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Accenture, Merck, Amazon Team Up to Launch Cloud-based Informatics Platform for Life Sciences

by Jasmine Pennic 09/17/2018 Leave a Comment

Accenture, Merck, Amazon Team Up to Launch Research Platform for Drug Development

In the Life Sciences research space, there has been a tendency to underinvest in technology. As a result, much of the current infrastructure is outdated, fragmented and unable to keep up with breakthroughs in modern science and technology.To help solve this technology challenge, Accenture, Merck and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are announcing a new, pre-competitive collaboration to launch a cloud-based informatics platform that will allow Life Sciences companies improve productivity, efficiency,
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nference Raises $11M to Synthesize the World’s Biomedical Knowledge

by Fred Pennic 06/07/2018 Leave a Comment

nference Raises $11M to Synthesize the World’s Biomedical Knowledge

nference, a Cambridge, MA-based company on a mission to synthesize the exponentially growing biomedical knowledge has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by  Matrix Partners. The round also included participation from existing investor Matrix Capital Management. The company plans to utilize the funding to develop the company’s AI and R&D platforms, expand scientific operations in Cambridge MA and establish nference Labs in Bangalore, India.Founded by Murali Aravamudan and Venky
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Vanderbilt University to Use $65M to Support Innovative Life Sciences Research

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Deerfield Management and Vanderbilt University announced today the launch of Ancora Innovation, LLC ("Ancora"), a Deerfield company that will support Vanderbilt's innovative life science research and leverage Deerfield's expertise in accelerating state-of-the-art drug development. Ancora will fund projects with the aim of changing the current paradigm of drug development and establishing novel therapeutics to cure life-altering diseases.As part of Ancora, Deerfield will commit up to $65 million
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Pfizer Spin Off Lands $103M to Develop New Drugs for Undeserved Patient Populations

by Fred Pennic 09/27/2017 Leave a Comment

SpringWorks Therapeutics Pfizer Spin Off Lands $103M to Develop New Drugs for Undeserved Patient Populations

SpringWorks Therapeutics, a new Pfizer spin-off launched as a way to advance investigational drug therapies that may hold significant promise for underserved patients has raised $103 million in funding in Series A funding. The Series A round was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, Bain Capital Double Impact, OrbiMed, Pfizer and LifeArc (formerly known as MRC Technology). SpringWorks Therapeutics’ collaborative business model is designed to deliver both social and financial returns via
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Philips Launches Informatics Platform to Advance Drug Research & Biomarker Discovery

by Fred Pennic 06/19/2017 Leave a Comment

Blood-Based DNA Biomarker Panel Philips Acquires Northern Irish Digital Pathology Startup PathXL

Today, Philips has announced the launch of Xplore, a web-based image and data management platform that will help pharma and academic researchers speed up drug research and biomarker discovery through enhanced integration, visualization and analytics tools. Xplore v4.0 will be available commercially in July 2017. Customers have the option to purchase the basic package or with custom additions including a dedicated TMA module for enabling faster and streamlined research.As the industry continues
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