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AN INTEGRATED,AI-POWERED PRECISIONONCOLOGY PLATFORM

NAIPO AT A GLANCE

The National AI Initiative for Precision Oncology (NAIPO) addresses these challenges by introducing an integrated, AI-powered precision oncology platform designed to transform cancer care delivery. By deploying advanced AI models across every stage of the patient journey, we improve diagnostics, personalize treatments, and support data-driven clinical decision-making. Dedicated clinical interfaces and patient-facing applications will help ensure that both clinicians and patients can benefit from these advances in a transparent and accessible way.

At the core of NAIPO is the development of a new generation of medical AI models trained on uniquely rich and multimodal datasets combining genomics, liquid biopsies, digital pathology, radiology, clinical records, and longitudinal patient data. The initiative pioneers large transformer-based foundation models for precision oncology, enabling deeper analysis, prediction, and treatment response modeling across heterogeneous biomedical data sources.

Building on learnings of past initiatives, our approach develops novel clinically-informed AI tools through secure, federated infrastructure and integrated tools. The project explores multimodal AI, large language models for mining clinical records, AI agents supporting tumor board decisions, and privacy-preserving algorithms that enable collaboration without compromising sensitive patient data.

Our unique consortium broadly engages Swiss hospitals, companies, and startups as key implementation partners. Local hospitals will facilitate nationwide deployment of the initiative. Companies will accelerate the commercialization of medical AI solutions, software products, data infrastructure, and new therapies.

NAIPO project outline from screening and consenting through AI-supported diagnosis, decision support, therapy and monitoring
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PARTNERS

Our consortium unites a broad network of Swiss academia, hospitals, data infrastructure providers, companies, and startups as key implementation partners. Local hospitals will facilitate nationwide deployment of the initiative. Companies will accelerate the commercialization of medical AI solutions, software products, data infrastructure, and new therapies.

NAIPO research, hospital implementation and industry implementation partners across Switzerland
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HOW THE INITIATIVE IS STEERED

Steering Committee

Strategic oversight of the initiative — EPFL AI Center, ETH AI Center and implementation partner representatives.

Scientific Advisory Board

Independent international experts in oncology, medical AI and health data governance.

Clinical & Ethics Board

Clinicians and ethicists ensuring patient benefit, safety and regulatory compliance.

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A TRANSDISCIPLINARY CORE TEAM

NAIPO brings together experts from the Swiss oncology ecosystem, from AI experts to well-known oncologists.

The Core Team

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