New AI model simultaneously detects multiple genetic colorectal cancer markers in tissue samples
New EKFZ funded
Interdisciplinary Innovation Projects
We promote pioneering interdisciplinary research projects
With this funding at the interface between medicine and technology, we set scientific and structural standards. The aim is to shorten the period from the initial idea to the first prototype.
Since 2019, more than 30 innovation projects have been funded by the EKFZ. In January 2025, four new projects have started their research in the fields of emergency medicine, psychotherapy, endoscopy and surgical oncology.



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