Choosing the Best Medical Treatment with the Help of AI

(EPFL, February 07, 2025)

Researchers at EPFL, led by Prof. Dr. Charlotte Bunne, have created advanced AI algorithms to interpret the complex data of tissue layers and protein markers in individual cells. Their goal is to build a Virtual Cell model that simulates the behavior of molecules, cells, and tissues under various conditions. The team combines AI with biology and medicine by collaborating closely with clinicians and biologists. This ensures their AI tools integrate well into clinical workflows. Their approach improves AI models by designing algorithms and architectures tailored to the intricacies of biological data. It represents a major advancement in simulating biological systems, with AI predicting cellular responses to treatments and potentially reprogramming unhealthy cells.