Developing a Mechanism-Informed AI Collaborator for Biomedical Research

Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Instituto Catalan de Salud. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge

Institution of translational research focused on complex diseases. The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a leading biomedical research centre located in Barcelona, Spain, committed to advancing knowledge and translating scientific discoveries into improvements in human health. IDIBELL brings together multidisciplinary expertise in basic, translational and clinical research, fostering close interaction between researchers and healthcare professionals. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge (HUB) and other healthcare and academic institutions are represented on IDIBELL’s Board of Trustees, which provide an outstanding environment for patient-oriented research, access to well-characterised clinical cohorts and biological samples, and the development and validation of innovative diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic approaches. IDIBELL has extensive experience in competitive national and European research programmes and provides a robust scientific, technological and organisational infrastructure to support collaborative, multidisciplinary and precision medicine research.

Role within AIRIS

IDIBELL will act as a clinical and translational partner in the AIRIS project, contributing its expertise in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), pulmonary fibrosis, precision medicine and patient-oriented research. The integration of deep phenotyped cohorts, morphological data and biological samples will represent cases of use for the validation of the AIRIS developments.