Health

How AI applications are facilitating new life science discoveries

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we explore life sciences – and the results are already reshaping research, healthcare, and sustainability. From biology and neuroscience to biotechnology, AI is enabling researchers to unlock complex patterns hidden in massive datasets, opening new doors to discovery. This CORDIS Results Pack showcases 15 cutting-edge EU-funded projects where AI is pushing boundaries in life sciences. Together, they highlight how machine learning and data-driven insights are speeding up drug development, predicting disease risks, and helping us manage precious natural resources more effectively. Recent milestones – such as the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for AI-driven protein structure prediction – underline how rapidly this field is advancing. “If we build AI the right way, it can be the ultimate tool to help scientists,” noted Nobel Laureate and DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis. Across Europe, projects are harnessing AI to make healthcare more predictive and personalised. For instance, AI-PREVENT and AI-SPRINT are developing advanced models for disease risk assessment, while MIRIADE is pioneering earlier dementia diagnoses. In parallel, initiatives like WaterSENSE and MAELSTROM are applying AI to environmental monitoring – from water use optimisation to tackling ocean plastic. The European Union is placing AI-driven life science innovation at the heart of its strategy, aiming to strengthen research, foster competitiveness, and support green and digital transitions. These projects illustrate not just the potential of AI to accelerate discovery, but also its role in shaping a more sustainable and healthier future for all. Discover the full insights, download the brochure now!

Apply to join the Innovation Fair: Enabling that step forward (23 October - Brussels)

📅 Thursday, 23 October 2025 | 📍 Brussels, Belgium (and online) Are you driving innovation in Africa, Europe, or the Mediterranean—or, better yet, at the crossroads of them all? Got a solution that could help humanity tackle public health, food insecurity, the climate crisis, or the digital divide? Then it’s time to take that step forward. Apply here by 24 August 2025. 🚀 Pitch your innovation to the world The Innovation Fair 2025 is not your regular event. It's a launchpad for ambitious start-ups, sharp university spin-offs, and dynamic SMEs working on the front lines of real-world challenges. This is your chance to showcase your innovation to a high-level audience of potential investors, policy makers, and collaborators across continents. Selected innovators will pitch their ideas in a dynamic 2-minute spotlight, during an in-person and online hybrid event in Brussels on 23 October 2025. If selected, you’ll be sponsored to attend. 🌱 Focus areas: tackle today’s biggest challenges You’ll be pitching alongside other visionary changemakers, answering the big questions in these five key areas:

• Public Health (4 slots)
• Green Transition
  • Food & Nutrition Security / Sustainable Agriculture (2 slots)
  • Climate Change / Renewable Energy (2 slots)
• Innovation & Technology (4 slots)
• Capacities for Science (4 slots)