PICO Portal PLUS+: Scaling Evidence Synthesis Without Expanding Your Team
Watch the Recording About the Webinar Research teams face a steady rise in literature volume while reviewer capacity stays flat and timelines hold fixed. The usual responses each ask a team to give...
ISPOR 2026 Top Research Presentation Award
Honored to receive an in Philadelphia for our poster presentation on AI-assisted Risk of Bias (RoB) assessment in observational studies. This recognition reflects the growing importance of applying AI responsibly and transparently in evidence...
PICO Portal at MLA 2026
PICO Portal is proud to share its latest research at MLA 2026. CEO & Founder Eitan Agai will present at the following lightning talks: May 20 | 3:00-3:05 PM AI-Assisted Risk of Bias Assessment...
PICO Portal Presents at ISPOR 2026
PICO Portal is proud to present its latest research at ISPOR 2026 in Philadelphia. Stop by our poster session (details below) or book a time to meet with us 1:1. Poster Session 1 –...
From Search to PRISMA: A Live PICO Portal Walkthrough
Watch the Recording About the Webinar A 30-minute live demonstration of how research teams run end-to-end evidence synthesis workflows in PICO Portal – from study import to structured analysis and reporting. Key Details...
April 2026 Newsletter
This month, we’re sharing a newly released PICO Portal feature, upcoming opportunities to connect at MLA and ISPOR, and a chance to see the platform in action during an upcoming live demo. New In...
New Upload & Search Enhancements Now Available in PICO Portal
We are introducing a major enhancement to the PICO Portal platform with a new unified Search and Upload experience. This update is designed to remove barriers in evidence collection and provide more flexible ways...
Live ScholarIQ Demo
Watch the Recording About the Webinar Live ScholarIQ Demo on Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 AM EDT About This Demo Across research teams, literature discovery and early-stage screening are still time-consuming and fragmented....
Everything I Got Wrong When Introducing AI in Systematic Reviews
Watch the Recording About the Webinar Upcoming Webinar on Wednesday, April 8 at 11:00 AM EDT As AI becomes more embedded in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis workflows, organizations are under increasing pressure...
From Tools to Governance: How to Compliantly Approach Tech-Enabled Research
Watch the Recording About the Webinar As AI becomes embedded in evidence synthesis workflows, the conversation is shifting. The question is no longer whether AI will be used, but how institutions, libraries, and...
February 2026 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter you’ll find new insights, upcoming learning opportunities, and the latest PICO Portal updates designed to support faster, more rigorous evidence synthesis. PICO Portal Updates On February 11th, we launched ScholarIQ,...
ScholarIQ Walkthrough
Announcing ScholarIQ: A faster, transparent way to discover scientific evidence Wednesday, February 11 at 11:00 AM ET ScholarIQ Walkthrough: What Was Discussed In this session, we introduced ScholarIQ and walked through how it supports...
ScholarIQ Walkthrough
Announcing ScholarIQ: A faster, transparent way to discover scientific evidence Wednesday, February 11 at 11:00 AM ET Join us for a live walkthrough of ScholarIQ, a newly launched AI-powered research platform designed to help...
January 2026 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter you’ll find new insights, upcoming learning opportunities, and the latest platform updates designed to support faster, more rigorous evidence synthesis. Industry Update: NIH SBIR Funding Pause The NIH is temporarily...
LLM Guidance in Action: Applying AI Frameworks Across HEOR and SLRs
Webinar on LLM Guidance in Action: Applying AI Frameworks Across HEOR and SLRs Tuesday, January 13 at 11am ET Watch the Recording About the Webinar As we move into 2026, formal guidance around...
2025 in Review: Evidence Synthesis at a Turning Point
2025 reinforced a tension that evidence synthesis teams across academic, industry, and public sector settings continue to navigate. Demand for high-quality, defensible evidence has grown steadily, while timelines, budgets, and expectations have tightened under...
December 2025 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter you’ll find new insights, upcoming learning opportunities, and the latest platform updates designed to support faster, more rigorous evidence synthesis. Industry News: Market Insights – Navigating AI Rights in...
Evidence Synthesis in Transition: Lessons from 2025 and the Road to 2026
Webinar on Evidence Synthesis in Transition: Lessons from 2025 and the Road to 2026 Tuesday, December 16 at 11am ET Join leading evidence-based practitioners to examine how the pressures of 2025 and the...
