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R&D investment grew by nearly 12% in Q4 of 2020?

Commodore Innovation

However, just three sectors accounted for most of that growth: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & medical research, and software & IT services. Research and development expenditure grew dramatically in Q4 of 2020—by nearly 12% compared with Q3.

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Five Tech Trends Impacting the Healthcare Industry

Daniel Burrus

Technologies that were available but not widely used before the pandemic have been brought to the forefront, accelerating a transformation that will impact the entire health ecosystem. In some cases, as already demonstrated in Apple Watch commercials, these can be life-saving technologies.

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Shifting our thinking within the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Paul Hobcraft

It was nicely put by Joe Kaeser, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG writing an article for the WEF , where he remarked “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution is not just about technology or business. This data understanding combined with computing power and analytics can allow for lower cost genome sequencing technology.

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Three Major Pharma Companies Partnering with ideaPoint to Combat COVID-19

Anaqua

Our software solutions help pharma companies manage medical affairs programs in a secure and compliant manner, and our partnering and innovation sourcing tools accelerate the speed of identifying, evaluating, tracking, and managing innovation through internal and external partnerships and collaborations.

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#1,332 – Optimal Coffee Algorithm

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Researcher Jaques Reifman, who works on high-performance biotechnology software for the US Army, sought to design an algorithm for caffeine-dosing strategies. Few substances are as safe as caffeine used daily by 85% of the US population.

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Which are the most important inventions of the 21st century so far?

Destination Innovation

We are in the midst of a technological fire-storm which we take for granted. It encompasses various technologies like mobile internet, touchscreens, GPS, and mobile apps into a single device that fits in our pockets. Smartphone: The ubiquitous smartphone has revolutionized communication, computing, and access to information.

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Human-centred innovation in a digital world.

Paul Hobcraft

As we continue to respond to Covid-19, technology has the power to reduce the complexity often faced, speed up and contribute to solutions that help resolve pressing issues. We recognize that equally as important as the technology are the people using the technology. Applying human-centred innovation.

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