Mu Sigma

Testing for the BRCA 1 gene mutation soared by nearly 40% in the week that Angelina Jolie announced that she had chosen to have a double mastectomy because she carried the gene, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute study. 13 Feb 2015 A new structural variant of carbon called penta-graphene is a semiconductor and has physical properties t... hat could outperform graphene, according to researchers from the US, China and Japan. The newly discovered material is a single layer of carbon pentagons and appears to be dynamically, thermally and mechanically stable. 5 Feb 2015 Dr Robert Langer, a David H. Koch Institute Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. A chemical engineer by training, Prof Langer was the first person to engineer polymers to control the delivery of large molecular weight drugs for the treatment of diseases. The Human Protein Atlas is an open source interactive map showing all the known proteins in the human body and how they are distributed in tissues and organs. It gives a detailed picture of the proteins that are linked to cancer and the targets for all approved drugs on the market. The changing economic, regulatory, technological and healthcare environment has given rise to a strategic shift from product and physician-centric strategies to a patient centric approach. Sumit Prasad of Mu Sigma discusses the opportunities of this shift for the pharmaceutical sector. 7 Jan 2015 The healthcare sector, like every other industry, is creating not just more data, but ever increasing amounts of information on diagnoses, treatment options, new medications, trials and research, as well as general health factors. Jeremy Bentley, Chief Executive of Smartlogic takes a look at the problems of making use of the unstructured side of Big Data. We are being bombarded from all directions with information about "Big Data" and how it will change our lives, especially as it pertains to our health. But what is Big Data, and how is ...Read More