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Mayo Clinic hopes Watson can find more patients for its 8,000 clinical trials

The Mayo Clinic announced a new partnership with IBM’s Watson data analytics platform that promises to match patients to the best clinical trials. The Clinic made the announcement at its annual Transform conference in Rochester, Minnesota. Starting in 2015, what IBM calls cognitive computing will be introduced into clinical use, specifically on cancer trials. “In […]

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Senators question Pfizer Lipitor deals, Ranbaxy gets FDA approval for generic version

Three U.S. senators are raising questions with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) over its deal making for its mega-blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor as generic drug makers  step up to market the drug, most recently Ranbaxy Laboratories, an India-based generic drug developer. Max Baucus (D-Montana), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) are concerned that Pfizer’s deals with pharmacy […]

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