Category: NEWS

We are delighted to announce that Karim Lekadir, ICREA Research Professor and BCN-AIM Lab Director, has joined the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat de Barcelona (UBneuro) as principal investigator leading the new AI for Mental Health Group. Karim’s appointment marks an exciting step in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration at the intersection of AI, neuroscience, and mental […]

The COMPASS-AI project, a new EU flagship initiative under the Apply AI Strategy, has officially launched to address one of the biggest challenges in digital health: how to safely and effectively deploy AI technologies in clinical practice at scale.   Our lab at the Universitat de Barcelona will lead the development of FUTURE-AI 2.0, an […]

We just returned from the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025 in Madrid which was an excellent congress and opportunity to exchange the latest scientific advances in cardiology and reconnect with colleagues after the summer break. Our team was part of the ESC Congress 2025 programme with several sessions. Xènia Puig Bosch and Cristian Izquierdo, […]

On 3–4 July 2025, the DVPS project kicked-off in Rome, bringing together 70 leading researchers from 20 institutions across 9 European countries. Over the next four years, DVPS will push the boundaries of artificial intelligence by developing a new generation of Multimodal Foundation Models (MMFM)—AI systems capable of understanding and integrating not just text, but […]

We are proud to be part of AIXPERT, a newly launched Horizon Europe project that officially started in June and with a successful kickoff meeting on June 10 & 12, in Athens, Greece. Our team was represented by Cristian and Jorge, who joined partners from across Europe to begin this exciting new collaboration. A New […]

Are you a skilled 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 with a passion for secure, high-performance systems and AI for healthcare? Our lab at the Universitat de Barcelona is looking for someone like you! What you’ll do: • Work with HPC clusters, distributed systems, APIs, and cutting-edge AI tools • Apply your skills in Cybersecurity, Python, RabbitMQ, and MongoDB […]

We are excited to announce that BCN-AIM is a partner in the newly funded Horizon Europe project, DVPS – Diversis Viis, Plurima Solvens. This ambitious initiative aims to reshape the way artificial intelligence models understand and interact with the world by developing a new generation of Multimodal Foundation Models (MMFMs). A New Direction for AI […]

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Teamwork beyond the lab! On Sunday May 11th, our Lab hit the streets of Barcelona to run the 10K of El Corte Inglés together, proudly wearing our BCN-AIM t-shirts. It was a fantastic day full of energy and team spirit – a great reminder that whether it’s in science or sport, we go further […]

We are thrilled to announce that the BCN-AIM lab has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grant to launch the AIFIX project, with €150,000 in funding.  The AIFIX project is dedicated to breaking down barriers in AI development for healthcare, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These regions often face […]

This week we concluded the third General Assembly of the STAGE Project in Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. Over two days (6–7 May), the consortium came together for inspiring discussions and project updates, which were all centered around STAGE’ shared goal: supporting healthy ageing and preventing multi-morbidity. Our own Marina […]