Project AURORA: a big-bet AI Cancer Co-scientist initiative launches with CRUK and NCI backing
zakkohane · x · 2026-11-06
Project AURORA, a big-bet initiative on AI Cancer Co-scientists, officially launched under Cancer Grand Challenges, backed by Cancer Research UK, the US National Cancer Institute, BC Research Ireland and others, with Harvard's Marinka Zitnik leading the research. The launch event featured a panel on moving "from tool to teammate," with the program funding top institutes including Harvard, MIT, Broad, Cambridge and Stanford.
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