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CollabRx Launches New Lung Cancer Clinical Decision Support Tool for Patients and Oncologists, Appoints New CEO

Posted in CollabRx News, Targeted Therapy Finder by Ben Kaplan on November 9, 2011 | No Comments »

November 3, 2011 – 
– New Targeted Therapy Finder-Lung Cancer transforms current understanding of lung cancer into personalized and actionable treatment recommendations

– Healthcare and Pharma Veteran James Karis joins as company expands its “app”-centric approach to new cancers

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CollabRx, the company that leverages information technology to inform personalized cancer treatment planning, announces the release of a Targeted Therapy Finder application (“app”) for lung cancer. Targeted Therapy Finder apps are dynamically updated online resources that enable physicians and patients to identify diagnostic tests and clinical trials associated with therapies that “target” the unique genetic profiles of patients’ tumors. The Targeted Therapy Finder – Lung Cancer app builds on the success of the first such app released by CollabRx earlier this year for melanoma. The melanoma app was created in partnership with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as a first-of-its kind resource for cancer patients and physicians. continue reading »

Tenenbaum speaks on Open Medicine at Open Science Summit

Posted in Events, Videos by Ben Kaplan on October 26, 2011 | No Comments »

Dr. Marty Tenenbaum, Chairman and co-Founder of CollabRx recently spoke at the Open Science Summit 2011 about Open Medicine and Clinical Trials 2.0. Dr. Tenenbaum described the concept of an open community that compiles and continually refines information about cancer subtypes and treatments based on actual patient outcomes.

CollabRx Chairman Tenenbaum To Host Panel at Leading Personalized Medicine Meeting

Posted in CollabRx News by Rachael Kalicun on September 28, 2011 | No Comments »

CollabRx Chairman Marty Tenenbaum will chair a panel session entitled “Let’s Look at Cancer: What’s Happening in Personalized Medicine” at the 7th Annual Burrill & Company Personalized Medicine Meeting in October.

View the Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting Agenda.

James Karis Joins CollabRx As CEO

Posted in CollabRx News by Rachael Kalicun on September 28, 2011 | No Comments »

Founder Marty Tenenbaum takes role of Chairman.

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CollabRx Scientists Jeff Shrager, Marty Tenenbaum, and Mike Travers Describe Cancer Commons in “Collaborative Computational Technologies for Biomedical Research”

Posted in CollabRx News, Publications by Rachael Kalicun on July 12, 2011 | No Comments »

Methods, Processes, and Tools for Collaboration

“The time has come to fundamentally rethink how we handle the building of knowledge in biomedical sciences today. This book describes how the computational sciences have transformed into being a key knowledge broker, able to integrate and operate across divergent data types.”—Bryn Williams-Jones, Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer

The pharmaceutical industry utilizes an extended network of partner organizations in order to discover and develop new drugs, however there is currently little guidance for managing information and resources across collaborations. continue reading »