UAE’s Bayanat and M42 lead first of a kind water testing and sailor health scientific study from Golden Globe Race 2022

UAE’s Bayanat and M42 lead first of a kind water testing and sailor health scientific study from Golden Globe Race 2022

Abu Dhabi, UAE – M42, a first-of-its-kind, tech-enabled, integrated healthcare powerhouse created through the coming together of G42 Healthcare and Mubadala Health is currently undergoing a pioneering study on human and ocean health.

The study is being conducted on blood and ocean water samples retrieved post the expedition of the recently concluded 2022 Golden Globe Race, where Commander Abhilash Tomy (Retired), former Indian Navy Officer scripted maritime history with a podium finish after a gruelling 236 days at sea in which he circumnavigated the globe.

During his voyage aboard the UAE-registered boat BAYANAT, Abhilash collected water samples from remote parts of four oceans – the Indian, South Pacific and North and South Atlantic – to aid studies on the presence of microplastics.

The samples will be tested at Central Testing Labs, a G42 Healthcare managed facility in Abu Dhabi. Leveraging G42 Healthcare’s unique medical and data-centric technologies, the results will improve understanding of the impact of human activities on global marine environment with the aim of engaging with relevant stakeholders to encourage more sustainable practices.

By utilizing a computational study and testing more than 30 chemical indicators, researchers and environmental surveillance experts at G42 Healthcare also aim to understand the effect of long-distance voyage