In an ongoing attempt to better know themselves, their health and increase their performance, many individuals turn to data generated by their own mind and body. Tools like sensors, trackers and wearables are growing in sophistication and applications. Want to know how good your sleep is and how to improve it? Monitor your sleep and […]
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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning are seen by many to be the tools a new industrial revolution, by extracting value and insights from a underutilized resource; data. As such, applying these tools to biological data is becoming more and more important for many companies and institutes. Organized by Tweakers.net and IBM, the Deep Learning Works […]
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Personalised medicine is considered one of the biggest improvements of the wellbeing of patients by reducing side-effects brought upon by using incorrect medication or wrong dosages. It will also increase therapy effectiveness and reduce costs and treatment timelines. But we are not there yet. A major hurdle is to convey the right medical data (like […]
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Every couple of months, many innovative stakeholders, companies, and startups gather in the Rotterdam Science Tower to discuss the latest innovation trends within healthcare and life sciences in general. From pharma to VR to AI. This edition, Deep learning will be the main focus. Networking and meeting new people is a prime reason to come. […]
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More then two years ago, a consortium of companies, universities and educational institutions that are situated around the Leiden BioSciencePark, founded the PoreLab. This joint venture aims to develop new products and applications for biotech, agrogenomics and healtcare with the newest DNA Sequencing technologies from Oxford Nanopore. Now, to celebrate and inform the public about […]
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The pharma giant Roche would like to stay in the loop with regards to specialists and professionals in the healthcare sector. By organizing the Roche Dialogues, the company sets a theme to discus with healthcare providers and stakeholders in hospitals and medical centers throughout the Netherlands. This Thursday, the theme will be Personalized Medicine, please […]
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