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Inside AI4Health: How Kristel Muijs Is Bringing AI into the Radiotherapy Workflow

When radiation oncologist Kristel Muijs (UMCG) noticed that traditional predictive models were increasingly reaching their limits, she decided to deepen her understanding of artificial intelligence. She joined exquAIro’s Biomedical AI Bootcamp at a time when her involvement in the national AI4Health consortium was taking shape. Today, she contributes from UMCG to several oncology use cases … Continued


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exquAIro awarded ANBI status

We are pleased to share that exquAIro has officially obtained ANBI status. ANBI stands for ‘Public Benefit Organisation’ (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling), generally called ‘nonprofit organisation’, a designation granted by the Dutch Tax Administration to organisations committed to serving the public good. The status allows donations to our foundation to be tax-deductible under certain conditions. … Continued


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Decoding Asthma Before It Begins. Elin Kersten on AI, Multi-Omics and the Infant Nasal Microenvironment

When pediatric pulmonologist Elin Kersten joined the first cohort of the exquAIro Biomedical AI Bootcamp, she did not yet have a fully formed research line in artificial intelligence. What she did have was a clinical question that kept returning in her daily practice at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG): which children with early respiratory … Continued


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How Stichting Long COVID is Using AI for Biomedical Research into Long Covid

When Annelies Bos came across a LinkedIn post about exquAIro’s AI programme for biomedical researchers, she immediately recognised its potential for the Long COVID field. As co-founder and board member Research of Stichting Long COVID (Foundation), Bos is constantly looking for new ways to accelerate biomedical research into a disease that still leaves many patients … Continued


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AI Meets Genetics: Joeri van der Velde on Unlocking the Potential of DNA Data

As an Assistant Professor in the Systems Genetics section at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Joeri van der Velde operates at the intersection of genetics, data infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. His work tackles one of the biggest challenges in modern medicine: how to make use of the vast amounts of genetic data that are … Continued


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Meet exquAIro: Wouter van Wessel. “It’s not just the model, it’s the method”

Anyone attending an exquAIro bootcamp is likely to meet him: at the front of the room, in front of a whiteboard filled with model structures, or deep in discussion about research design. Wouter van Wessel is Project Leader Data & AI at Rewire, and through that role he is closely involved with exquAIro. At Rewire, … Continued


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Join the Online Info Sessions for Biomedical AI Bootcamp Class 5

exquAIro is hosting two online information sessions ahead of the Biomedical AI Bootcamp, Class 5, launching at the end of 2026. These sessions are designed for clinician-scientists, biomedical researchers, and pharmacologists eager to explore how AI can advance research and clinical practice. Info Session Dates (Online, 16:30–17:15 PM) During each 45-minute session, the exquAIro team … Continued


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Accelerating Healthcare with AI: How exquAIro Traineeships Deliver Real Impact

In recent months, several master’s students have started a Science Traineeship at exquAIro, working on medical research with Artificial Intelligence (AI). These traineeships are available with researchers who have completed the exquAIro Biomedical AI Bootcamp. Two econometrics students have begun their master’s theses, one under Sven Mieog at Leiden UMC and one with Joost Groen … Continued


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AI in Healthcare Operations: Are you Keeping up?

The exquAIro AI Bootcamp for Healthcare Operations, Logistics & Planning Experts brings together healthcare professionals around a central question: how can AI support smarter planning, more efficient use of personnel, and better predictions for patient care? This bootcamp is specifically designed for experts in operations, logistics, and capacity management, with a strong focus on practical … Continued


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AI demands leadership and insight. Wiro Niessen on AI in healthcare and governance

Wiro Niessen, member of the Executive Board of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen, has spent decades at the intersection of technology and medicine. With a background in physics and over thirty years of experience in academic medical centers, he sees AI … Continued