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Confronting the Problem of AI Bias
Posted on June 18th, 2021 by Ann-Marie Roche
AI & Data
When thinking of artificial intelligence (AI), many people rely on cultural touchstones from science fiction films and TV. They might think of HAL, the calm-voiced AI from 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Data, the even-tempered android from Star Trek. We tend to imagine that artificial intelligence will be driven by reason, logic and facts – not by the emotions and prejudices that get us regular humans into trouble so often.
(more…)An Update on Global Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines from Editor of The Lancet
Posted on June 11th, 2021 by Ann-Marie Roche
Pharma R&D
In the U.S., the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out has moved at a strong pace, with about half of Americans now having received at least one shot. While many of the most motivated people have been able to get vaccinated by now, plenty of others still have questions. They may wonder if the vaccines are safe in general, or safe for them personally if they have a particular condition. They may have been confronted with conflicting information about the efficacy of vaccines.
(more…)4 Notable Life Sciences Trends from the Tech Trends Report
Posted on June 4th, 2021 by Ann-Marie Roche
AI & Data
The Future Today Institute has released its 2021 Tech Trends Report (14th Annual Edition), a comprehensive report on strategic trends that it anticipates will affect business, government, education, media and society in the coming year. We noted four trends discussed in the report’s Health, Medicine & Science section that will be of particular interest to those in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
(more…)AI Disease Modeling Supports Precision Medicine for Cancer
Posted on June 1st, 2021 by Matthew Morton
Pharma R&D
Precision medicine has offered a lot of hope for the treatment of cancer, as it makes it possible to tackle the multi-faceted disease with a more personalized, patient-specific approach. Meanwhile, researchers are also becoming increasingly interested in applications for artificial intelligence in the development of drugs and therapies. Could AI and precision medicine work together in the fight against cancer?
(more…)phactMI: Delivering accurate drug information to point of care, part IV
Posted on May 26th, 2021 by Tom Williams
Medical Information
Part 4: How phactMI and Elsevier collaborated to deliver information to healthcare professionals
The Pharma Collaboration for Transparent Medical Information™ (phactMI) is a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of patients by supporting the safe and effective use of medicines. One of their major goals is to make it easier for healthcare professionals to access unbiased, evidence-based medical information about medicinal products, allowing the HCPs to quickly and efficiently find answers to their questions so that they can make informed decisions for their patients. To achieve this goal, they partnered with Elsevier.
(more…)Expert Forum Examines the Patent Content Expansion Plan for Reaxys
Posted on May 21st, 2021 by Anja Brunner
Chemistry
User feedback is instrumental to the evolution of Reaxys. Not only in articulating what works and what is missing, but also in guiding the direction of newly developed capabilities to meet user information needs.
(more…)About this Blog
The Elsevier Pharma R&D blog provides insight and opinion on topics related to pharmaceutical research and development, namely: big data, target identification, new drug discovery, drug safety monitoring, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. We serve the community of chemists, scientists, drug safety specialists, educators and students interested in pharmaceutical R&D.
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