Tag: life sciences

Munich Leukemia Lab (MLL) is a leading global institution for leukemia diagnostics and research, operating within a highly innovative environment. MLL aims to shape the future of hematological diagnostics and therapy through state-of-the-art molecular and computational methodologies. To this end, MLL partnered with the Amazon Machine Learning Solutions Lab (MLSL) and Mission Solutions Team (MST) […]

For customers looking to implement a GxP-compliant environment on AWS, we have released a new whitepaper: GxP Systems on AWS. Access Whitepaper This whitepaper provides essential information and guidance on building GxP-regulated systems using AWS services, and outlines how AWS approaches GxP-related compliance and security. Building on our previous GxP guidance, the content of this […]

Andrew Goldberg, Co-founder and COO of HealthVerity, joins Jared Saul, Global Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences Startups at AWS, for a discussion on industry trends shaping the way payors and pharmaceutical organizations exchange and manage data, the role of real-time data in COVD-19 vaccine development, and a vision for a flexible data strategy. HealthVerity, […]

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a landmark cancer genomics program, producing molecular data for nearly 20,000 primary tumors and matched normal tissues from 11,328 patients across 33 cancer types. The TCGA includes germline and somatic variants, copy number variants, mRNA expression, miRNA expression, DNA methylation, and protein expression for most patients. In addition to […]

Dave Kelleher, CEO and founder of 4G Clinical, joins Joe Shonkwiler, MD, Principal Business Development Manager, Startups and Investors for Healthcare and Life Sciences at AWS, for a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on clinical trial designs, direct-to-patient use cases, and what’s next for the pharmaceutical industry. 4G Clinical is a leader in randomization […]

Ground-breaking new therapies and scientific advances in technology are driving the exponential rate of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. With the explosion of big data and the complexity that comes with it, leaders in life sciences research and development (R&D) are adopting digital transformation to speed up discovery and maximize investments. Siping “Spin” Wang, President […]

The AWS Shared Responsibility Model is often discussed as a topic to illustrate AWS security principles, but you can also apply it to compliance-related activities such as GxP. The shared model provides constructive mechanisms to illustrate the separation of tasks between AWS and the customer. AWS is responsible for the security and compliance of the […]

AWS and the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) are happy to announce that the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) – one of the world’s largest repositories of raw next generation sequencing data, will be freely accessible from Amazon S3 via the Open Data Sponsorship Program (ODP). The SRA is currently […]

AWS re:Invent 2020, the biggest cloud computing event of the year, kicked off its first wave of free virtual content and announcements from Nov 30 to Dec 18. The Life Sciences Industry Track brought industry leaders together to discuss how they leverage cloud technology to bring differentiated therapeutics to market faster. In this post, we’ll […]

Introduction This blog summarizes challenges in life sciences manufacturing along with examples of Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers using cloud technology to improve their operations. We explore reference architectures illustrating how AWS services can be used to establish the foundation for “Industry 4.0.” Finally, we describe an AWS assessment engagement customers can use to understand […]