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M2GEN Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Advance Bioinformatics Solutions for Oncology

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — M2GEN, a bioinformatics company accelerating discoveries in oncology research through superior data and analytics, today announced it is partnering with Microsoft to advance and scale its unique data-driven solutions for the discovery, research and development of new oncology therapies. The collaboration  brings together Microsoft’s healthcare-focused…

Fundraising/IPO, Partner and Collaborator News

$25 million gift to Brown to accelerate discovery at renamed Legorreta Cancer Center

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]  — A $25 million gift from accomplished life sciences entrepreneur and investor Pablo Legorreta and his wife, Almudena, will advance a plan to transform Brown University’s recently launched cancer center into a world-class cancer center located in Rhode Island. The gift will rename the Cancer Center at Brown…

Competitor News, Oncology, RWE Study

Tempus Announces Six Abstracts Accepted For Poster Presentation at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tempus, a leader in artificial intelligence and precision medicine, today announced six abstracts accepted for poster sessions at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) taking place December 7 – 10. The presented findings highlight the unique insights that Tempus’ data and smart diagnostics generate to advance breast…

Collaborations, Partner and Collaborator News

Babylon and Palantir Make Rapid Progress in Developing One of the World’s Most Advanced Health Data Platforms

DENVER & PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babylon Holdings Limited (NYSE: BBLN) (“Babylon”) — a world leading company re-engineering how people engage with their health at every step of the care continuum — and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) (“Palantir”), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise — today…

Competitor News, Government/Regulatory, Oncology, Product Updates

FoundationOne®CDx Receives FDA Approval as a Companion Diagnostic for BRAF Inhibitor Therapeutics in Melanoma

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foundation Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FoundationOne®CDx to be used as a companion diagnostic for two groups of current and future FDA-approved therapeutics in melanoma, which includes BRAF inhibitor monotherapies targeting BRAFV600E and BRAF/MEK inhibitor combination…

Competitor News, RWE Study

Radicle Science Releases Initial Findings from Largest Real World Evidence Study Evaluating Effectiveness of CBD Products

December 07, 2021 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Radicle Science, a transformative healthtech B-corp validating natural products for the first time, announces initial findings from the Radicle ACES (Advancing CBD Education and Science) study–history’s largest longitudinal real world evidence (RWE) study of nearly 3,000 participants to determine effectiveness…

Industry News

Liberating real-world data for use in clinical trials

Liberating the genetics, laboratory and pharmacy data that sits deep within healthcare subsystems, while protecting patient information and navigating the global regulatory landscape, is no easy task but would greatly help in the treatment of diseases. By SUSAN DALLABRIDA AND CRAIG GRAVINA / Dec 6, 2021 at 5:56 PM For years, health…

Clinical Trials, Collaborations, Competitor News, International, Japan

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals and IQVIA Biotech Enter Into Strategic Collaboration

MENLO PARK, Calif. and SINGAPORE, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ASLN), a clinical-stage, immunology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments to transform the lives of patients, today announced the appointment of IQVIA Biotech, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to…

Collaborations, Partner and Collaborator News

Athinia to Accelerate the Use of AI and Big Data to Solve Critical Semiconductor Challenges

DARMSTADT, Germany, and DENVER, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise, today announced a new partnership to deliver a secure collaborative data analytics platform for the semiconductor industry. The Athinia platform will leverage AI…