November 2025 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter you’ll find new insights, upcoming learning opportunities, and the latest platform updates designed to support faster, more rigorous evidence synthesis. Industry News: When AI Meets Evidence Synthesis – Accountability...
Trust, Transparency & AI: Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Regulatory and HEOR Teams
Webinar on Trust, Transparency & AI: Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Regulatory and HEOR Teams Tuesday, November 11 at 11am ET Join global experts transforming how evidence moves from research to regulation on Tuesday, November 11...
October Newsletter and Happy EBHC Day
PICO Portal celebrates World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day today – giving special thanks to our industry partners and research community dedicated to making a positive impact across health sciences. We’re also sharing few updates this...
Managing Information in the Era of AI: AI Tools, Copyright, and Evidence Synthesis
Webinar on Managing AI Tools, Copyright, and Evidence Synthesis Tuesday, October 7 at 11am ET The accelerating pace of AI innovation in research offers new opportunities—but also new complexities. How can researchers...
September Spotlight: Funding Shifts, AI-Powered Reviews, and Upcoming Learning Opportunities
New NIH funding updates, a joint webinar with Research Solutions, and smarter Risk of Bias workflows from PICO Portal As fall approaches, the research landscape continues to evolve—especially when it comes to funding, full-text...
Automating Evidence Synthesis: Smarter, Faster Article Retrieval
PICO Portal simplifies the often-overlooked “silent tasks” that consume valuable time. PICO Portal simplifies and automates evidence synthesis—addressing not only the main review tasks but also the often-overlooked “silent tasks” that consume valuable time....
AI Literacy Workshop at AcademyHealth’s 2025 Annual Research Meeting
On Saturday June 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, PICO Portal is participating in a pre-conference workshop on applied AI in health services researchat the 2025 Annual Research Meeting hosted by AcademyHealth. Joining PICO Portal is...
PICO Portal Poster Presentations – ISPOR 2025
PICO Portal is proud to be attending ISPOR 2025 in Montreal from May 13 -16 and featured in two poster presentations showcasing how AI, when designed responsibly, can meaningfully accelerate and enhance evidence synthesis....
Form 2.0 for Enhanced Risk of Bias & Data Extraction
New Feature: Form 2.0 for Enhanced Risk of Bias & Data Extraction We’re excited to announce the release of Form 2.0 on PICO Portal. Our newest update brings enhanced features, including PICO Portal Ask...
PICO Portal at ISPOR 2025
PICO Portal is proud to be attending ISPOR 2025 in Montreal from May 13 -16 and featured in two poster presentations showcasing how AI, when designed responsibly, can meaningfully accelerate and enhance evidence synthesis....
Johns Hopkins on PICO Portal’s Priority Screening at GES 2024
Evidence synthesis is essential—but screening thousands of citations is costly, slow, and labor-intensive. Johns Hopkins’ Lisa Brown, Research Associate in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health,...
The Pitfalls of AI-Led Data Extraction
AI-Led Extraction Isn’t Saving Researchers Time. Here’s What Happened When We Tried. Artificial intelligence is often celebrated as the ultimate time-saver for researchers. But in a recent experiment, we discovered something unexpected: when it...
Is the Future of AI in Systematic Review Here?
Webinar on the Current State and Future Possibilities of AI in Systematic Review Register Free Generative AI is making an impact on the approach evidence-based practitioners take when conducting Systematic Reviews. ...
Webinar: Coupling Human and Artificial Intelligence to Overcome Resource Constraints for Evidence Syntheses
Coupling Human and Artificial Intelligence to Overcome Resource Constraints for Evidence Syntheses Register Free How are research groups conducting systematic reviews, scoping reviews, evidence gap mapping and other evidence synthesis on tight...
PICO Portal Joins NVIDIA Inception
We’re thrilled to announce that PICO Portal has joined the NVIDIA Inception program, a fantastic initiative that nurtures startups transforming industries with AI and other technological advancements. At PICO Portal, we are dedicated to...
PICO Portal Plus+ has supported the important study
We are excited to share how PICO Portal Plus+ has supported the important study on “A Long COVID Definition: A Chronic, Systemic Disease State with Profound Consequences” (2024). Our unique blend of AI and...
