Obama Administration Big Data Initiative Calls All Hands on Deck
The Obama Administration’s announcement that it is investing $200 million in a big data initiative reads like a checklist for leaders of advanced organizations who want to derive ever-more...
View ArticleStandards Needed to Fulfill Vision for Big Data Researchers
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Scientific research already uses very big data sets, but the field needs to develop a framework and standards to take major inquiries to new heights of collaboration and discovery,...
View ArticleUp and Running, 1000 Genomes Project Shows Its Potential
Since the National Institutes of Health unveiled it in March, the 1000 Genomes Project has grown its genomic database and demonstrated its potential by enabling researchers to validate a scientific...
View ArticleBig Pharma Tracks Competition with Semantic Web Tools
When a pharmaceutical company moves a new drug from phase 2 testing to phase 3, the development can have big implications for a rival company’s plans. Spotting this valuable nugget of information in an...
View ArticleFirst the Data, then the Analytics: Pioneers at deCODE Invented Analytical...
When deCODE genetics launched in 1996, its held unique access to a powerful combination of genetic and clinical data about Iceland’s population of 300,000 citizens. What it didn’t have were viable...
View ArticleCutting-Edge Medical Researchers Say Their Projects Break Big Data Ceiling
BOSTON – Researchers in cutting-edge medical fields like neuroscience and genomics are bumping into big data problems that most businesses won’t ever encounter. The human genome, for example, is so...
View ArticleWhite House Cites Big Data Analytics Gains, Need for More Investment
In March 2012, the Obama Administration announced it was investing $200 million in big data projects to advance scientific research in areas like health care, energy, and the environment. On November...
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