Category: Healthcare

As a prelude to re:Invent 2023, AWS hosted the Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) Executive Symposium in Las Vegas on Monday, November 27. The half-day, in-person event, attended by over 300 leaders from 180 organizations, centered around harnessing the power of data, analytics, machine learning (ML), and generative AI to accelerate innovation. This year’s symposium […]

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is an indirect measure of neural activity that uses magnetic gradients to measure blood oxygenation in the brain. Many studies use fMRI data to non-invasively measure brain activity across psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and to better understand diseases that impact brain function. These studies can produce terabytes of data that require […]

Data governance strategies based on FAIR Data principles can increase operational efficiency and accelerate innovation in R&D. Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with partners such as TetraScience, enable pharmaceutical and biotech customers to adopt FAIR data governance practices with solutions that help process and store large-scale data for research and diagnostic purposes. This blog shows […]

Although genomics workflow languages are designed to improve the portability and reproducibility of analyses, the migration of workflows from one runtime environment to another can be challenging if the workflow makes strong assumptions about that environment. Here we present two customer-tested tools that help detect workflow issues and accelerate the migration of resources to smooth the […]

Are you facing challenges in cell image processing? Let’s dive into how life sciences customers have transformed cell analysis using AWS’s Cell Painting Batch solution. Introduction In the field of drug discovery, analyzing cell images from microscopes plays a major role. Cell Painting, an innovative approach for high-content screening, has emerged to understand cellular behaviors […]

Occasionally, new technologies emerge that fundamentally alter how businesses operate. But without the appropriate tools—controls, safeguards, and user experiences—the promise of new technologies can get stuck.  In the past year, many have been captivated by the potential of Generative AI to revolutionize drug discovery, precision medicine, and healthcare delivery. But what tools will turn the […]

Contributed by Authors: Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Pfizer, and Dan Sheeran, General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences at AWS. Pfizer applies its scientific expertise and global resources to bring vaccines and therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. Last year, Pfizer treated 1.3 billion patients – that’s […]

Companies across industries are increasingly seeking ways to complement their first-party data to build a holistic view of their customers or business. This often means developing a view across channels and engagements, as well as complementing their first-party data with their business partners’ data. This need for data collaboration spans company size, geography, and industry. […]

AWS for Healthcare is heading to Chicago for the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2023 event, November 26-29. We are looking forward to engaging with industry leaders and discussing how we can empower their enterprise imaging with cloud-based services to speed diagnosis and innovation. To support radiologists and health systems deliver patient-centered care, […]

Throughout 2023, we’ve witnessed an acceleration of innovation at the intersection of health and technology. And with this year’s AWS re:Invent right around the corner, industry and AWS leaders are preparing to share their cutting edge technologies, use cases, and breakthroughs fueled by integrated data strategies, machine learning, and generative AI. Running November 27 through […]