Moffitt Cancer Center Forges AI Collaboration With Leading Tech Giants

TAMPA, FL -Moffitt Cancer Center has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA, Oracle and a subsidiary of Deloitte to use artificial intelligence and machine learning technology for cancer care delivery. The application will utilize Moffitt’s private Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI infrastructure, including bare metal compute and NVIDIA NeMo. The goal will be to use the technology to improve cancer patient outcomes.

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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used around the world and beginning to emerge inside the healthcare industry as tech companies spread the technology into everyday usage. Researchers and healthcare professionals are hopeful that AI can be used to help find cures and streamline tasks.

“This collaboration represents a significant step forward in our mission to provide our patients with the highest quality cancer care. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, we can unlock new insights, streamline workflows and ultimately improve patient outcomes,” said Dana Rollison, Ph.D., Vice President, Chief Data Officer and Associate Center Director of Data Science at Moffitt.

“We are delighted to be a part of this transformative initiative alongside Moffitt Cancer Center,” said Dan Spellman, Global AI Cloud Director at Oracle. “With the robust AI platform and built-in security capabilities of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, alongside esteemed partners NVIDIA and Deloitte, we look forward to helping Moffitt accelerate innovation and push the boundaries in cancer care delivery.”

“The depth of insights within cancer patient records surpasses general clinical notes, demanding specialized tools for extraction,” said Dr. Mona Flores, Global Head of Medical AI at NVIDIA. “Only through domain-specific large language models, trained on cancer data, can we illuminate the intricacies of each stage, paving the way for tailored and effective treatments.”

“This project marks an important milestone in the application of large language models to health care delivery, enabling us to augment complex, resource-intensive tasks that are ubiquitous pain points for hospitals and health systems. Tackling this challenge requires a diverse group of technicians, clinicians and thought leaders in health care delivery — it truly takes a village. Our data scientists and clinical informaticians are excited to be a part of this pioneering project in collaboration with Moffitt, NVIDIA and Oracle,” added Dr. Matthew Crowson, Health Care AI Leader at SFL Scientific, a Deloitte Business.

Moffitt is one of only 56 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. This important designation comes from Moffitt’s focus on scientific excellence, multidisciplinary research, and robust training and education. Moffitt employs over 9,000 team members.

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