Eitan Agai Joins GUIDING COUNCIL at AcademyHealth’s AI for Health Services Research Expert Meeting
We are proud to announce that Eitan Agai, the visionary founder and CEO of PICO Portal, has been selected as a member of the GUIDING COUNCIL for AcademyHealth’s Expert Meeting on Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Revolutionizing Evidence Synthesis: Advanced Data Extraction and RoB Assessment with PICO Portal’s Ask AI
Explore the next frontier of data extraction with PICO Portal’s upcoming webinar on Revolutionizing Evidence Synthesis. Discover the innovative Ask AI, designed to transform how researchers conduct data extraction and Risk of Bias (RoB)...
PICO Portal’s Newest Feature: Ask AI
PICO Portal announces the launch of its newest feature: Ask AI, designed to empower researchers, scientists, and systematic reviewers to generate and access valuable information about their projects with ease. PICO Portal Founder, Eitan...
Recording: Leveraging GPT-4 for Systematic Reviews
Dive into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on the process of systematic reviews. A PICO Portal Webinar
Are ChatGPT and large language models “the answer” to bringing us closer to systematic review automation?
In this commentary, we discuss ChatGPT and our perspectives on its utility to systematic reviews (SRs) through the appropriateness and applicability of its responses to SR related prompts. The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted...
Systematic Review and GPT 4.0 — Live Presentation
Don’t miss PICO Portal and Nested Knowledge free webinar hosted by Dr. Greg Martin. The webinar will explore several uses of GPT 4.0 for systematic review and other literature review. This featured presentation will...
Harnessing AI to Revolutionize Systematic Reviews: Introducing GPT Integration in PICO Portal
The AI revolution is significantly changing the landscape of various industries, and biomedical research is no exception. As pioneers in the field, PICO Portal has been at the forefront of integrating these advancements to...
Exciting news! 🎉 PICO Portal is now the first-ever platform integrated with OpenAI’s GPT-4.0
Brace yourselves, researchers, for a significant evolution in systematic reviews! 🚀 PICO Portal is proud to be the first-ever evidence synthesis platform to integrate with OpenAI’s GPT-4.0, paving the way to the future of...
Machine learning-assisted screening increases efficiency of systematic review
PICO Portal (PP) prioritizes articles for review using natural language processing and active learning to monitor user decisions on eligibility during title/abstract screening. To predict eligibility, PP uses several algorithms including both decision tree...
Time to Confidence — AI in Systematic Review
Dive into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on the process of systematic reviews. A PICO Portal Webinar
PICO Portal Plus+: A Global Talent Connection Service for Project Support and Professional Growth
PICO Portal Plus+ is an innovative service that connects talented individuals from around the world, including clinicians, young researchers, and methodologists, with institutions in need of resources to complete their projects. The service particularly...
Time to Confidence — AI in Systematic Review
Join us for an engaging and informative webinar that delves into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on the process of systematic reviews. As we continue to experience rapid...
PICO Portal Plus+ Revolutionizes Systematic Review Process with AI Technology
Everyone is looking for faster, more accurate, and efficient solutions, and this is especially true for systematic review and other literature review processes. These tasks are not only time-consuming but also require highly skilled...
Recording: Systematic Reviewing and ChatGPT– Live Webinar
Listen to a live webinar by Eitan Agai and Riaz Dr. Qureshi from PICO Portal Addressing Systematic Reviewing and ChatGPT
Addressing Challenges for Applying Systematic Review Methods Using AI
If you are a methodologist and have worked with researchers to conduct systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects, then this interactive webinar recording with live demonstration is for you
Systematic Reviewing and ChatGPT – Live Demo
Don’t miss PICO Portal’s free webinar that will explore several uses of ChatGPT for systematic review and other literature review. This featured presentation will pose tasks and questions and explore the AI response. We...
TI Methods Speaker Series: Addressing Challenges for Applying Systematic Review Methods Using AI
It is increasingly expected that decisions about health care and research are made based on the best available evidence. Evidence synthesis is the cornerstone of evidence-based decision making. PICO Portal is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted platform...
