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68
Partner Organizations
42
Countries
28
Health Ministries
15
Active MoUs

Partnership Categories

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Health Ministries
28 partners
Regulatory Authorities
14 partners
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Professional Societies
22 partners
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Universities & Research
18 partners
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Hospitals & Medical Cities
24 partners
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Industry & Technology
16 partners
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International Bodies
8 partners
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Education & Training
12 partners

Partnership Impact

4,200+
Professionals Trained
Through joint CPD programmes, workshops and fellowship exchanges with partner institutions.
340
Joint Publications
Co-authored research articles, guidelines and policy papers with partner organizations.
56
Policy Contributions
National guidelines, regulatory frameworks and workforce planning documents informed by our research.
18
Fellowship Programmes
Bilateral fellowship and observer programmes enabling cross-border professional development.
92
Joint Events
Co-organized conferences, symposia, webinars and training workshops with partner bodies.
12
AI Pilot Projects
Collaborative AI in pathology pilot deployments with health ministries and hospital systems.
Gulf Countries (GCC)
6 Health Ministries · 14 Partners
Ministry of Health — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Our flagship partnership supporting Saudi Vision 2030 healthcare transformation. Collaboration spans digital pathology implementation across 47 MOH hospitals, AI-assisted diagnostics pilot programmes, national pathology workforce planning and development of the Saudi Digital Pathology Roadmap 2026–2030.

  • Since 2019
  • MoU Status Active — renewed January 2026
  • Key Contact Dr. Hani Jokhdar, Deputy Minister for Public Health
  • Scope Digital pathology, AI diagnostics, workforce development, research, policy
  • Joint Projects 8 active projects
Vision 2030 Digital Pathology AI Diagnostics Workforce Planning Lab Modernization
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
Regulatory & Education Partner

Joint development of pathology training standards, Saudi Board examination content review, CPD accreditation framework for digital pathology courses, and international credential equivalency guidelines. Co-development of the SCFHS Digital Pathology Competency Framework.

  • Since 2020
  • MoU Status Active
  • Scope Training standards, examinations, CPD accreditation, credential recognition
  • Joint Projects 5 active projects
Saudi Board CPD Accreditation Training Standards Credential Recognition
Ministry of Health & Prevention — United Arab Emirates
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Supporting UAE’s National Strategy for AI 2031 in healthcare. Collaboration includes AI-powered laboratory quality assurance, Emirates Health Services digital transformation, cross-emirate telepathology network development and joint research on population-specific cancer biomarkers.

  • Since 2020
  • MoU Status Active — renewed June 2025
  • Key Contact Dr. Hussein Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Centres & Clinics
  • Scope AI strategy, telepathology, lab quality, biomarker research
  • Joint Projects 6 active projects
AI Strategy 2031 Telepathology Quality Assurance Cancer Research
Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
Regulatory Partner

Collaboration on Dubai’s Smart Health Strategy, digital pathology licensing framework for AI-based diagnostic tools, and joint workforce forecasting for laboratory medicine professionals in the emirate.

  • Since 2021
  • Scope Smart health, AI licensing, workforce forecasting
  • Joint Projects 3 active projects
Ministry of Public Health — Qatar
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Partnership supporting Qatar National Health Strategy 2023–2030. Joint initiatives include the Qatar National Pathology Quality Improvement Programme, integration of AI-assisted cancer screening at Hamad Medical Corporation, and development of national laboratory accreditation standards aligned with ISO 15189.

