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MoU for establishing Agentic AI-powered digital health and research centre
Agilisium, an autonomous Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) partner to life sciences industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) to set up an 'Agentic AI-Powered Digital Health and Research Centre'. According to a press release, the centre will serve as a collaborative hub to drive breakthroughs in precision medicine, digital diagnostics and data-driven clinical research. The centre aims to develop next-generation diagnostic tools, intelligent decision-support systems and interoperable health data frameworks. Agilisium will contribute its capabilities in advanced analytics, data science, biostatistics, GenAI and autonomous Agentic AI, while SRIHER will provide access to clinical datasets, domain specialists and medical facilities and expertise. A major thrust of the partnership will be on co-developing and publishing high-impact scientific research that spans AI-powered clinical trials, predictive diagnostics and personalised medicine.
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SRIHER signs MoU with Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University, New York, for collaboration in the field of radiation sciences. According to a press release, the aim of the collaboration is to understand the effects of ionizing radiation in general and neutron in specific for biodosimetry, and medical radiation risk assessment, particularly in the context of emergency response following a large radiological event. Columbia University is one of few centres in the world that has a neutron irradiator facility. The collaboration will also focus on translation of biodosimetry research into effective cancer treatment strategies for head and neck cancers, according to K. Satish Srinivas, Head of Department, Radiation Oncology, SRIHER. The collaboration is a part of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration-funded project supported by the Government of India.
