Author Archives: Michael Braxenthaler

Dragons’ Den Roars at Royal Society of Chemistry

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Michael Braxenthaler

This is the second year that the Pistoia Alliance has held a social event for members and non-members in conjunction with the face-to-face meeting of the Board and Operational Team. In planning these events, we’ve tried to come up with … Continue reading →

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Nick Lynch Receives First Pistoia Alliance Leadership Award

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Michael Braxenthaler

Last week saw the third annual face-to-face meeting of the Pistoia Alliance Board and Operational Team. We’ll have more to say in future entries about some of the happenings at and outcomes of that meeting, but today I want to … Continue reading →

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Information Ecosystem Workshop Points to the Importance of Standards

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Michael Braxenthaler

It was tremendously gratifying to work with the 36 participants who attended last month’s Information Ecosystem Workshop in Hannover. The discussion was enthusiastic and focused, and efforts are currently underway to prioritize the many ideas (over 30) generated at the … Continue reading →

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Working with/in the Information Ecosystem

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Michael Braxenthaler

I first used the phrase “information ecosystem” to describe the biopharma informatics environment at the Pistoia Alliance Annual Face-to-Face board meeting last February. It’s a simple concept that’s widely understood now. There are a host of data sources available today, … Continue reading →

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