Ersilia, a hub of open-source AI/ML models for drug discovery and global health

The Ersilia Open Source Initiative (EOSI) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to strengthen the research capacity in LMIC. EOSI is focussed on disseminating and deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) tools for drug discovery as a solution to minimise the cost and number of laboratory experiments. The main asset of EOSI is the Ersilia Model Hub, a free, online, open-source platform where scientists can browse through a catalogue of AI/ML models, select the ones that are relevant to their research and run online predictions without the need to write a single line of code. We gather, in a single resource, two classes of models. On the one hand, we collect models developed by third parties and available in scientific publications. On the other hand, we develop models in- house and/or in collaboration with research groups that operate in underserved settings. In this introductory talk, we will present our computational approach and infrastructure, with the goal of identifying potential collaborations and synergies between EOSI and Kenyatta University.

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