At the beginning of September, PANCAIM consortium met in Glasgow for our M45 project meeting! Our in-person meetings are always a good time – Over coffee, dinner and during agenda sessions, partners update each other on the progress made, engage in fruitful discussions and collective problem-solving and plan the next steps to achieve our objectives.
As our ambitious project is slowly approaching its final months, we took stock of the collected multimodal data and cutting-edge AI models which have been developed to assist clinicians in diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer, and focus on preparing their transition into the validation stage.
During the 2 days, we had a full agenda to discuss, among other things:
- Updates from Work Package and Task Leaders on progress achieved and challenges encountered
- Creation of clear workplan for future deliverables and activities
- Coordination between partners on open and undecided questions
- Strategic discussions on potential follow-up activities to ensure the sustainability of our efforts beyond the H2020 funded period
Some highlights of project progress:
- The multimodal, multicenter data repository hosted by Collective Minds Radiology is continuously growing, while the ETL implementation is underway at The Hyve
- Several cutting-edge AI models have been developed by project partners Radboud UMC, Karolinska Institutet, Oslo University Hospital, CNIO – Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, University of Glasgow to assist clinicians in diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer – several papers and manuscripts are under preparation to present the results to the scientific community
- Selected promising AI applications will now transition into the validation stage with invaluable support from Karolinska Siemens Healthineers and their teamplay platform
- Project management and coordination, as well as dissemination activities, continue to be supported by Czech SME AMIRES
As our ambitious project is slowly entering the final period, we also discussed potential follow-up activities to ensure the sustainability of our efforts beyond the funded period. Of course, we also had some time for networking and informal collaboration during our coffee breaks and traditional Scottish dinner.
Thanks to all partners for joining us, both in person and online, and David Chang, Judith Dixon and University of Glasgow team for hosting us! We are looking forward to continue intensely cooperating in coming months!
