Pharma R&D Today
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Three ways to reduce the cost of precision medicine
Posted on March 12th, 2019 by Nicki Catchpole in Pharma R&D
In December 2018, the FDA announced it has formally recognized a public database containing genomic information, a huge milestone in the evolving field of precision medicine. Now researchers can use this information to validate their tests instead of having to generate their own data.
(more…)Emulating start-up success with purpose-built data tools
Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Nicki Catchpole in Pharma R&D
Innovation used to be almost solely accredited to Big Pharma, but many of the more established businesses in the industry are finding that their rate of discovery is slowing as they try to find answers to some the industry’s biggest problems, such as antibiotic resistance. (more…)
The Future of Chemistry R&D Will Depend on Deep Learning
Posted on June 7th, 2018 by Matthew Clark in Pharma R&D
A recent survey of chemists, carried out by Elsevier’s Reaxys team, showed that only 13% identified a familiarity with machine learning (or similar technologies) as being important for future chemists. (more…)
A Hackathon Demonstrates the Need for Deep Learning in R&D
Posted on January 12th, 2018 by Tim Hoctor in Pharma R&D
Today’s life science companies find themselves dealing with an interesting dilemma. With the help of many technological breakthroughs, they now have access to tons of data bursting with potential. (more…)
