AIH was established as part of the
Heidelberg-Mannheim Health and Life Science Alliance
to combine the excellence and expertise of the region’s renowned health and biomedical research institutions
and foster collaboration on cutting-edge research for AI applications in health.
The AI Health Innovation Cluster invites for applications for career-bridging grants for current doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and scientific associates to support collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. Through the AIH bridge program, highly qualified AI researchers working on health and life scientific topics can close the gap between their current employment and their next career move. Please e-mail your proposals to: aih-coordination@dkfz-heidelberg.de.
To date, 52 research projects have been funded, tackling diverse medical domains ranging from cancer research to neuroscience and back surgery, fighting sepsis and long covid, and understanding the health-economic impact of heatwaves. Some of our fellows are nearing their 1-year anniversary with the Cluster and are also starting to present their projects at conferences.
a competitive funding of bridge projects and interdisciplinary projects at the interface of medicine, AI, infrastructures and legal issues
a think tank to develop an overarching strategy for research in the field of AI methods and infrastructures, but also ethical-legal challenges
activities from central competence teams, overarching project management structure
A key element of the cluster is to attract talent to foster new synergies of ongoing activities in the field by launching a competitive funding program.
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