  • Since 2021
  • MoU Status Active
  • Key Contact Dr. Salih Al-Marri, Director of Public Health
  • Scope Quality improvement, cancer screening, lab accreditation
  • Joint Projects 4 active projects
National Health Strategy Quality Improvement Cancer Screening ISO 15189
Ministry of Health — Kuwait
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration on laboratory modernization across Kuwait’s public hospital network, joint continuing education programmes for Kuwaiti pathologists, and advisory role on Kuwait’s National Cancer Registry digital infrastructure.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope Lab modernization, continuing education, cancer registry
  • Joint Projects 3 active projects
Ministry of Health — Bahrain
Health Ministry Partner

Joint digital pathology training programme at Salmaniya Medical Complex, advisory role on Bahrain’s telepathology pilot connecting primary health centres to specialized diagnostics.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Digital training, telepathology
Ministry of Health — Oman
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Oman Vision 2040 healthcare goals. Joint laboratory quality assessment programme and advisory support for the development of the Oman National Reference Laboratory.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Lab quality, national reference lab
Europe
12 Health Ministries · 22 Partners
Department of Health & Social Care — United Kingdom
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Long-standing partnership supporting NHS digital pathology transformation. Collaboration with NHS England on the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC), Health Education England on pathology workforce strategy, and NHSX on AI regulatory frameworks for diagnostic devices. Joint research on the economic impact of digital pathology adoption across NHS trusts.

  • Since 2018
  • MoU Status Active — renewed April 2025
  • Scope NHS digital pathology, workforce strategy, AI regulation, health economics
  • Joint Projects 7 active projects
  • Related Bodies NHS England, HEE, NHSX, NICE, RCPath
NHS Transformation NPIC AI Regulation Workforce Strategy Health Economics
Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit) — Germany
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Germany’s Digital Health Applications Act (DiGA) as it applies to AI-based pathology diagnostics. Collaboration with the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) on regulatory pathways, and joint research on digital pathology integration within the German university hospital system.

  • Since 2020
  • MoU Status Active
  • Scope DiGA regulatory framework, AI diagnostics, university hospital integration
  • Related Bodies BfArM, Charité, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pathologie
DiGA Framework BfArM AI Regulation University Hospitals
Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sport — Netherlands
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration on the Dutch national digital pathology infrastructure programme and joint research with UMC Utrecht and Radboud UMC on computational pathology deployment.

  • Since 2021
  • Scope Digital infrastructure, computational pathology
Ministère de la Santé — France
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership with the HAS (Haute Autorité de Santé) on evaluation frameworks for AI-based in vitro diagnostics. Joint programmes with AP-HP and Institut Gustave Roussy on digital pathology research.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope HAS evaluation, IVD regulation, digital research
Ministry of Health & Social Affairs — Sweden
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration with the Karolinska Institute and Swedish eHealth Agency on national whole-slide imaging standards and joint AI validation studies for cervical screening programmes.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope WSI standards, AI validation, cervical screening
Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) — Switzerland
Health Ministry Partner

Joint research with ETH Zürich and University of Bern on federated learning for pathology AI models. Advisory role on Swiss regulations for software as a medical device (SaMD) in diagnostics.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Federated learning, SaMD regulation
Department of Health — Ireland
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership with the HSE on Ireland’s National Histopathology Quality Improvement Programme and digital pathology rollout across voluntary and HSE hospitals.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Quality improvement, digital rollout
Ministry of Health — Spain
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration on Spain’s Digital Health Strategy 2025–2030 for pathology services. Joint initiatives with Hospital Clínic Barcelona and Hospital Vall d’Hebron on AI-integrated cancer diagnostics.

  • Since 2024
  • Scope Digital health strategy, AI cancer diagnostics
Ministero della Salute — Italy
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità on laboratory quality standards and AI-based diagnostic pathways. Joint training programmes with University of Turin and Humanitas Research Hospital.

  • Since 2024
  • Scope Lab quality, AI diagnostics, training
Ministry of Health — Poland
Health Ministry Partner

Advisory partnership on Poland’s national telepathology network connecting regional hospitals to university-based specialist pathologists. Joint CPD programmes with the Medical University of Warsaw.

  • Since 2025
  • Scope Telepathology network, CPD programmes

Additional European partners include health ministries of Denmark, Norway, Finland and Austria, with collaboration focused on Nordic digital pathology networks, EU AI Act implementation and cross-border laboratory quality harmonization.

