The European Commission wishes to implement a digital platform allowing the care sector and researchers to access large quantities of imaging data on cancer. According to European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides, this is a classic example of how the potential of innovative digital solutions can be used in the fight against cancer.
The Commission launched the Cancer Imaging Initiative this week. The aim is to develop a digital infrastructure linking cancer imaging databases in member states. The initiative ‘will offer very important information for the next generation of cancer diagnosis and treatment and will make screening more accurate, earlier and more accessible’, explains Kyriakides.
Artificial intelligence
The Commission will invest 18 million euros in the EUCAIM pilot project (European Cancer Imaging Initiative). The goal is to have more than 100,000 cancer cases and 60 million annotated cancer images by 2025. The data will also be made available to developers of new technologies integrating artificial intelligence in cancer research. The project will initially involve 21 institutions from twelve countries, including the Liège startup Radiomics.
According to the Commission, the combination of larger data repositories and innovations will give researchers a better chance to improve their understanding of the disease and to test and develop data-driven solutions to cure cancer. Doctors will thus be able to focus more easily on more targeted and rapid diagnoses and treatments, according to the Commission, which ensures that the infrastructure will be implemented in accordance with confidentiality rules.
The Commission launched the Cancer Imaging Initiative this week. The aim is to develop a digital infrastructure linking cancer imaging databases in member states. The initiative ‘will provide very important information for the next generation of cancer diagnosis and treatment and will make screening more precise, earlier and more accessible’, explains Kyriakides. The Commission will invest 18 million euros in the pilot project EUCAIM (European Cancer Imaging Initiative). The goal is to have more than 100,000 cancer cases and 60 million annotated cancer images by 2025. The data will also be made available to developers of new technologies integrating artificial intelligence in cancer research. The project will initially involve 21 institutions from twelve countries, including the Liège startup Radiomics. According to the Commission, the combination of larger data repositories and innovations will offer researchers more chances to improve their understanding of the disease and to test and developing data-driven solutions to cure cancer. Doctors will thus be able to focus more easily on more targeted and rapid diagnoses and treatments, according to the Commission, which ensures that the infrastructure will be implemented in accordance with confidentiality rules.