Objective Histopathology has traditionally been a low-throughput, labour-intensive technique. Conventional manual annotation of tissue slides requires a pathologist to examine the tissue and cellular components to grade the level of disease progression. However, digital pathology and automated digital image analysis solutions can provide a more rapid solution. In recent years, there has been a rapid uptake of digital pathology in both the academic and industrial sectors, each creating large image libraries with related manual and automated annotations, all stored on local systems. There is now a requirement to streamline this process and to provide a comprehensive set of tools for data integration and mining of this valuable, but often not fully exploited, information. There is also a need for inter-lab standardisation and the development of high-performance computing approaches to enable integration of multiple libraries and knowledge discovery. The FAST-PATH project will address these key issues to maximise the capabilities of the digital pathology workflow. Specifically, FAST-PATH will develop a set of tools, available through a web-based interface, to address the standardisation, integration and knowledge discovery of high-throughput digital pathology libraries and related manual annotations. We will focus on integration of oncology-based data generated from the academic and industrial partners involved, with a particular emphasis on prostate cancer. This inter-sectoral study will also involve validation of novel prognostic biomarkers via automated analysis of immunohistochemical images. Importantly, FAST-PATH will bring together 4 major European academic institutes and 2 SME partners with the central aim of streamlining digital pathology via the development of data standardisation, integration and discovery tools. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologyprostate cancersocial sciencesmedia and communicationsgraphic designmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepathologyengineering and technologymedical engineeringmedical laboratory technologydiagnostic technologies Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Address Belfield 4 Dublin Ireland See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Donal Doolan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST United Kingdom EU contribution € 222 034,00 Address University road lanyon building BT7 1NN Belfast See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Colleen Spence (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University Sweden EU contribution € 209 946,00 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 Lund See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lennart Råstam (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 259 160,00 Address Von kraemers alle 4 751 05 Uppsala See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Uppsala län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fredrik Ponten (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ONCOMARK LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 534 359,00 Address 172 rathgar road rathgar Dublin 6 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mairin Rafferty (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data I-PATH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 365 396,00 Address Innovation centre unit 2 ni science BT3 9DT Belfast See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ian Cargill (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
