Microsoft and Paige have formed a groundbreaking partnership to create the world’s largest image-based AI models for oncology and pathology. Leveraging Paige’s previous AI model trained on one billion medical images, this collaboration aims to develop a model of unprecedented scale, enhancing cancer diagnosis and care. Microsoft will provide the necessary computational infrastructure. This initiative reflects Microsoft’s commitment to advancing AI in healthcare, following their recent collaboration with Duke Health to explore AI’s potential in improving patient education and streamlining administrative tasks.
Microsoft and Paige have joined forces to revolutionize cancer care by building the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) models based on medical imaging for oncology and pathology.
This collaboration between Microsoft and Paige seeks to redefine cancer diagnosis and patient treatment by leveraging their combined expertise and innovations in the field of healthcare technology.
Paige has previously developed a foundational AI model trained on over one billion images extracted from approximately half a million pathology slides representing various types of cancers. Building upon this achievement, the partnership aims to create an image-based AI model of unprecedented scale, using billions of parameters. This ambitious endeavor intends to capture subtle nuances within cancer images, pushing the boundaries of pathology and oncology.
Razik Yousfi, Senior Vice President of Technology at Paige, expressed optimism about the project, stating, “Paige has been at the forefront of innovation since its inception, and by combining Microsoft’s expertise and immense computational capabilities with Paige’s profound knowledge in AI, technology, and digital pathology, we are confident that we will significantly advance the state of cancer imaging. Through the development of this model, we aspire to enhance the lives of the millions of individuals impacted by cancer every day.”
The AI model will encompass data from up to four million digitized microscopy slides covering various cancer types from Paige’s extensive clinical data archive. Microsoft will contribute supercomputing infrastructure and specialized knowledge to train and implement the model on healthcare systems.
Desney Tan, Vice President and Managing Director of Microsoft Health Futures emphasized the transformative potential of AI in healthcare: “By merging Microsoft’s world-class research and cloud infrastructure with Paige’s profound expertise and extensive data resources, we are creating novel AI models that will provide unparalleled insights into cancer pathology. Unleashing the capabilities of AI will be a game-changer in advancing healthcare to enhance people’s lives.”
This initiative is part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to propel AI in healthcare. In a similar vein, the company recently initiated a generative AI partnership with Duke Health to explore the ways AI can enhance healthcare, promote health equity, and develop AI-based solutions for personalized patient education and streamlining administrative tasks, ultimately reducing the workload on healthcare staff. Additionally, this partnership will establish a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence over five years.
