OsiriX Plugin Award

The OsiriX Plugin Award encourages the development of open-source image processing and analysis tools that extend the capabilities of the OsiriX platform for clinical and research use.

Award purpose

This program encourages practical, open-source OsiriX plugins that can deliver value to clinicians, researchers, and imaging teams.

General conditions

The award supports plugins for image processing, image enhancement, segmentation, visualization, navigation, quantitative analysis, and data extraction. Proposed tools should be useful in clinical practice, medical research, or both, and should be designed as extensions to the OsiriX ecosystem.

Award categories

Category 1

General-purpose tools

For smaller tools or simple enhancement plugins that serve more than one purpose and can typically be completed within three months.

Award: 2,000 CHF

Category 2

Advanced clinical tools

For more specialized plugins focused on advanced image analysis or quantitative extraction for a clearly defined clinical or research objective, typically within six months.

Award: 5,000 CHF

Eligibility and process

  • Eligible applicants include students, young scientists, interns, and physicians in training with proof of affiliation to an academic or technical institution.
  • Applications may be submitted at any time and should include a project description of no more than two pages.
  • Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their project with the OsiriX team before submission to confirm feasibility and fit.
  • An ad hoc scientific review committee evaluates submissions and may request further information.
  • Approved projects require a written commitment to deliver a working plugin within three months for Category 1 or six months for Category 2.
  • Projects must be original, prospective, and intended for open-source distribution. Existing or previously published plugins are not eligible.

Evaluation criteria

Ability to achieve the goals described in the original proposal
Robustness and reliability across different datasets
Code optimization and implementation quality
Ease of use and overall user interface quality
Compliance with OsiriX architecture and plugin standards
Documentation quality, including code comments and user guidance

Intellectual property

  • Authors retain full authorship and may present or publish their work independently.
  • The plugin and its source code must be released under an open-source license.
  • The OsiriX Foundation retains the right to distribute the plugin and use it to promote the Foundation and its fundraising activities.
  • Foundation members may not publish scientific work based on a plugin without the written consent of the authors and a formal co-authorship proposal.
  • Requests for commercial derivative work or related contracts submitted to the Foundation will be forwarded to the original author.