(Boursier.com) — Ikonisys a company specialized in the early and precise detection of cancers thanks to a unique fully automated solution for medical diagnostic laboratories, and the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (DEIB) of the Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) , a world-class scientific institution committed to cutting-edge research, training and technology transfer, announced the signing of a research contract and the launch of a project aimed at solving the demanding problem of identifying specific cells in complex tissues by designing, training and deploying a deep learning model capable of detecting these cells.
POLIMI is an international leader in the field of computer science and bioengineering and was recently ranked 1st in Italy and 13th in the world in the field of engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Professor Giacomo Boracchi from DEIB will lead the research bringing his expertise in image processing and machine learning. In particular, the approach will aim to recognize specific clinically relevant cells in darkfield images of lung tissue acquired from the Ikoniscope20. Segmentation of single cell nuclei is a frequent challenge in microscopy image processing, and is often the first step in many quantitative data analysis pipelines.
The ongoing collaboration will allow Ikonisys to further improve its advanced image analysis capabilities and accelerate the development of the Ikoniscope AI project with the implementation of deep learning models as well as new cutting-edge techniques for tasks operational aspects of the instrument, leading to the development of new applications or the improvement of existing applications, in particular in the most demanding fields such as circulating tumor cells (CTC).
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