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Research at Microsoft 2023: A year of groundbreaking AI advances and discoveries
AI saw unparalleled growth in 2023, reaching millions daily. This progress owes much to the extensive work of Microsoft researchers and collaborators. In this review, learn about the advances in 2023, which set the stage for further progress in 2024.
Collaborators: Project InnerEye with Javier Alvarez and Raj Jena
| Gretchen Huizinga, Javier Alvarez-Valle, and Raj Jena
Microsoft Health Futures’ Javier Alvarez & oncologist Raj Jena have been collaborating for years on AI-assisted medical imaging. Today, their work is seeing real-world impact, helping doctors accelerate cancer patients’ access to treatment.
In the news | Microsoft News Centre UK
How AI is helping to shrink waiting times for NHS cancer patients
The National Health Service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is now able to plan radiotherapy treatments faster than in the past, thanks to AI advances that are cutting wait times. As the NHS approaches its 75th birthday, it continues to…
In the news | The Lancet
Bridging the chasm between AI and clinical implementation
Many advances in artificial intelligence (AI) for health care using deep neural networks have been commercialised. But few AI tools have been implemented in health systems. Why has this chasm occurred? Transparency, suitability, and adaptability are key reasons. The deployment…
Awards | Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021
Microsoft Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021 Challenge Winner
Kenji Takeda won either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in the Microsoft Global Hackathon 2021 Executive Challenge. The Hackathon Executive Challenges are sponsored by Microsoft leaders in strategic business areas.
In the news | The Health-Tech Podcast
The Health-Tech Podcast: #166: Aditya Nori, Lead in Health Intelligence at Microsoft Research Cambridge
On this weeks Sunday Session I chat to Aditya Nori, lead of the Health Intelligence theme at Microsoft Research Cambridge, where their mission is to transform the practice of medicine via trusted and human-centred AI. In the past, Aditya has…
In the news | Healthcare IT News
UK hospital first to use AI cancer treatment tool
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is set to be the first hospital in the world to use InnerEye, an AI deep-learning tool from Microsoft Research Cambridge that accelerates the treatment of cancer patients.
In the news | ITPro
Cambridge hospital becomes first to adopt Microsoft AI for cancer treatment
Addenbrooke’s Hospital says the imaging AI will increase the survival rates of patients. Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge is to become the first hospital in the world to use Microsoft’s InnerEye artificial intelligence (AI) technology to treat cancer patients. The hospital is to…
In the news | Cancer Research UK Cambridge News
AI speeds up cancer treatment
Project InnerEye, a collaboration between Addenbrooke’s and Microsoft Research, uses AI and machine learning to transform radiotherapy treatment planning. Doctors at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge aim to drastically cut cancer waiting times using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate lengthy radiotherapy…