Avaya video solutions aid early cancer detection research

By eGov Innovation Editors | Oct 12, 2011

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Canary Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to efforts on early cancer detection, and the Stanford University School of Medicine have turned to video solutions for better research collaboration and analyze better research images.

"We view a lot of imaging presentations in our research. It's important for the collaborators to be able to see the details while the presenter points out critical areas," said Sharon Pitteri, PHD, Canary Center at Stanford.

Canary Foundation receives numerous grants that require monthly or bi-monthly reviews and inspections, and the Avaya Video Conferencing Solution (AVCS) allows members of the center to meet grant compliance requirements efficiently. It also enables additional researchers and institutions to participate in sessions using videoconferencing clients, desktop units and room-based systems from multiple videoconferencing system manufacturers.

"Canary Foundation has set 2015 as the date by when we aim to deliver on our vision of simple, effective early detection cancer tests. The faster and more cost-effective the means that we can share research with our broad-based team, the closer we get to our goal," said Don Listwin, founder, Canary Foundation.