CAS and BioOhio Team Up to Harness Big Data for Health Care Advancements
May 26, 2016 | By Business Wire News
COLUMBUS, Ohio
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, and BioOhio, Ohio’s bioscience membership organization, invite you to attend Harnessing Big Data: Data-Driven Insights in Health Care. This highly anticipated event will share real world examples and case studies of how Big Data is being leveraged to address critical issues and opportunities shaping the health care industry today. The event will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the global headquarters of CAS (2540 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202) from 8:00 am – 5:30 pm.
Industry leaders from Cardinal Health, CAS, Cleveland Clinic, Columbus Collaboratory, Data2Discovery, The Max Planck Institute, The Ohio State University, Rev1 Ventures, Signet-Accel, and more will explore how Big Data is being used to solve some of the world’s top health care challenges. CAS and BioOhio are committed to the health care and bioscience industries in Ohio and the world over, supporting organizations and companies around the Buckeye State and across the globe that are leading major research and discoveries.
Ohioans are curing debilitating pediatric diseases, creating less invasive surgical tools, formulating cleaner and more efficient biofuels, programming highly accurate diagnostic imaging techniques, improving provider processes to reduce patient costs, and personalizing medication delivery for individual patients. These are just a few examples of what Ohio’s bioscience companies are doing each day across the state.
“As CAS is becoming more involved in the bioscience and health care discovery space, we appreciate the opportunity to further enhance our partnership with a like-minded organization such as BioOhio, to tackle some of the biggest health care questions facing our state, the nation and the globe,” said Manuel Guzman, President, CAS. “Through this event, we are in a unique position to discuss the latest transformative bioscience discoveries in Ohio.”
“We couldn’t be more excited and pleased to build on our longtime relationship with CAS,” said John F. Lewis, Jr., President & CEO, BioOhio. “We’ll have some of the brightest minds in health care discovery at the event – people on the leading edge of efforts to find data-driven solutions to health care challenges. It will be a fascinating day as we explore the critical impact that advancements in technology can have on the health care industry, providers and patients.”
For more information and to register for this groundbreaking event, visit BioOhio.com/Events/BigData/.
About CAS
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, is dedicated to the ACS vision of improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry. The CAS team of highly trained scientists finds, collects, and organizes all publicly disclosed substance information, creating the world’s most valuable collection of content that is vital to innovation worldwide. Scientific researchers, patent professionals and business leaders around the world rely on a suite of research solutions from CAS that enable discovery and facilitate workflows to fuel tomorrow’s innovation. CAS.org.
About BioOhio
BioOhio is a non-profit membership organization, founded in 1987, focused on accelerating bioscience discovery, innovation, education, research and commercialization, driving economic growth, and improved quality of life in Ohio. BioOhio represents nearly 400 members that employ over 100,000 Ohioans – from Ohio’s largest employers to emerging start-ups, schools & universities, research institutions, students, and individuals. BioOhio helps members identify partners, attract investment dollars, save money through affinity purchasing programs, build professional networks, promote news and services, tap into talent sources, support educational programs, and advocate in front of federal, state, and local officials. BioOhio.com
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CAS
Rhonda Ross, Manager, Marketing Communications, 614-447-3624
cas-pr@cas.org
or
BioOhio
John F. Lewis, Jr., President & CEO, 614-675-3686
jlewis@bioohio.com
