An initiative of the European Commission

Community - Working Group

Life Sciences

Purpose / Scope

The Life Sciences Working Group explores how AI can accelerate research across genomics, biomedicine, biotechnology, systems biology, healthcare and environmental life sciences.

The group considers scientific opportunities alongside ethical, legal and societal considerations associated with sensitive biological and health data. By connecting researchers, infrastructures and AI experts, it supports the development of trustworthy, interoperable and reproducible AI approaches that improve scientific understanding while delivering tangible benefits for health, sustainability and society.

Key Questions

01

How can AI accelerate biomedical discovery?

Supporting research in genomics, drug discovery, diagnostics and personalised medicine.

02

How can sensitive life science data be responsibly integrated?

Balancing interoperability, privacy and ethical considerations.

03

How can multimodal biological data improve scientific understanding?

Combining imaging, genomic, clinical and experimental datasets.

04

How can trustworthy AI support healthcare innovation?

Developing transparent and reproducible AI systems for biomedical research.

Linked RAISE FORUM Space

RAISE FORUM enables structured discussion, consultation, and feedback within the Working Group.

It supports the exchange of perspectives on priorities, challenges, and opportunities in AI for science.

Experts

Selected experts contributing to the AI in Science Working Groups

Each Working Group brings together a selected group of experts contributing to the co-creation of the AI in Science Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). Members were appointed through an open call for expression of interest based on their expertise, experience, and ability to contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration across AI and scientific research domains.

Dorothea Dörr

Working Group Co-chair

Euro-BioImaging
Finland

Beatriz Serrano-Solano

Working Group Co-chair

Euro-BioImaging
Germany

Alessandra Retico

INFN
Italy

Pieter Jules Karel Libin

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Belgium

Anna Kreshuk

European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Germany

Michel Dumontier

Maastricht University
Netherlands

Gavin Farrell

University of Padova
Italy

Pedro Goncalves

VIB and KU Leuven
Belgium

Jože Hladnik

Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
Slovenia

Huayu Xin

University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Carlos Victor Montefusco Pereira

Hasso Plattner Institute
Germany

Johanna Furuhjelm

Karolinska Institutet Centre for AI Innovation
Sweden

Katarina Kapuralin

University of Rijeka
Croatia

Petr Holub

BBMRI-ERIC
Czech Republic

Sebastian Lobentanzer

Helmholtz Munich
Germany

Marco Grangetto

University of Turin
Italy

Jens Maus

Helmholz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Germany

Martin Braun

Berlin Institute of Health at Charité
Germany

Heimo Müller

BBMRI-ERIC
Austria

Events

  • Events
  • AI Science Community
  • Life Sciences
11 Dec 2026

AISWG Workshop (closed): Life Sciences

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