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NCI SBIR Helps Tech Company Take Next Steps in Precision Medicine Platform via Digital Twins

With help from NCI’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, researchers are refining a biophysical simulation technology using computational models for personalized cancer care.

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New Database Will Help Researchers Identify Vocal Biomarkers Using Machine Learning

A new $14 million project, funded by NIH’s Bridge2AI program, is turning the traditional biomarker concept on its ear. Instead of examining genetic or similar molecular characteristics, researchers are collecting data to look for voice biomarkers that can be linked to cancer.

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Cancer Patient Digital Twins—A Progress Report and Next Steps

Collaboration, cooperation, and the need for multimodal, multiscale data were central themes in a recent article on NCI’s efforts to develop a cancer research digital twin.

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NCI Seeks Applications to Develop AI Models Using Secondary Data to Better Predict Abdominal Cancers

Learn more about a funding opportunity to develop AI-based models for predicting abdominal cancers. Applications may be accepted until May 8, 2023.

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NCI-Funded Partnership Uses AI to Improve Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials

NCI-funded researchers recently began a partnership with AI experts from ConcertAI, LLC, to improve diversity in cancer clinical trials in the U.S. Gulf South region.

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NIH’s Bridge2AI Program Launches to Increase AI in Biomedical and Behavioral Research

The NIH Common Fund’s Bridge to Artificial Intelligence program launched this month, aiming to bridge the gap between biomedical and behavioral research and artificial intelligence.

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NCI Releases Contract Funding Opportunities for Digital Tools and Artificial Intelligence

NCI’s Small Business Innovation Research Development Center released four new contract funding topics. The topics aim to advance work in the fields of wearable technologies, digital tools, and artificial intelligence.

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Observational Study Shows Value in Using AI to Plan Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

Learn how NCI CT (Computed Tomography) imaging data sets enable the use of artificial intelligence in planning treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

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NCI-Supported Study Uses Deep Learning for Cancer Prognosis

An NCI training grant and resources such as the NCI Cancer Research Data Commons’ Genomic Data Commons, in part, made it possible for this study to use multimodal deep learning. This model allowed researchers to examine pathology whole slide images and molecular profile data from 14 cancer types to enable more accurate patient outcome predictions.

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AI-Driven Software Based Off NIH Algorithm Receives FDA Clearance in Detection and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) software first developed by code writers’ physicians at NIH has received FDA clearance for the detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer. The tool, called ProstatID, combines AI with traditional MRI scanning.

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