PathAI and Northwestern Medicine announced a strategic collaboration to transform pathology diagnostics through artificial intelligence.
This multi-year collaboration will see Northwestern Medicine implement PathAI’s AISight digital pathology image management system with the goal of driving efficiency and quality in pathology operations. In addition to the digital innovation efforts, this joint effort establishes a broad framework for joint research initiatives, clinical innovation programs, and co-development of new AI-powered diagnostic tools aimed at improving patient outcomes.
Key components of the PathAI–Northwestern Medicine partnership include:
- Deployment of PathAI’s AISight digital pathology platform: Northwestern Medicine’s 95 pathologists will begin utilizing AISight to review pathology cases enabling remote case review across Northwestern Medicine’s 11 hospitals.
- Joint research projects in AI-powered pathology: PathAI scientists and Northwestern Medicine’s pathology researchers will collaborate on studies to explore new applications of AI in digital pathology (e.g. enhancing cancer detection, quantifying biomarkers, and discovering novel disease patterns).
- Clinical innovation initiatives: The collaborators will pilot AI tools in clinical settings at Northwestern Medicine, integrating AI insights into pathology practice to improve diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and patient care.
- Co-development of new diagnostic algorithms: Northwestern Medicine’s pathologists will work with PathAI to develop and refine next-generation AI tools, leveraging real-world clinical data and feedback to create algorithms tailored to unmet medical needs.
