Tag: Drug development

  • The next killer app: Online communal wisdom should be harnessed for drug development

    It seems a no brainer at this point. But it is about time that the life science industry utilized online communal knowledge for drug development The next killer app – The Boston Globe. Related articles Killer Apps May be Confusing US (sophisticatedfinance.typepad.com) Second Screen Killer App: Predictive Gaming is the “Future of Sports Television,” Turner’s…

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  • Social networks make medicine human again

    ‘ An excellent article in Businessweek highlights the fact that Social networks like PatientsLikeMe let people take charge of their own care—changing the nature of drug research and the practice of medicine Related articles Deals of the Week Ponders PatientsLikeMe and Empowerment (invivoblog.blogspot.com) Merck to draw on social network for psoriasis patients (fiercebiotechit.com) Merck’s partnership…

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