UMC Utrecht and Oncode Institute are the winners of the Computable Award in the "Healthcare Project" category for their award-winning AI application Sturgeon, which allows surgeons to determine the type of brain tumor during surgery. The Dutch Applied AI Award also went to Sturgeon.
Previously, it took days to determine what type of tumor was involved, but now, thanks to a deep learning algorithm, this can be determined during surgery. It is a huge benefit that a surgeon can adjust the treatment strategy even during surgery by deciding whether a tumor needs to be completely removed or whether a smaller procedure will suffice.
In addition to the Computable Award, Sturgeon also won the Dutch Applied AI Award. This award is presented to an innovative initiative in the field of applied Artificial Intelligence.
Visual prosthesis for the blind
In the Digital Innovation category, the award went to the visual prosthesis for the blind from the Brain Institute and the Donders Institute. This visual prosthesis allows blind people to experience visual perceptions using VR glasses. The simulator that has now been developed enables artificial visual perceptions and is thus an important step toward the development of a visual prosthesis for the blind. The researchers have made this simulator available to other researchers as an open source tool.
See all nominees in the Care Projects category here
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