Academic, Fundraising/IPO, Partner and Collaborator News

$38M NSF data infrastructure initiative will improve access to social and behavioral research

The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research will oversee a $38 million investment from the National Science Foundation to create a new data platform that will help researchers across the gamut of scientific disciplines access, collect, store and secure vital information. Data-intensive scientific research on human behavior and society…

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U of Cincinnati Health names 1st chief health digital officer

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health appointed Umberto Tachinardi, MD, as its first chief health digital officer. Dr. Tachinardi is currently serving as assistant dean for clinical informatics and professor of biostatistics at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He is also the interim president and…

Partner and Collaborator News

Palantir Partners with Carahsoft to Broaden Reach in U.S. Government Market

DENVER & RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Palantir Technologies Inc. (“Palantir,” NYSE: PLTR), a leading builder of data operating systems in use across the U.S. Government, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. In Palantir’s new channel partner program, Carahsoft will serve as Palantir’s U.S. Federal Distributor,…

Ethics, Partner and Collaborator News

How Will Computational Biomedicine Transform Healthcare?

Q&A With Jason Moore, PhD, Director of Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Computational Biomedicine 1-Apr-2022 12:05 PM EDT, by Cedars-Sinai Contact Patient Services Newswise — LOS ANGELES (April 1, 2022) — Cedars-Sinai’s newest department, Computational Biomedicine, is up and running, giving the Cedars-Sinai Newsroom an opportunity to speak with the department’s founding chair, Jason H. Moore, about the history of…

Competitor News, HR

Syapse Announces Changes to Board of Directors, Adding Michael Mentesana and Elevating Frank Williams to Chairman Role

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Syapse®, a leading real-world evidence company dedicated to extinguishing the fear and burden of serious diseases by advancing real-world care, today announced that long-time board member and health industry veteran Frank Williams has been named as Chairman of the company’s board of directors. Additionally,…

Collaborations, Competitor News, Product Updates

Carevive Partners with Datavant to Connect Carevive SMART Data™ and Advance Life Science Research

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carevive Systems (“Carevive”) the leading oncology-focused health technology company centered on understanding and improving the experience of patients with cancer, and Datavant, the leader in helping organizations securely connect health data, today announced a collaboration to de-identify and connect Carevive’s oncology patient experience data…