Screen on-the-go Using Your Mobile Phone
Now you can screen your abstract anywhere using the same PICO Portal platform. Just login from your browser using your mobile device and you are all set to continue your screening from everywhere
Recording: What Librarians Should Know about Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML)
If you are a methodologist and have worked with researchers to conduct systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects, then this interactive webinar recording with live demonstration is for you
Short on project resources? Let PICO Portal PLUS+ fill the gaps!
You Ask the Research Question and PICO Portal Plus+ will do the Heavy Lifting for you Building off our technology platform and systematic review expertise, we are excited to announce a new service: PICO Portal...
Recording of Interactive Webinar for Information Specialists & Librarians
Listen to a case study from Marilyn Teolis of the VA & Third Iron’s President on LibKey. An interactive demo of PICO Portal outlines features that save hours to for information specialists & librarians
Read This Article about PICO Portal that was featured to a Panel of Business Leaders
An entrepreneur has combined his experience in the financial technology industry with the power of artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency and success of biomedical research. Speaking on Wednesday, the founder of a startup...
1 Million Cups – St. Petersburg Listen to a Great 2 minutes Pitch on PICO Portal
Listen to a two minutes pitch on how PICO Portal started and where it is today
Are you a librarian or information specialist? Join us for an interactive webinar on conducting Systematic Reviews
FREE webinar on June 30th! If you are an informationist or librarian and work with researchers to conduct systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses projects, then this interactive webinar with live demonstration is for...
Recording of the Systematic Review Teaching Kit Webinar
If you teach people how to do systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses, then PICO Portal’s Teaching Kit is for you. You will be teaching the “What?” and “Why?” of systematic review and PICO...
Workshops to Support EPA’s Development of Human Health Assessments: Artificial Intelligence
Workshops to Support EPA’s Development of Human Health Assessments: Artificial Intelligence and Open Data Practices in Chemical Hazard Assessment Practical application of systematic review (SR) methods to the peer-reviewed literature and other data sources...
Systematic Review Teaching Kit
If you teach people how to do systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses, then PICO Portal’s Teaching Kit is for you. PICO Portal was born in 2020 to address the growing need for...
PICO Portal Project Management and Tagging: Minnesota.edu and NAS.edu
The webinar features two case studies, the University of Minnesota and the National Academy of Sciences.
AI on Contextual Machine Learning Seminar to USF
PICO Portal Founder Eitan Agai will give a seminar on “AI on Contextual Machine Learning in Systematic Review” on March 25 at 1:00 PM EST. The seminar will be hosted by the Department of...
A workshop on “AI in Evidence-Based Medicine”
PICO Portal Founder Eitan Agai will conduct a workshop on “AI in Evidence-Based Medicine” on March 21 at 5:30 PM EST. This workshop is by invitation only.
Intuitive and modern new look to PICO Portal’s dashboard
We are delighted to announce an intuitive and modern new look to PICO Portal’s dashboard. PICO Portal is a state-of-the-art evidence synthesis platform perfect for scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and systematic reviews.
AI in Systematic Review — Watch the Recorded Video
AI in Systematic Review 00:00 Introduction, agenda & evidence synthesis 04:55 Machine Learning to predict article eligibility 17:43 Automatic keyword mapping for faster screening 22:21 Enhanced deduplication 33:38 Open access full-text links and assisted...
PICO Portal’s user interface just got better.
PICO Portal’s user interface just got better. The evidence synthesis platform that is used for scoping review, rapid review and systematic review just got easier to use. Now many users including one with color vision deficiency...
Identifying duplicates with PICO Portal
Eliminate the time-consuming process of identifying duplicates with PICO Portal’s advanced deduplication algorithm, using the latest AI to sift through the noise so you can focus on what matters PICO Portal now identifies duplicate...
Introducing PICO Portal: A Comprehensive Overview of Systematic Review Tools and Features
Dive into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on the process of systematic reviews. A PICO Portal Webinar
Publications
Enhancing NIH Research on Autoimmune Disease (2022) National Academies National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.17226/26554 https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26554/chapter/8#383 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors as adjuncts for postoperative pain management: systematic review...
A new machine-learning powered tool to aid citation screening for evidence synthesis: PICOPortal
Identifying all evidence relevant to a systematic review remains a critical yet time-consuming step in the evidence synthesis process. Machine learning methods and collaborative screening software constitute potential means of reducing the workload necessary...
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