Equinix, has collaborated with AiHPC to launch Orchestration AI (OrchAI), a dedicated open AI healthcare and life sciences platform on Platform Equinix. This strategic collaboration aims to accelerate healthcare and life sciences R&D, clinical trials and the application of advanced biomedical technologies in Hong Kong, attracting innovative enterprises and research organisations from around the world to set up operations in the city.
Medical research institutions are increasingly prioritising investment in AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure to overcome bottlenecks in computational power and data exchange limits for complex analyses. Particularly in research-intensive regions like Hong Kong, where AI is projected to expand to $1.03billion in 2025 and to $3.43 billion by 2030 at an annual growth rate of 27.3 per cent from 2025 to 2030 stakeholders often face challenges in managing large-scale data operations, implementing AI solutions and maintaining efficient workflow processes across multiple nodes. OrchAI, integrated on Platform Equinix with a comprehensive global healthcare and life sciences ecosystem, aim to bridge local and overseas hospitals, research, and medical institutions, fostering accelerated research processes and collaboration.
OrchAI addresses critical industry pain points by eliminating technological barriers and optimising resource allocation. Research and medical institutions, as well as tertiary institutes, can access OrchAI to enjoy the benefits of end-to-end digital services. These services include high-performance computing acceleration, data orchestration and manipulation, and edge solution deployment.
In addition, healthcare and life sciences institutions can directly connect to cloud service providers through Equinix Internet Access and Equinix Fabric. This can enable efficient data exchange for hospitals and medical institutions across multiple cloud environments. After deploying OrchAI on Platform Equinix, the upload speed to AWS Cloud in Hong Kong or Singapore via Equinix Internet Access has been reduced by over 90 per cent, or up to 22 times faster, compared to the public internet. The robust connectivity infrastructure enhances data scalability and ensures secure and compliant data handling.
This collaborative effort aims to expedite the journey from research to market for innovative healthcare and life sciences solutions. By leveraging AI-powered technologies to enhance service delivery, the goal is to solidify Hong Kong’s position as a crucial super-connector in the Asia-Pacific region.