Press release - 26/01/2026 AI learns from animals: New approach to improve surgical imaging Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Mannheim University Medical Center (UMM) are presenting a method that enables artificial intelligence (AI) to learn how to transfer medical image data from animals to humans. This “xeno-learning” could help make surgical procedures safer and more precise in the future – without relying on human training data.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/ai-learns-animals-new-approach-improve-surgical-imaging