Category: NEWS

After the successful first FUTURE-AI webinar, we are delighted to share that the we will host a second Webinar in April. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Melanie Goisauf. She is Senior Scientist at BBMRI-ERIC, the European research infrastructure and biomolecular resources in health and life sciences and lead Ethics of AI Lab. and co-author of […]

We’re excited to share that Dr. Karim Lekadir is featured as a guest on the latest episode of the AI-Ready Healthcare Podcast, hosted by Anirban Mukhopadhyay. This series brings together diverse voices to explore how AI research can be successfully translated into real-world patient care. In this episode, Dr. Lekadir dives into a wide range […]

Time has flown— five incredible years of research and collaboration have passed! This week, the LongITools Consortium gathered in Gothenburg for our final meeting, packed with insightful scientific presentations, a stakeholder workshop, discussions on publications, and the latest research findings.  About LongITools LongITools is a European research project investigating how environmental and lifestyle factors influence […]

On 25 and 26 March 2025, we gathered at Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona for an insightful 2-day DataTools4Heart meeting! The second phase of DataTools4Heart DataTools4Heart is coordinated by Universitat de Barcelona and is tackling one of the biggest challenges in cardiology research – the integration of diverse clinical data while ensuring privacy and […]

We are thrilled to announce a major milestone for BCN-AIM! Our lab member, Lidia Garrucho Moras, has published in Scientific Data about the MAMA-MIA Breast Cancer DCE-MRI dataset, now publicly available. This dataset marks a significant step forward for AI research in breast cancer imaging.   Addressing a Critical Gap in Breast Cancer AIDeveloping reliable […]

Last Wednesday, we kicked off the first FUTURE-AI Webinar in the series with an engaging talk by Professor Gary Collins from University of Oxford. We explored how transparency is essential across the entire AI lifecycle—from development to clinical trials—to ensure safety, reliability, and adoption. Key takeaways included best practices for transparent AI development, the importance […]

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 […]