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Ontologies – what do they have to do with pharma research?
Posted on August 24th, 2022 by Ann-Marie Roche in AI & Data
You would be forgiven for thinking that the topic of ontology is more the domain of philosophers or linguists – and not necessarily the concern of someone working in the life sciences. After all, the first definition you get if you Google the word ontology is “the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being”. But dive deeper into the term, and you’ll discover that it’s about classifications of things and their relationships to each other – and that can most certainly be of interest to scientists.
(more…)AI precision medicine accelerates the search for rare disease treatment
Posted on September 20th, 2021 by Ann-Marie Roche in AI & Data
AI and precision medicine are both changing drug discovery and development as we know it. Precision medicine that is powered by AI stands to be transformative, especially for the treatment of rare diseases. Elsevier was recently part of a collaboration that sought to demonstrate how AI precision medicine could lead researchers to new treatments for brain tumors faster.
(more…)AI Disease Modeling Supports Precision Medicine for Cancer
Posted on June 1st, 2021 by Matthew Morton in 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…)3D Printing Makes Medical Devices More Personal
Posted on December 10th, 2020 by Xuanyan Xu in Pharma R&D
Personalized medicine is a major trend in pharmaceutical R&D—and it’s transforming the way we think of therapeutics. Unlocking the secrets of the genome has made it possible to create treatments for disease that are more suited to the individual. But personalized medicine isn’t a concept that only applies to drug therapies. It is also highly relevant in the area of medical devices.
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