The Software

What is Fed-BioMed?

Fed-BioMed is an open-source software platform designed to support secure collaboration in healthcare.

It helps healthcare institutions and research teams collaborate on distributed data while ensuring that:

  • Patient data remains within each institution
  • Participation is explicitly controlled and approved
  • Research activities are transparent and traceable

Fed-BioMed is developed for real-world healthcare environments, where governance, security, interoperability, and operational constraints are essential.

More about Fed-BioMed ➤ Explore how it works ➤

Development pillars

Fed-BioMed is structured around four core principles.

Security by design

Security mechanisms are integrated into the framework to protect communications, models, and data exchanges. The goal is to support collaboration without weakening institutional safeguards.

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Verified execution Privacy safeguards Protected communication
Security in practice ➤

Governance

Each participating institution retains authority over its involvement. Experiments can be approved, reviewed, monitored, and interrupted according to local policies and responsibilities.

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Request

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Review

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Approve

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Run

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Monitor

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Request

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Review

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Approve

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Accessible user experience

The framework is designed for practical use in research environments with a simple graphical interface. It supports interactive experimentation while remaining compatible with common machine learning tools.

Screnshot of Fed-BioMed's GUI Screnshot of Fed-BioMed's GUI

Easy Deployment

Fed-BioMed is designed to let organizations set up and operate a federated node quickly, with minimal technical overhead and without requiring dedicated infrastructure teams.

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Quick setup Minimal configuration Lightweight operation

Use Cases and Research Context

Fed-BioMed is involved in multi-institution research initiatives and hospital collaborations. It is used in real healthcare environments where collaboration must respect institutional responsibility.