The Veneto Region Health Authority in Italy has selected Aiforia Technologies Plc as a partner for AI-assisted diagnostics in its clinical pathology laboratories. The collaboration involves the use of Aiforia software in a total of 12 hospital units for the analysis of tissue samples from breast and prostate cancer patients. The three-year contract covers the analysis of up to 200,000 samples using Aiforia software and the use of an AI model development tool.

The total value of the contract is over EUR 1.2 million and the payments will spread over the contract period 2023-2026. The contract also includes an option for a three-year continuation period. The contract is part of an initiative to digitize the pathology laboratories of the Veneto region hospitals, including, for example, a laboratory information system provided by TESI Group and AI solutions for image analysis by Aiforia.

The main provider in this tender is a GPI S.p.A. lead consortium, and Aiforia is one of their subcontractors.