Affidea, a leading pan-European provider of community-based polyclinics, advanced diagnostics, and multi-specialist care, including oncology, has entered a strategic partnership with Skin Analytics, a pioneering AI company in dermatology care. This collaboration supports Affidea’s long-term vision of leveraging digital innovations to improve patient outcomes as part of its integrated skin cancer care pathway.
As part of this partnership, Affidea has implemented Skin Analytics’ DERM, an AI medical device software for the automated analysis of skin lesions. The initial implementation of DERM began in Romania and Lithuania, with Greece to follow in September. These countries were selected based on market analysis, clinical readiness and innovation focus. The aim is to improve patient access to high quality care by introducing clinically validated AI technology into the gold standard skin care pathway already in place. This enables patients’ triage while streamlining workflows. Following this first phase, Affidea plans to roll out the AI solution across additional European markets.
Dr Charles Niehaus, Executive Director for Affidea Group, stated: "Integrating cutting-edge digital innovations into clinical practice is essential to delivering the best possible care for our patients. Our partnership with Skin Analytics marks an exciting milestone, enabling us to leverage AI in supporting early detection of skin cancer
and to provide even more patients with access to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment programs we already offer in our dermatology units. This collaboration is not just about introducing new technology — it’s about creating scalable, sustainable solutions that empower patients and clinical teams, address rising demand and bring timely, high-quality care across Europe."
Neil Daly, Chief Executive Officer & founder, Skin Analytics stated: “We’re incredibly proud to be partnering with Affidea as our first European partner. This collaboration represents a major milestone in our mission to transform access to dermatology care using AI. By combining Affidea’s clinical excellence and pan-European reach with our proven technology, DERM, we have an opportunity to reimagine how skin cancer is identified and managed across the continent. At scale, this partnership will drive earlier diagnoses, improve access to care and support dermatology teams facing rising demand - ultimately marking history for how skin cancer care is delivered and improving outcomes for patients across Europe.”
Skin cancer remains a significant public health challenge across Europe. According to GLOBOCAN 2022 data, Europe accounts for approximately 10.4 melanoma cases per 100,000 people. Non-melanoma skin cancers were even more prevalent, with over 1.15 million cases in Europe in 20221. This burden continues to grow — age-standardised incidence rates for melanoma have risen sharply over the past decades, and non-melanoma cases now represent nearly 78% of all skin cancer diagnoses.
Source: Affidea Group