Asia Pacific
6 Health Ministries · 12 Partners
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare — India
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Partnership supporting India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Joint initiatives on AI-assisted cytology screening for cervical cancer in rural India with AIIMS and Tata Memorial Hospital. Collaboration on national telepathology guidelines and digital health interoperability standards.

  • Since 2021
  • MoU Status Active
  • Scope AI screening, telepathology, digital health
  • Joint Projects 5 active
Ministry of Health, Labour & Welfare — Japan
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration with PMDA on regulatory science for AI-based pathology devices. Joint digital pathology research with the University of Tokyo and National Cancer Center Japan. Partnership on Japan’s Society 5.0 healthcare innovation agenda.

  • Since 2022
  • MoU Status Active
  • Scope PMDA regulation, AI devices, digital research
  • Joint Projects 4 active
Ministry of Health — Singapore
Health Ministry Partner

Joint initiatives with HSA and SingHealth on AI regulatory sandbox for pathology diagnostics. Research collaboration with the National University of Singapore on multimodal pathology AI and federated learning across ASEAN hospital networks.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope AI regulatory sandbox, federated learning
Ministry of Health & Welfare — South Korea
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Korea’s Digital New Deal healthcare pillar. Joint research with Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Center on AI-powered cancer grading systems and digital pathology adoption metrics.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Digital New Deal, AI cancer grading
Department of Health & Aged Care — Australia
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration with the TGA on regulatory pathways for AI-based pathology software, and joint rural telepathology initiatives with the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) to improve diagnostic access in remote communities.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope TGA regulation, rural telepathology
Ministry of Health — New Zealand
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Health New Zealand’s laboratory services digitization programme. Joint advisory on equitable pathology access for Māori and Pacific communities through telepathology and AI-assisted screening.

  • Since 2024
  • Scope Digitization, equitable access, telepathology
Americas
4 Health Authorities · 8 Partners
Department of Health & Human Services — United States
Strategic Partner

Collaboration through FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence on regulatory pathways for AI/ML-based pathology software. Joint research with NIH National Cancer Institute on AI-driven cancer biomarker discovery. Advisory input on CMS reimbursement frameworks for digital pathology services.

  • Since 2020
  • Scope FDA regulation, NCI research, CMS reimbursement
  • Related Bodies FDA, NIH/NCI, CMS, CAP
Health Canada
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Canada’s Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy as it applies to digital pathology. Joint initiatives with the Canadian Association of Pathologists and University Health Network Toronto on AI validation methodologies.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope Health data strategy, AI validation
Ministério da Saúde — Brazil
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration on ANVISA regulatory framework for AI diagnostics and joint telepathology pilot connecting SUS (Unified Health System) facilities in the Amazon region to specialist pathologists in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

  • Since 2024
  • Scope ANVISA regulation, telepathology, SUS
Ministerio de Salud — Argentina
Health Ministry Partner

Advisory partnership on laboratory quality improvement across Argentina’s national hospital system and joint training programme with the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine on digital pathology fundamentals.

  • Since 2025
  • Scope Lab quality, digital training
Africa
5 Health Ministries · 8 Partners
National Department of Health — South Africa
Strategic Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on the National Health Insurance (NHI) laboratory strategy. Joint AI-assisted cervical cancer screening programme with the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and University of Cape Town. Research on deploying digital pathology in resource-limited settings across sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Since 2021
  • MoU Status Active
  • Scope NHI labs, cancer screening, resource-limited deployment
  • Joint Projects 4 active
Ministry of Health & Population — Egypt
Health Ministry Partner

Collaboration on Egypt’s Digital Egypt initiative for healthcare. Joint laboratory modernization programme with the National Cancer Institute Cairo and training for Egyptian pathologists on AI-assisted diagnostics through the Egyptian Medical Syndicate.

  • Since 2023
  • Scope Digital healthcare, lab modernization, AI training
Federal Ministry of Health — Nigeria
Health Ministry Partner

Partnership on Nigeria’s National Cancer Control Plan laboratory infrastructure. Joint telepathology pilot connecting secondary hospitals to specialist pathologists at Lagos University Teaching Hospital and University College Hospital Ibadan.

