligence and digital health technologies are key tools to tackle global health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,” said Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation. ‘Intelligent Health 2020 in Basel will once again be a marquee platform for the gathering of global experts from multiple disciplines, enabling fruitful exchanges and learnings on how to develop or accelerate AI powered solutions for the delivery of healthcare, such as access challenges in communities with high unmet medical need.’"    This collaboration between a pioneer in science-based innovation, a tech giant and Intelligent Health will provide the health AI ecosystem the chance to be part of the discussion that aims to solve some of the world’s greatest healthcare problems, improve the health of the human race and set the AI agenda in healthcare for 2021 and beyond. 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