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Embracing the new in cheminformatics

Posted on August 17th, 2018 by Prima Sung in Chemistry

Two centuries of innovation in chemistry research methods

The true mark of an innovation is its impact on our behavior. All the great innovations of history, big and small, have changed how people have approached tasks in their personal and professional lives. As we celebrate 30 years of the chemistry research solution Reaxys, (more…)

AI Can Work Wonders, But Can It Create Miracle Cures?

Posted on June 19th, 2018 by Christy J. Wilson in Pharma R&D

Modern technology seems downright magical at times. There are so many things that it can do for us at the push of a button, whether it’s our personal devices instantly retrieving information or massive industrial machines (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…)

Big Talks on Big Data are Coming to Bio IT World

Posted on May 9th, 2018 by Neal Katz in Pharma R&D

At next week’s Bio IT World conference and expo (Boston, May 15-17), Elsevier will be giving four talks on the implications of AI and machine learning on life science research, a statistical analysis of concordance between animal toxicities and human adverse events, strategies for increasing data sharing and the latest technologies being used to integrate multiple data sources. (more…)