IEO and Laife Reply Join Forces to Digitalise the Biobank Through Artificial Intelligence
IEO and Laife Reply Join Forces to Digitalise the Biobank Through Artificial Intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-02-10 04:00:00
Source Domain: markets.financialcontent.com
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The Pathology Division of the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and Laife Reply have collaborated to create Bianca, an AI-based digital biobank designed to integrate into clinical diagnostic practices in Italy.
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Bianca aims to transform traditional histopathological sample workflows into an end-to-end digital ecosystem, enhancing efficiency, scalability, and reproducibility of diagnostics through artificial intelligence (AI).
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The project, launched at the end of 2024, involves the digitalisation of histopathological slides and developing AI algorithms to analyze images and support pathologists in diagnostic tasks.
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It utilizes high-resolution scanners to digitize tissue samples and incorporates multimodal algorithms to combine histopathological images with clinical data, identifying and analyzing new biomarkers.
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The initiative is part of the “Agreements for Innovation” program endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, facilitating a scalable framework for broader healthcare application.
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Bianca aims to reduce reporting times, lower costs, and improve the overall efficiency of pathology diagnostics, while training a new generation of pathologists familiar with digital tools and AI.
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The collaboration between IEO and Laife Reply aims to ensure the transparency and explainability of the AI-supported decisions, securing their trustworthiness in clinical practice.
