Published by THE VODAFONE FOUNDATION on 2024-06-30
What is DreamLab?
DreamLab is a mobile app developed by the Vodafone Foundation in partnership with Imperial College London. The app uses the collective power of mobile phones to fast track Covid-19 and cancer research. DreamLab harnesses the processing power of mobile devices to examine health data and find more effective combinations of drugs that can be tailored to patients to improve treatments and save lives. The app is free to download and use, and users can choose which project to support and how much mobile data the app uses every month.
1. Alongside thousands of other DreamLab users, while you sleep you’ll be using your phone to power a virtual supercomputer, capable of processing billions of calculations – and helping fast track research into better ways to fight Covid-19 and cancer.
2. DreamLab harnesses this processing power, of yours and thousands of other mobile phones, to examine such health data to look specifically at how existing drugs can be repurposed to help in the fight against cancer.
3. Download the DreamLab app, choose a project to support and each time your phone is plugged in, charged and connected to the internet, you’ll be helping to save lives in the fight against Covid-19 and cancer.
4. DreamLab is a multi-award winning app from the Vodafone Foundation, in partnership with Imperial College London, which uses the collective power of mobile phones to fast track Covid-19 and cancer research.
5. When you plug your phone in and power DreamLab, it downloads tiny parts of a huge research project from the cloud to calculate and sends the results back to the team at Imperial College London.
6. Charge your phone overnight and while you #SleepLikeAHero, DreamLab taps into its unused processing power to support vital cancer research.
7. To help the fight against Covid-19 and cancer, and find the drugs and treatments needed to fight them, simply download the app (#) and choose which Project you’d like to support.
8. The more people who power DreamLab, the faster we can find the right drugs and treatments to beat cancer.
9. Download the DreamLab app today and start making a difference to lives in the fight against cancer.
10. DreamLab taps into this invaluable resource to find more effective combinations of drugs that can be tailored to patients to improve treatments and save lives.
11. DreamLab supports cancer research globally and is powered by the Vodafone Foundation.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install DreamLab - Powering Research app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
Download | Developer | Rating | Current version |
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Get APK for PC → | THE VODAFONE FOUNDATION | 4.78 | 2.6.7 |
Get DreamLab on Apple macOS
Download | Developer | Reviews | Rating |
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Get Free on Mac | THE VODAFONE FOUNDATION | 519 | 4.78 |
Download on Android: Download Android
- Supports Covid-19 and cancer research
- Uses the collective power of mobile phones to fast track research
- Harnesses the processing power of mobile devices to examine health data
- Finds more effective combinations of drugs that can be tailored to patients to improve treatments and save lives
- Free to download and use
- Users can choose which project to support
- Users can select how much mobile data the app uses every month
- Users can track the contribution they've made
- Users can keep up to date with news
- Requires a compatible handset
- Downloading DreamLab will consume mobile data
- DreamLab can be used when the device is connected to a charging source and has mobile network or WiFi connectivity
- Users must agree to the terms and conditions found at https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/dreamlab before downloading, installing, or using the app.
- The app allows users to contribute to cancer research while their electronic devices are not in use.
- The idea of using idle brain power to solve calculations related to killing cancer cells is commendable.
- The app works great and doesn't crash.
- The app can only be powered when the phone is plugged into a charger and not fully charged, which may limit its usage.
- The app may take up a significant amount of storage space on the phone over time, as it does not delete old downloaded files.
- The app lacks a community or forums, and there is no phone number or human associated with it, making it difficult to contact for support or questions.
DreamLab and cancer research
Great app, zero communication
Great app but didn't clean up after itself
Needs Publicity