Events & News

COMFORT joins the World Kidney Day 2025 campaign: Are Your Kidneys Okay? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health

On March 13, 2025, the global health community comes together on World Kidney Day, an annual initiative aimed at raising awareness about kidney health and preventing kidney diseases. This year’s theme...

Empowering Patients Through AI: COMFORT's Vision on World Cancer Day 2025

On World Cancer Day 2025, the global campaign "United by Unique" highlights the importance of patient-centred care, recognising that every individual’s journey with cancer is different. This approach...

Ethically Governing Artificial Intelligence: An Interview With Virginia Dignum

The recent new advancements in artificial intelligence have made it clear that AI can be incredibly beneficial for society, but can also pose threats if unregulated. In 2023 the UN convened a High-Lev...

Celebrating International Day of Radiology 2024: Responsible AI Is Changing the Field of Radiology

Today, on November 8, we join the global radiology community in celebrating the International Day of Radiology (IDoR). This annual occasion honours the vital contributions of radiologists and radiogra...

Pioneering AI Policy Lab Opens at COMFORT Partner Institution Umeå University

The AI Policy Lab, a new initiative at Umeå University (Sweden), has officially opened its doors, marking a significant step forward in shaping the informed and responsible integration of AI into soci...

COMFORT Project at Roundtable on Common Challenges of AI Strategies in EU-funded Projects

On 10 June 2024, the COMFORT project participated in a successful roundtable discussion alongside other leading EU-funded projects from topic HORIZON-HLTH-2022-TOOL-12-01-two-stage "Computational mo...

Productive Gathering of the COMFORT Consortium in Nijmegen

At the end of May, the COMFORT consortium convened in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, for its first progress and second general assembly meeting. Our hosts, Alessa Hering and Sarah de Boer, kindly organise...

EU Science Advisors Call for New Institute for AI in Science

In response to a request from Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) has issued new policy recommendations on the successful and timel...

EU Parliament Votes on New AI Act, Adds Safeguards for Healthcare Applications

On Wednesday, the European Parliament gave final approval to a groundbreaking regulation on artificial intelligence (AI). The AI Act represents a milestone in the efforts of the EU to govern artificia...

COMFORT Research Project Marks World Cancer Day with Release of Animated Clip

In recognition of World Cancer Day, the COMFORT consortium has published a new video clip. The short video brings the project's vision and mission to life in an animated format, making them accessible...

Virginia Dignum Appointed to the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI

The COMFORT project is delighted to announce that our team member, Professor Virginia Dignum (Umeå University), has been appointed to the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on AI (UN HLAB on A...

COMFORT Celebrates Radiologists on International Day of Radiology

Today, the COMFORT project is celebrating the International Day of Radiology with a social media campaign. Featuring quotes from our partners, this campaign underscores the pivotal role radiology play...

COMFORT Successfully Kicked Off Activities in Sunny Berlin

In June, the COMFORT partners gathered in the heart of Berlin near the coordinating institution, Charité, for the project's kick-off meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to get to know each other i...

New Project “COMFORT”

COMFORT Project to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Urologic Cancers with Artificial Intelligence-Driven Decision Support Tool

New interdisciplinary research endeavour sets out to improve the heal...