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Creating the ‘google earth’ of tumours
We caught up with Dr Josephine Bunch to find out how NPL are using the Cancer Research Grand Challenge funding & novel imaging techniques to map cancer tumours...
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Genomic data portal Repositive receives £2.5 million in funding
Repositive, the company that created the world’s largest portal for accessing human genomic research data, has closed a Series A funding round of £2.5 million.
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AI to help create automated virtual GPs to advise patients online
Orbital Media and the University of Essex are joining forces to use artificial intelligence to save the NHS millions of pounds per year by creating automated online GPs to revolutionise the way patients are treated.
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Pistoia Alliance launches Chemical Safety Library Service
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not for profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences R&D, has today announced the launch of the Chemical Safety Library (CSL) Service, which allows hazardous reaction information to be captured, stored and shared, to improve laboratory safety.
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Democratising clinical genomics while protecting data privacy
Sophia Genetics co-founder and CEO, Jurgi Camblong, tackles issues of privacy and security for healthcare patient data...
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IDBS launches E-WorkBook Cloud to manage scientific and R&D data
IDBS has launched the E-WorkBook Cloud, an enterprise, Cloud-based platform designed specifically to meet the future challenges of scientific and R&D data management.
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How to be a research scientist: A conversation with Novo Nordisk’s Rahul Kapur
23 November 2016 | By Rahul Kapur, Head of Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk UK and Ireland
We caught up with Novo Nordisk’s Rahul Kapur, to find out what it’s like to be at the forefront of diabetes research and what it takes to get there...
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Scientists use a “big data” approach to precision medicine
7 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have compared genetic mutations in tumours to those in cancer cell lines and then tested the cell lines' responses to therapeutic compounds...
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Biomarkers that could give better cancer survival estimates
9 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A new method, developed by UCLA scientists, could eventually lead to a way to improve accuracy of how well a patient will respond to treatment...
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Genomic Data Commons to accelerate cancer treatment research
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The Genomic Data Commons (GDC), a unified data system that promotes sharing of genomic and clinical data between researchers, launched today...
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The case for data analytics in proof of concept studies
26 February 2016 | By Rodrigo Barnes, Chief Technology Officer at Aridhia
Here, Rodrigo Barnes, Chief Technology Officer at Aridhia, discusses how data analytics can add value to proof of concept trials...
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canSAR: a portal to Big Data for drug discovery
9 February 2016 | By Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani and Elizabeth Coker, The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani and Elizabeth Coker discuss canSAR: the first public domain example of Big Data for drug discovery...
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Drug Target Review’s top 10 stories from 2015
28 January 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer, Drug Target Review
2015 was an exciting year for the drug discovery industry. Here we look at a selection of stories that particularly stood out for us…
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CanSAR cancer drug discovery database goes 3D
4 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The updated canSAR database will allow scientists working in the UK and across the globe to design new cancer treatments more effectively...
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IMI launches Calls to advance drug development in Ebola, Alzheimer’s and AMD
22 December 2015 | By Victoria White
The IMI has launched two Calls for proposals that will advance drug development in Ebola, childhood cancers, neurological disorders, and eye disease...
