Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam UMC researches and develops AI applications in healthcare. In doing so, the use of AI is always aimed at improving patient care and supporting healthcare professionals.

For example, researchers are working on faster and more reliable analysis of MRI scans, earlier detection of lung cancer using GP data, and reducing unnecessary blood cultures in emergency care with the help of algorithms.

As a partner of Amsterdam AI, Amsterdam UMC contributes insights and practical experience at the intersection of medicine, technology, and society, with a focus on the human-centered and responsible application of AI.

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Researchers within the Amsterdam UMC

Meike Bartels

Full Professor

Personalized Medicine

Helmut Kessels

Full Professor

Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms

Research groups within the Amsterdam UMC

Brain Imaging

Groepsleider: Matthan Caan

Systems & Network Neurosciences

Groepsleider: Helmut Kessels, Huib Mansvelder

Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms

Groepsleider: Helmut Kessels, Huib Mansvelder

Case studies

The latest news

Health & Care

Smart blood test enables early identification of high-risk lymphoma patients

Researchers at Cancer Center Amsterdam have developed an AI-driven blood test that can accurately predict after just one treatment cycle which patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma are at high risk of relapse.

26 August 2026

Health & Care

Veni grant awarded for Amsterdam UMC research into AI quality control in endoscopy

Jeroen de Groof has received a Veni grant to develop computer-aided quality systems that aim to improve the reliability of AI in gastrointestinal endoscopy.

16 July 2026

Health & Care

AI improves genetic risk score for atrial fibrillation detection across diverse populations

Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have developed an improved polygenic risk score using artificial intelligence and genetic data from multiple ethnic backgrounds to make early detection of atrial fibrillation more accurate and equitable.

10 July 2026

Health & Care

APH Junified 2026: early and mid-career researchers build AI skills

The sixth edition of APH Junified brought together researchers from Amsterdam Public Health on 18 June to develop practical AI skills.

23 June 2026

Health & Care

Healthy eating shouldn’t be the harder choice

A recent Zorg2040-event explored how we can make healthy eating easier without taking away people’s freedom of choice

17 June 2026

Health & Care

Major FEMCURE project aims to speed up treatment for menstrual disorders

A new research program seeks to significantly reduce diagnosis and treatment delays using AI, self-testing, and targeted therapies.

10 March 2026

Health & Care

Amsterdam UMC warns the public about fake ads using deepfake videos

Amsterdam UMC calls on people to report misleading deepfake ads that misuse their name and doctors’ images on social media.

29 January 2026

Health & Care

AI predictions could improve comfort care for patients with heart failure

Research led by Alicia Uijl (Amsterdam UMC) explores how AI can support timely and patient-centred comfort care decisions for heart failure patients.

16 January 2026

Health & Care

Society

Vidi grants boost AI research at UvA and Amsterdam UMC

Six Vidi awards advance Amsterdam’s AI agenda: from safe, concept-based decision systems and energy-efficient models to GenAI regulation.

30 October 2025

Amsterdam knowledge institutions launch eXtreme Citizen Science Hub

VU, UvA, HvA, Amsterdam UMC, Waag, OBA, and the City of Amsterdam join forces to make citizen science more accessible.

2 October 2025

Health & Care

Faster and more efficient analysis of leukemia cells using AI

Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have developed an AI algorithm that can predict leukemia recurrence in just three seconds. The method is as accurate as traditional analysis, but much faster.

8 September 2025

Health & Care

AI in healthcare: from promise to practice

AI can support doctors and help reduce the burden on the healthcare system. Yet many innovations never progress beyond the pilot phase. A new white paper from the VU Campus Center for AI and Health outlines what is needed for responsible and human-centered implementation of AI in healthcare practice.

8 September 2025