University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht in the Netherlands has launched its Imagine Open Innovation Lab.
The lab is backed by €54 million in funding from the Dutch Research Council and a diverse group of public and private partners, including Philips, Elekta, and top academic hospitals. The lab will bring together AI, advanced medical imaging, and minimally invasive treatments to offer patients faster access to cutting-edge therapies, Philips said, in a news release.
The lab will feature the following:
Cross-sector collaboration between academic institutions, hospitals, medtech companies, and AI developers
An open lab model embedded in a clinical setting to fast-track translation from research to patient care
Proven success with innovations like MR-LINAC, which reduces prostate cancer treatments from 20 sessions to as few as five
