Category: NEWS

On March 4th, 2025, our BCN-AIM leader and ICREA Professor Karim Lekadir, took the stage at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona – one of the world’s largest gatherings of tech leaders, policymakers, and innovators.   He was invited at the Biocat, BioRegion of Catalonia & TIC Salut Social Foundation stand to discuss: “How to Build […]

We are excited to launch the FUTURE-AI Webinar Series, designed to dive deeper into the FUTURE-AI guideline for trustworthy AI and continue the conversation about advancing AI in healthcare. First Webinar on March 19, 2025 Register for our first session in the FUTURE-AI Webinar Series: 📅 Date: Wednesday March 19, 2025⏰ Time: 14:00 CET (Central European Time) | Duration: 1 hour📍 Location: Online via Zoom (details provided upon […]

At ECR2025, the leading congress for radiologists, Karim Lekadir, Jamilia Arykbaeva, and Lidia Garrucho Moras represented Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab (BCN-AIM), showcasing three pioneering projects shaping the future of AI in medical imaging: • EuCanImage Talk by Karim Lekadir – He presented the outcomes of EuCanImage, which connects imaging archives to enable access to […]

Last week, our lab director and ICREA professor Dr. Karim Lekadir, took part in the “Equity in Action: Driving Progress in Cancer Care” summit in Prayagraj, India.   This event brought together global experts – from policymakers and health experts, to patient advocates – to tackle disparities in cancer care across the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Lekadir shared insights […]

Last week on January 4th & 5th, BCN-AIM was represented in the successful kick-off meeting of the new YOUTHreach project! It was very inspiring to see all passionate partners at the Maastricht University Brussels Hub in Belgium. Funded through an EU grant, YOUTHreach aims to enhance mental health and social inclusion for vulnerable youth across […]

After 3 years of dedicated work, we are proud to announce that our landmark article is published by BMJ journal. It is a major step forward in tackling one of healthcare AI’s most critical challenges: building trust.   The article describes the FUTURE-AI framework, a comprehensive international guideline for advancing trustworthy and deployable AI in […]

On October 17th and 18th 2024, the DataTools4Heart (DT4H) project consortium gathered at Amsterdam UMC, in the Netherlands, for its midterm Consortium Meeting. The event brought together all project partners to assess progress, address challenges, and plan the next steps and development of the project.   The first day was opened with an overview of […]

The ELLIS Unit Barcelona is a federated research structure bringing together outstanding AI researchers from top institutions in Catalonia, fostering a vibrant community of machine learning experts. This initiative connects us with other ELLIS Units across Europe, promoting collaboration and innovation.   The ELLIS Unit Barcelona is part of the European Laboratory for Learning and […]

Last Friday, 5 July, our lab had the honour of being represented by our director and ICREA professor Karim Lekadir, who delivered a keynote on trustworthy AI at the Medical Imaging with Deep Learning (MIDL) 2024 conference in Paris. This conference was an incredible opportunity to share our lab’s work and insights on AI projects […]

The final project meeting for EarlyCause was held on 10-11 June in Oulu, Finland, marking the successful completion of the project. Key stakeholders, team members, and partners gathered to celebrate the achievements, discuss lessons learned, and plan future endeavours.   As project coordinator, we were happy to see so many successful milestones achieved during the […]