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Big Data
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EU enters expensive race to map out brain secrets with computers
Unlocking the secrets of the brain could bring incredible economic spoils from new therapies, information technologies and artificial intelligence.
Cancer battle faces stiff Big Data, privacy challenges
U.K. cancer researchers have set up a new facility to harness Big Data on tumor genes and understand how to attack malignancies, InformationWeek reported.
Cypher Genomics chief speaks out from DNA data-crunching crowd
Is genome interpretation approaching "bubble" status as startups rise all around to find what matters in massive amounts of DNA data? Bio-IT World editor and genomics chronicler Kevin Davies questioned the chief executive of one of the higher-profile outfits from the field, Cypher Genomics, to find out what makes the startup stand out from the crowd.
Big Data analysis takes on childhood brain cancer
Facing the ugly end of a hype cycle, Big Data could turn skeptics into believers with a new initiative to improve treatment of a childhood brain cancer.
Syapse snaps up VC to treat 'omics' data deluge
Entrepreneurs keep mining for gold with new apps that help clinics and labs overwhelmed with genomic data. Syapse has struck a venture deal with The Social+Capital Partnership, raising $3 million from the firm in a Series A round as the company mounts a big push to address the growing needs of physicians grappling with "omics" data.
UPDATED: Stanford spinoff snags $10M first round, mines Big Data in biotech
Investors have banked on the startup Ayasdi to solve Big Data problems in life sciences, national security and other industries. The Stanford University spinoff has raised $10.25 million in a Series A round from Khosla Ventures and Floodgate, with the startup revealing several projects with top biotech researchers.
Has Sequoia Capital found a Google for genomics?
After emerging from top-secret status in June, Silicon Valley Biosystems busted loose in the genomics field today with more details about its software-supported platform for enabling doctors to use genomic data in diagnosing patients.
Big Data Biopharma Forum Slideshow
Here are some views and sound bites from the sold-out Big Data Biopharma Forum event, featuring GlaxoSmithKline Senior Vice President Lon Cardon, Warp Drive Bio CEO Alexis Borisy, AstraZeneca R&D Information Vice President John Reynders and New Enterprise Associates General Partner Dave Mott. Check out the slideshow >>
Big Data has arrived in biotech. Now what?
The world's biggest biotechs are piling up data by the petabyte, amassing numbers for gene expression, biomarker reliability, patient outcomes and pretty much every other measurable vector in drug development. Of course, to date, no disease has ever been treated by a spreadsheet, so how do we take Big Data from the server closet to the doctor's office?
Interview: Stanford's Butte on bridging gap from Big Data to biotech discoveries
Dr. Atul Butte is pioneering efforts from his lab at Stanford and via a startup called NuMedii--which is led by his wife, Gini Deshpande--to mine massive data sets for breakthrough diagnostics and treatments.
