This week, 3 different initiatives have emerged in the pharmaceutical industry to share their information.

• The most ambitious one has been the Data Sphere Project, which was announced a few days ago, where clinical diagnostic data will be shared for cancer research. Right now the number of datasets is small, but there is already a list of companies willing to contribute information, among others, Bayer or Pfizer. The main objective of this project is to accelerate the discovery and development of effective treatments for the disease.  A professional researcher profile is required for access, but access to the data is free of charge. The technology used to build the system is SAS, which will host the service and provide analysis.

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