SU2C awards $11M in grants to investigate immunotherapies using AI with Microsoft support

(Entertainment Industry Foundation) SU2C awards $11M in 'Convergence 2.0' grants to investigate immune system response to cancers using Microsoft Research's machine learning and artificial intelligence. Each team comprising life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering experts will collaborate with Microsoft's machine learning experts exploring cancer/immune system interaction that can lead to development of new treatments. In addition the Lustgarten Foundation committed $1.76M; and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer is providing $1M to support post-doctoral fellows.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news