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Institute for Biomedical Informatics

Research Strategy & Agenda

The Institute for Biomedical Informatics (BI-K) is a recently founded institute at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne, a major research centre of excellence in Germany and Europe.

The mission of BI-K is to perform high quality basic and applied research in the field of Medical Data Science, as well as to promote excellence in education and training, and to contribute to the development of Medical Informatics as a core field for research and innovation in the cross roads of Medical and Health Sciences on the one side, and Computer and Information Sciences on the other side, while also integrating holistic perspectives that take into account social sciences and humanities.

Our research team has a long record of experience in conducting basic and applied research, and playing a leading role, in Germany, in Europe and internationally, for the proliferation of ethical, data-driven medical protocols and practices.

The following defines our research strategy and agenda:

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