Nicheformer
Foundation model pretrained on dissociated and spatial single-cell data.
| Category | Spatial omics |
|---|---|
| GitHub | theislab/nicheformer |
| First public | 2024-04-17 (source) |
| Paper | https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.15.589472 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #foundation-model |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Platforms supported | Targeted spatial transcriptomics + dissociated scRNA (human, mouse) |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Single cell |
| Tasks | Foundation model (dissociated + spatial) |
| GitHub stars | 176 |
| Interface | Package |
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