PureHealth launches UAE’s largest AI-powered diagnostic laboratory
Abu Dhabi healthcare group Opens 70,000 Square-Foot AI Lab
#UAE #healthcare - Abu Dhabi-based PureHealth (ADX:PUREHEALTH), the largest healthcare provider in the Middle East, has unveiled its AI-powered lab. The 70,000 square-foot flagship diagnostic facility developed under subsidiary PureLab capable of processing more than 30 million samples annually. The seven-storey laboratory integrates artificial intelligence, robotics and the UAE’s most advanced sample transport and automation systems. The facility can deliver over 1,800 test parameters across anatomic pathology, molecular genetics, hematopathology and infectious disease detection. Operating 24/7 with a multidisciplinary team of 1,300 expert consultants, the facility serves as the core hub for PureLab’s network of over 140 laboratories holding more than 50 international accreditations.
SO WHAT? - The launch of the UAE’s largest and most advanced standalone diagnostic laboratory, demonstrates increasing adoption of AI by the country’s healthcare sector. By centralising diagnostic capabilities in a unified AI-powered platform, PureHealth enables healthcare providers to reduce dependency on multiple laboratories whilst accessing advanced testing services through a cost-effective infrastructure. The investment positions Abu Dhabi as a regional leader in precision diagnostics whilst testing the new centralised laboratory business model.
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Abu Dhabi-based PureHealth (ADX:PUREHEALTH), the largest healthcare provider in the Middle East, has unveiled its AI-powered lab, a 70,000 square-foot flagship diagnostic facility developed under subsidiary PureLab.
Inaugurated by His Excellency Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, the seven-storey laboratory operates 24/7 and is equipped to process more than 30 million samples annuall. With built-in capacity for future expansion, the new lab is positioned to meet the UAE’s growing demand for advanced diagnostic capabilities across government and private healthcare sectors.
The facility integrates artificial intelligence, robotics, energy-efficient infrastructure and the UAE’s most advanced sample transport and automation systems. It offers over 1,800 test parameters across anatomic pathology, molecular genetics, hematopathology, histocompatibility for organ and bone marrow transplants, infectious disease detection and environmental testing.
An AI-powered digital pathology platform using Whole Slide Imaging transforms traditional slides into high-resolution digital images for rapid AI-assisted analysis of disease markers and anomalies, serving as the hub for the Digital Pathology Initiative connecting oncology centres nationwide for real-time remote consultations.
The laboratory is powered by a multidisciplinary team of 1,300 expert consultants bringing deep experience in laboratory management and clinical operations, underpinning a patient-centric and clinician-centric model focused on AI-enhanced diagnostic accuracy, data confidentiality and clinical relevance.
The facility serves as the core hub for PureLab’s network of over 140 laboratories holding more than 50 international accreditations, providing centralised efficiency that allows healthcare providers to submit tests through a unified cost-effective platform whilst reducing dependency on multiple laboratory services.
Sustainable features include a fully hybrid transport fleet, paperless digital reporting, energy-efficient window films and rooftop solar panels, aligning with the UAE’s net-zero emissions strategy whilst supporting community-based diagnostics including walk-in services and home-testing pilot programmes.
The laboratory serves as a national cornerstone for essential health programmes including newborn screening, infectious disease monitoring and transplant compatibility testing, advancing the UAE’s vision for a world-class, data-driven healthcare ecosystem with comprehensive diagnostic capabilities.
ZOOM OUT - PureHealth is the UAE’s largest healthcare group and the only vertically integrated payor-provider platform in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region. With a portfolio of more than 10 companies across the UAE with an established international presence in the US, UK, Greece and Cyprus, the group operates through two strategic verticals: Care (Healthcare) and Cover (Insurance). . For the first nine months of 2025, PureHealth reported revenue of AED 20.1 billion ($5.47b), up 6.0 percent year-on-year, whilst EBITDA grew 11.0 percent to AED 3.5 billion with margins expanding to 17.3 percent.
Key assets of PureHealth include Daman, the UAE’s leading health insurer serving over 3 million people, SEHA’s network of 14 hospitals and 46 clinics, Circle Health Group (UK’s largest private hospital network), Ardent Health Services (fourth largest privately held US healthcare system with 30 hospitals), and Hellenic Healthcare Group (largest hospital group in Greece and Cyprus). PureLab operates the region’s largest network of ISO-accredited laboratories.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]