  • Since 2024
  • Scope Cancer control, telepathology
Ministry of Health — Kenya
Health Ministry Partner

Advisory partnership on Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage pathology strategy. Joint training programmes with the University of Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital on digital pathology fundamentals for East African pathologists.

  • Since 2025
  • Scope UHC pathology, digital training

Additional African engagement: exploratory discussions with health ministries of Morocco, Ghana, Tanzania and Rwanda on digital pathology capacity building and cross-border telepathology networks for sub-Saharan Africa.

International & Multilateral Organizations
8 Partners
World Health Organization (WHO)
Multilateral Partner

Contributing partner on WHO guidelines for digital diagnostics in low- and middle-income countries. Joint publications on essential diagnostics list updates for pathology services. Advisory input on AI governance frameworks for health technologies.

  • Since 2020
  • Scope Digital diagnostics guidelines, essential diagnostics, AI governance
International Academy of Pathology (IAP)
Professional Society Partner

Strategic partnership on global pathology education, joint conference programming, digital pathology curriculum development and coordinated advocacy for pathology workforce investment worldwide.

  • Since 2019
  • Scope Education, conferences, advocacy
European Society of Pathology (ESP)
Professional Society Partner

Joint conference programming at the European Congress of Pathology, collaborative guidelines on digital pathology quality assurance, and shared educational resources for European pathology trainees.

  • Since 2020
  • Scope ECP conference, quality guidelines, education
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC)
Professional Society Partner

Collaboration on laboratory medicine harmonization, joint publications on quality indicators for clinical laboratories, and shared digital transformation best practices for laboratory services worldwide.

  • Since 2022
  • Scope Harmonization, quality indicators, digital labs

Additional international partners include the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath), Digital Pathology Association (DPA) and the International Society of Digital Pathology (ISDP).

Partnership Timeline

2018

UK Department of Health Partnership

First health ministry collaboration established, focused on NHS digital pathology transformation and workforce planning.

2019

Saudi MOH & IAP Partnerships

Strategic partnerships with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health and the International Academy of Pathology launched. Vision 2030 collaboration begins.

2020

European & WHO Expansion

Partnerships with Germany BMG, UAE MOHAP, SCFHS, WHO, ESP and FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence established. Six new MoUs signed.

2021

Asia & Africa Entry

Health ministry partnerships in India, Qatar and South Africa established. First AI pilot projects launched with partner institutions.

2022

Asia Pacific Growth

Japan MHLW, Singapore MOH, South Korea MOHW and Health Canada partnerships formalized. IFCC collaboration begins.

2023

GCC & European Completion

Partnerships with Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Egypt established. 50th partner organization milestone reached.

2024

Latin America & Southern Europe

Brazil, Spain, Italy, Nigeria and New Zealand partnerships launched. First cross-border telepathology project deployed.

2025

Africa & Eastern Europe

Argentina, Kenya and Poland partnerships established. 68 partner organizations across 42 countries. 15 active MoUs.

2026

Current Year

Active engagement with health ministries of Morocco, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Austria. Target: 80 partners across 50 countries by year-end.

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We welcome partnerships with health ministries, regulatory bodies, professional societies, universities, hospitals and technology companies committed to advancing pathology practice worldwide.

Health Ministries

Collaborate on national pathology strategies, digital transformation, workforce planning, AI regulatory frameworks and laboratory quality improvement programmes.

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Professional Societies

Joint conference programming, shared educational resources, collaborative guidelines development, CPD accreditation and advocacy for pathology investment.

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Universities & Hospitals

Research collaboration, fellowship exchanges, joint publications, clinical validation studies and digital pathology implementation support.

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Building a Global Network for Pathology

68 partner organizations across 42 countries, working together to advance pathology practice, education and innovation. Join our growing network of health ministries, professional societies and institutions.

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