News and reflections from the world of AI

Benefits of AI in preclinical studies

The preclinical phase of drug discovery involves extensive safety evaluations of the potential therapeutic intervention, often using cell and animal models of disease. These studies commonly include going through numerous histopathological samples. This contributes to the drug development process being time-consuming and labor-intensive for pharmaceutical and contract research organizations.

Digital pathology in drug development

Currently, drug development is very time consuming and labor-intensive. Scientists and pathologists go through hundreds of samples identifying variations to assess how a drug affects a certain tissue or animal. Digital pathology and artificial intelligence (AI) are extremely valuable in this process by improving efficiency. For example, toxicologic pathology research generates a huge number of ...

Infectious Diseases and AI

Introduction Infectious diseases come from microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. The pathogens are transmitted, directly or indirectly, and can lead to epidemics or even pandemics as seen recently with coronavirus. While some infected individuals remain asymptomatic, many infectious diseases have severe consequences and can be fatal. Infectious diseases are a leading ...

AI in toxicologic pathology: an overview

Toxicologic Pathology Toxicologic pathology, the study of chemicals’ adverse effects on animal models of human diseases, has a significant use in preclinical drug assessment. Toxicologic pathologists are crucial for drug discovery and chemical safety assessments due to their skills in informational interpretation from a broad range of disciplines. This is particularly relevant for the various ...

Aiforia and X-ZELL partner to scale up novel AI-powered method for early cancer detection

Singapore, Helsinki -- Aiforia, a leading software company providing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for medical image analysis, and X-ZELL, a clinical stage med-tech company aiming to make early, affordable cancer detection accessible to everyone, have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate X-ZELL’s novel rare cell detection technology with Aiforia’s deep learning AI software.

AI Glossary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI is a branch of computer science in which intelligent behaviour is simulated by computer systems. It is often also referred to as a computer system itself that is able to perform and automate tasks such as visual interpretation or image analysis, decision-making, language processing, etc. AI model At Aiforia we refer to our deep learning artificial intelligence ...