Opening Thira Lab and Radboud AI for Health Lab

On the 16th of September the official opening event of the Thira Lab and Radboud AI for Health Lab look place in the Tuinzaal of Radboudumc. Witnessed by many interested attendees, Radboudumc’s Chair of the Executive Board prof. Paul Smits opened the first two Nijmegen-based labs within the nationwide Innovation Center of Artificial Intelligence (ICAI).

Thira Lab

Thira Lab is a collaboration between Radboudumc and Thirona, a spin-out company from Radboudumc, and Delft Imaging Systems, a company developing healthcare solutions for the specific needs of vulnerable communities around the world. In Thira Lab, nine Ph.D. candidates and post-docs from Radboudumc work on deep learning image analysis of CT scans, radiographs and retinal images.

Radboud AI for Health

Radboud AI for Health Lab is a new collaboration between Radboud University and Radboudumc, and is part of Radboud AI, a campus-wide initiative to improve collaboration and start new projects with AI researchers in Nijmegen. Radboud AI for Health has awarded 6 Ph.D. positions, aimed to bring a variety of AI solutions to the clinic. Radboud AI for Health, located in the Radboudumc Innovation Space, will also house BSc and MSc students who perform AI research projects in collaboration with Radboudumc clinicians. Finally, the Lab offers courses to Radboudumc employees who would like to learn more about the application of AI in healthcare.