News and reflections from the world of AI

Meet our Pathologists: Interview with Dr. Gillian Beamer

What do you do for Aiforia? I am the Director of Research Pathology in the US here at Aiforia. That entails several things, from training and advising our scientists on how to build AI models for customers to managing everyday administrative tasks like hiring new team members. Another facet of being a director, I think, is inspiring people to do their work, making sure it’s on track, and keeping ...

Meet our Pathologists: Interview with Dr. Alireza Samiei

What do you do for Aiforia? Dr. Samiei: I’m a Computational (AI) Pathologist here at Aiforia. I help to ensure that the software we develop meets the standards of what pathologists consider clinically reasonable. I also help clinical customers develop software that works with their research or clinical needs. On a high level, I act as the bridge between software developers and clinical ...

How AI can improve the speed and accuracy of breast cancer diagnostics

Challenges in breast cancer diagnostics Rising rates of diseases like cancer have increased pathology sample numbers by 40% in the last 10 years (1). This has placed a significantly larger burden on pathologists, an already underrepresented group of healthcare professionals. Meanwhile, the tools currently available to pathologists do not reflect the ever-rising demand of their field.

Employee Spotlight: Interview with Vigdis Lysø-Jakobsen

How long have you been at Aiforia, and what do you do? I joined Aiforia 1st of February this year as a Solutions manager. This is a new role in Aiforia. My main responsibilities are kind of divided into 3 parts: defining what solutions the customer needs, deploying these solutions and making sure the customer is happy with the solutions when in production. This means that I need to cooperate with ...

How CROs are harnessing the power of AI in preclinical trials: a deep dive

In the past few decades, the use of Contract Research Organizations (CROs) has rapidly expanded alongside the boom of the biotechnology and life sciences industries. Currently, CROs are generating multi-billion dollar revenues for their conduct, planning, and execution of pre-clinical investigations and clinical trials. This number is projected to grow; according to a report by Kalorama ...

Employee Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Manuela Tumiati

How long have you been at Aiforia, and what do you do? I’m a fresh recruit, I joined last January. As a Project Specialist, my role is primarily to develop and validate AI models for product development, as well as for Custom AI Service projects.