The center seeks to develop and implement artificial intelligence-powered tools focused on early detection, risk prediction, monitoring, and personalized care for high-load conditions.
The Ministry of Education has established a new Center of Excellence (COE) in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare called Translational AI Foundation for Networked Universal Healthcare (TANUH) at the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) in Bengaluru.
The initiative aims to promote AI-driven healthcare innovation at scale in the country.
As part of the initiative, the center seeks to develop and implement artificial intelligence-powered tools focused on early detection, risk prediction, monitoring and personalized care for high-burden conditions, including oral cancer, breast cancer, retinal diseases, diabetes and mental health.
Additionally, the center is designed to function as a multidisciplinary center bringing together clinicians, data scientists, and artificial intelligence researchers.
Nine IISc professors, spanning areas of digital health, machine learning and public health, reportedly underpin the centre’s research programmes.
Additionally, TANUH’s core team, comprised of executives, engineers, program managers and research staff, with significant industry experience, enables the translation of healthcare AI technologies from the laboratory to the population scale.
The solutions are designed for real-world clinical use, adhere to Responsible AI principles and are co-created and validated with clinicians and researchers from leading institutions including AIIMS, New Delhi.
Speaking on the new initiative, Prof. G Rangarajan, Director, IISc and Chairman, Board of Directors, TANUH, said, “We are excited to establish TANUH, an AI Center of Excellence in Healthcare. This multidisciplinary center will offer scalable AI solutions for NCDs such as oral and breast cancer, exemplified by our award-winning Aarogya Aarohan app. TANUH aligns well with the vision ‘Make AI in India, make AI works for India,’ and seeks to enable accessible healthcare across the country.”
The center has reportedly already launched Aarogya Aarohan, a mobile phone-based artificial intelligence tool designed for early detection of potentially malignant oral disorders and oral cancers.
The tool was developed with clinical inputs and collaboration from institutions like AIIMS (New Delhi), ARTPARK, Biocon Foundation, BITS Pilani (Goa) and other partners.
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