Tag: Big Data
Sampled Launch New Informatics Platform, SampledSphere
SampledSphere is a new Informatics platform offering a 360-degree view of sample data
5 pillars of sample data including storage, research, transport, analysis, research and transport
First pillar to launch is focussed on replacing pre-existing sample storage solution Sampled1 launch...
New Study Explores the Use of Blockchain Technology to Protect Indigenous Genomic Data
Genomic data from Indigenous communities plays an important role in understanding an array of diseases; however, this data has often been used without informed consent. A team of UC San Diego researchers—including San Diego Supercomputer Center affiliate Timothy Mackey—recently...
VA’s MVP Mega-Biobank Collaborates with NIH to Advance Genetic Discoveries for Veterans
Since 2011, more than 875,000 Veterans have donated their DNA to the VA Million Veteran Program (MVP). In the program, VA researchers are sequencing Veterans' genomes—a complete set of genetic material—to better understand how genes, lifestyles, and military exposures...
European Commission Launches the European Health Data Space for People and Science
The European Commission launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), one of the central building blocks of a strong European Health Union. The EHDS will help the EU to achieve a quantum leap forward in the way healthcare is...
Allen Institute Releases High-Resolution Dataset Of The Wiring Of The Mouse Brain
In their quest to map the millions of neural highways and connections in the brain, researchers at the Allen Institute have made a significant step forward, unveiling a new high-resolution view of the wiring diagram of the mouse brain....
BC Platforms And IQVIA To Launch New Data Driven Technologies
BC Platforms, a world leader in genomic data management and
analytics, has closed a USD $15 million financing round alongside a new
commercial collaboration with IQVIA™. The round was led by IQVIA in conjunction
with Debiopharm Innovation Fund and Tesi, a Finnish...
CENTOGENE And Pfizer Collaborating For Rare Disease Patients
CENTOGENE, a commercial-stage company focused on rare
diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable
information for patients, physicians and pharmaceutical companies, has a new
data access and collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. The agreement grants
Pfizer access to CENTOGENE’s data...
Meeting – C-Path and NORD Launch The Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform
The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and the National Organization for Rare Disorders® (NORD) will host a meeting on Tuesday, September 17 in Bethesda, Maryland, to formally launch development of a new rare disease data and analytics platform. Funded by...
Medication Safety In Pregnancy And Breastfeeding – The ConcePTION Big Data And Biobank Project
A landmark public-private partnership called ConcePTION was recently
awarded a 5-year grant by the European Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI2)
to tackle many of the research gaps related to medicine used by pregnant and
breastfeeding women. ConcePTION is a 5-year, €28.6 million project supported...
UK Biobank Big Data Generated At The Regeneron Genetics Center Released Globally
Regeneron and UK Biobank have announced that a vast tranche of new human sequencing data is now available to health researchers, offering an unprecedented 'Big Data' resource to enhance understanding of human biology and aid in therapeutic discovery. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals...
