Innovative thinking for complex problems

The Accidental Entrepreneur - Different Pathways to Success.

This event is being organised by Cambridge AWiSE and the meeting aims to provide a forum where people can showcase that you can be successful without conforming to the stereotypical image of an entrepreneur and that actually it is OK to have a different notion of success. Julie Barnes will be speaking.

Julie Barnes to speak at "Citizens, your health data, genomics and the future"

Julie Barnes has been invited to talk at the conference on 24th June. Julie will be discussing how patients can take control of their own health and education as a part of disease management.

Julie Barnes talks at TEDxGranta - Health, Technology and Social Responsibility

Julie Barnes was recently invited to talk at the TEDxGranta conference. In this talk, Julie shows how advances in technology will put us in charge of our own health, enabling us to understand and address our health risks, leading to informed self-care.

Making a definitive diagnosis through whole genome sequencing: A rare event or a thing of the future

I recently came across this paper in Genetics in Medicine, entitled 'Making a definitive diagnosis: Successful clinical application of whole exome sequencing in a child with intractable inflammatory bowel disease'. A remarkable study worth sharing

The paper reports a young boy battling with an inflammatory bowel disease-like illness. Treatment defined for patients with Crohn disease did not work and despite various immunosuppressive therapies, the child was never in remission for more than a few months. They turned to whole exome sequencing from 5ug of the patient’s genomic DNA more

Realising the value of Electronic Health Records

While it seems that there are a number of clear drivers for the adoption of Healthcare Information Systems (insufficient healthcare professionals, huge volumes of healthcare data), the apparent rate of adoption of such systems is being hampered by the lack of clear benefits. more

Somaxa and IDBS Partner to Deliver Advanced Healthcare Data Solutions

Somaxa and IDBS announce a strategic OEM partnership. With the agreement, Somaxa will use the Inforsense Suite as its underlying technology platform to deliver innovative solutions to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, the first of which, "The UK Diabetes Intelligence Portal" is in development More

Somaxa completes Image Management Market Analysis for Imperial Innovations

In support of Imperial Innovations and one of its portfolio companies, Somaxa was commissioned to perform a deep analysis of the market in the area of Image Management for Clinical Trials. More

Partnership with 4D Biomedical

4D Biomedical is a consultancy business specialising in helping develop and commercialise new biomedical technologies. More