Research & Innovation Projects

From Scientific Insights to Clinical Impact

For over two decades, Thirona’s research in lung image analysis has provided the foundation for clinically meaningful innovation. Building on this heritage, we continuously collaborate with leading research institutes, academic hospitals, and the medical industry to develop and validate new methods that advance treatment and improve patient lives. Drawing on real-world data across diverse diseases and patient populations, from clinical research programs and investigator-initiated studies to co-innovation projects with industry, we deliver tangible clinical impact today while fueling the innovations that will shape tomorrow’s treatments.

Logo: University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

AI-supported imaging insights platform for COPD care management

Logo: University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

Quantitative lung CT analysis helping to decode COPD pathology

Logo: Netherlands Cancer Institute

3D visualization of thoracic surgery planning enabled by AI-driven anatomical segmentation 

Logo: Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)

Clinical Expert Training Program on AI-Driven QCT in Severe Asthma Management

Logo: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier (CHU)

QCT Analysis in Search of Predictive Biomarkers for Biologic Treatment in Severe Asthma 

Logo: The European Bronchiectasis Registry (EMBARC)
Logo: EMBARC-BRIDGE

Collaborative European research in bronchiectasis 

Logo: Radboudumc
Logo: European Union & EFRO OOST

Accelerating Early Lung Cancer Detection with Autonomous AI

Logo: COPD Foundation

Evaluation of QCT metrics for COPD phenotyping in the COPDGene cohort

Logo: LungAnalysis of Erasmus Medical Center
Logo: Erasmus Medical Center (Erasmus MC)

European initiative to standardize QCT metrics in CF population data

Global consortium for development of respiratory digital imaging biomarkers

Logo: COPDGene
Logo: National Jewish Health

Observational U.S. study investigating underlying genetic factors of COPD