Project description
A European digital pathology platform
High-performance computing is revolutionising healthcare through electronic records and digitalised pathology data. The mission of the EU-funded BIGPICTURE project is to establish the first European platform where quality-controlled whole slide imaging (WSI) data are stored. The consortium consists of Europe's largest pathology departments and will work towards an open-source framework for accessing, annotating and mining WSI data using AI algorithms. With access to millions of WSI data, BIGPICTURE envisions AI-based methods that can help clinicians interpret tissue features and perform diagnosis fast, in a high-throughput manner, avoiding human bias or error.
Objective
BIGPICTURE, a pathology-led consortium, has the vision to become the catalyst in digital transformation in Pathology. Our mission is to create the first European GDPR compliant platform, in which both quality-controlled Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) data and advanced Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms will exist. The BIGPICTURE platform will be built on existing assets of ELIXIR EU data infrastructure, including the federated European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) technology for managing the exchange of confidential information between contributors and users. The consortium will use Cytomine, an established open-source, cross-platform framework to develop unique tools for access to WSI, including annotations and visualisation of algorithm results, while we will develop new and generic models to facilitate AI development and mining of WSI data. By engaging and building consensus with all the relevant stakeholders, we will contribute to the development of a regulatory framework for digital slides and AI-based methods. Finally, BIGPICTURE envisions sustainability of its platform through a community- based model which relies on reciprocity, value creation and inclusiveness.
To achieve our vision, we have brought together Europe’s leaders in the field of computational pathology who have access to national and European high-performance computing infrastructures as well as Europe’s fully digitalised pathology departments. Additionally, the consortium has currently access to approximately 4.5 million clinical WSI covering a wider range of indications through 17 partners and 23 third parties from the largest European and international pathology and trial groups. Our consortium is further strengthened by the presence of the European Society of Pathology, Digital Pathology Association, FDA and 9 SMEs as partners, while we are further supported by professional societies, and patient advocates.
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6525 GA Nijmegen
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581 83 Linkoping
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LS9 7TF LEEDS
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3584 CX Utrecht
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02101 Espoo
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751 05 Uppsala
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901 87 Umea
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80686 Munchen
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2800 Delemont
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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95126 Catania
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CV4 8UW COVENTRY
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80333 Muenchen
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8010 Graz
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75724 Paris
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4000 Liege
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1085 Budapest
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1066 CX Amsterdam
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8010 Graz
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20126 MILANO
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3000 Leuven
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20014 Turku
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10787 Berlin
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581 91 Linkoping
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1090 Wien
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9860 OOSTERZELE
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00029 Helsinki
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35037 Marburg
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1070 Bruxelles / Brussel
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46032 Carmel
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63263 NEU-ISENBURG
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2289 DC Rijswijk
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58330 Linkoping
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4102 Seraing
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3521 AL Utrecht
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75009 PARIS
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Mornington Meath
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EC2V 7BG LONDON
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3528 BL Utrecht
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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4056 Basel
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2340 Beerse
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51373 Leverkusen
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55218 Ingelheim
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2880 Bagsvaerd
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CT13 9NJ Sandwich
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4070 Basel
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94250 GENTILLY
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92284 Courbevoie
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1070 Bruxelles / Brussel
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6525 XZ Nijmegen
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4000 Liege
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