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Learnings from judging the Code2Care Hackathon – the winners, ideas and themes and most importantly, focusing on the patient.

Posted on October 21, 2020 by David Proudlock
Categories: Blog

In recent months I’ve had the privilege of seeing a myriad of ideas from inspired and passionate people looking to solve significant challenges based around health. I’ve been involved...
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Measuring UX Maturity with a UXLS Maturity Model

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Paula deMatos
Categories: Blog, UXLS

As UX becomes a part of the DNA of our member companies it has become important for companies to understand the trajectory they are on and what the north...
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Design Thinking and UX are like two peas in a pod!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Paula deMatos
Categories: Blog, UXLS

In large companies, design sounds risky and introduces a myriad of questions. How does design fit into business? How does collaborative design function effectively at the enterprise level? How...
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Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Models for Drug Discovery and Healthcare

Posted on May 6, 2020 by David Proudlock
Categories: Blog

  By Ilaria Maresi, The Hyve and Ian Harrow, the Pistoia Alliance   Data for drug discovery and healthcare is often trapped in silos which hampers effective interpretation and...
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How a Dose of Virtual Reality Could Change Healthcare in the Next Decade

Posted on May 1, 2020 by David Proudlock
Categories: Blog

David Proudlock, Innovation Consultant at the Pistoia Alliance shares his experience of judging the Virtual Medicine Conference Virtual Reality Hackathon and explores the potential of AR/VR in life science...
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How Design Systems Help Teams Build Faster and Create Better Experiences for Users

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Paula deMatos
Categories: Blog, UXLS

Long gone are the days of static PDF style guides, where designers would painstakingly spec colors and typefaces, then proceed to ship them off to developers to magically build...
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Agile UX: Designing Together

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Paula deMatos
Categories: Blog, UXLS

When you hear the word “agile” is it just a trendy buzzword to you? Do you find it flexible but risky? Too short sighted and an excuse not to...
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From Theory to PoC in Three Months: A Blockchain Implementation story

Posted on September 27, 2019 by David Proudlock
Categories: Blog

For 12 weeks during the summer in 2018, Sebastian Coates (a then-colleague, now co-founder) and I had the rare opportunity to take a step into the world of enterprise...
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Background Information and News About AI and ML – for Novices and Not Only

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Vladimir Makarov
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Blog

  What is the difference between AI, ML and Deep Learning? How to set-up image recognition in TensorFlow? Why many AI methods are considered “black boxes” that defy explanation...
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Data Sharing Challenges and AI

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Nick Lynch
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Blog

With the rise of AI & ML within Life Sciences & Health, it’s become obvious that a key blocker to success is not the maturity of the AI tools...
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Business Analysis and User Experience

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Paula deMatos
Categories: Blog, UXLS

The roles of User Experience Designer and Business Analyst in Life Sciences In recent years Business Analysis and User Experience Design have been in demand in Life Sciences organisations....
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Questions From the Webinar on Artificial Intelligence in Drug Design

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Vladimir Makarov
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Blog

Full-length video recording of the webinar is available here. We are now asking Dr. Ola Engqvist and Professor Alex Tropsha to answer these questions posted during and immediately after...
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