Academic Partners

Collaborate with our imaging-focused CRO, to unlock new funding opportunities and establish or grow an institutional core lab that delivers high-quality data services both locally and across institutions. We provide complimentary access software for data de-identification and transfer. Together, we can accelerate your research programs, foster sustainable industry collaborations, and equip your team with the infrastructure needed to lead in the rapidly evolving field of AI in healthcare.

Benefits of Becoming an Academic Partner with Radiostics

  1. Establish or Expand a Core Imaging Lab - Leverage our infrastructure to build sustainable institutional capacity for imaging data services.

  2. Access to Free Software Tools - Use custom software for secure image de-identification, transfer, and data management—at no cost.

  3. Standardized SOPs and Regulatory Support - Get ready-to-use documentation and best practices aligned with FDA, HIPAA, and international standards.

  4. Accelerated Research Timelines - Streamline multi-site collaboration with centralized data processing and coordination.

  5. Eligibility for Sponsored Research and Pilot Funding - Tap into new grant mechanisms and industry co-funding opportunities through joint proposals.

  6. Collaborative AI Validation Studies - Participate in cutting-edge research to evaluate and improve AI models with real-world, multi-institutional data.

  7. Opportunities for High-Impact Publications - Contribute to peer-reviewed research that advances the field and strengthens your academic portfolio.

  8. Industry Engagement and Networking - Build connections with biotech, pharma, and AI companies seeking clinical and academic partners.

  9. Scalable, Long-Term Research Infrastructure - Grow your lab’s capabilities with a partner committed to your success and to transforming healthcare with AI.

Frequently Asked Questions?

  • Radiostics provides significant research funding (details below), cutting-edge de-identification tools, and opportunities to collaborate on multi-institutional projects. Participation supports advancing AI innovation while ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards.

  • We are expanding across the U.S. to adequately represent a wide range of patient populations and clinical practices in our medical image datasets. Academic Partners include academic medical centers with research labs and personnel that have an interest in industry collaborations and multi-institutional AI research.

  • AI MINER is the Artificial Intelligence Mult-Institutional Network for Ethical Research.

    In order to participate, a site investigator at your center submits the AI MINER protocol to the IRB, which is a minimal risk multi-institutional research study that will likely be classified as exempt or expedited. The site investigator signs a research agreement with Radiostic to share data with Industry Partners. Your  information security (IS) team reviews the data de-identification software, installation plans, and manual. Radiostics personnel will answer all security questions.

    As an Academic Partner, you can propose or participate in multi-institutional AI research projects.

    Learn more about AI MINER.

  • Radiostics ensures zero cost to Academic Partners. We provide $2M research award, free image and text de-identification software, and cover image transfer and storage fees. Payments are processed after funds are received from Industry Partners.

  • Investigators will utilize existing software to search radiology reports and the EMR for cohorts.

    As an Academic Partner, you will receive free access to custom software compiled as a macOS application for easy accessibility and installation. The data de-identification and transfer software is designed to operate on standard iMac systems, providing a cost-effective and user-friendly solution. Minimal setup is required to establish connections with radiology PACS for bulk image retrieval.

    Once images are retrieved locally, the software performs the following:

    • Bulk Image De-identification: Built on the Clinical Trial Processor from the RSNA, ensuring reliable de-identification.

    • Text De-identification: Enhanced by the National Library of Medicine scrubber to ensure thorough removal of protected health information (PHI).

    De-identification includes replacing patient names, medical record numbers, and academic medical center identifiers with coded labels. All dates in images and text are systematically shifted to maintain longitudinal relationships.

    Quality Control: Investigators can review and validate de-identified images using a free medical image viewer.

    Data Security: All de-identified data is securely transferred and stored on a HIPAA-compliant cloud-based system, such as Microsoft Azure.

  • In the United States, each medical center owns the images, reports, and multimodal data. It is legal and ethical to share these under an IRB-approved research study. Radiostics leverages the Artificial Intelligence Multi-Institutional Network for Ethical Research (AI MINER), an IRB-approved minimal-risk research study. This study qualifies for a HIPAA waiver and waiver of consent, and the images, reports, and multimodal data will be de-identified with a coded identifier applied.

  • Radiostics does not sell patient datasets. Our pricing reflects the effort required for research services, including data curation, de-identification, storage, and transfer, which are customized to project complexity and scale.

  • The following PHI will remain with the Academic Partners and will not be entered into the data repository:

    • Names (Full or last name and initial)

    • All geographical identifiers smaller than a state

    • Dates (other than year) directly related to an individual

    • Phone Numbers

    • Fax numbers

    • Email addresses

    • Social Security numbers

    • Medical record numbers

    • Health insurance beneficiary numbers

    • Account numbers

    • Certificate/license numbers

    • Vehicle identifiers (including serial numbers and license plate numbers)

    • Device identifiers and serial numbers

    • Web Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

    • Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers

    • Biometric identifiers, including finger, retinal and voice prints

    • Full face photographic images and any comparable images

    • Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code except the unique coded identifier assigned by the investigator to code the data

  • No. The name of each AMC is removed from the images, reports, and multimodal data as part of the de-identified process. Our de-identification software (iCore) labels each site with a coded identifier that cannot be linked back to the specific AMCs by outside entities.

  • Industry Partners developing AI solutions own their algorithms and products. However, Radiostics ensures equitable agreements that benefit both Academic and Industry Partners.

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