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Why Reusable Data Matters For Future Of Pharma

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Castor, a cloud-based data solution, is enabling researchers to effectively capture and integrate data from any source. CEO and founder of the company, Derk Arts, spoke to In Vivo about the importance of cohesive data for the future use of artificial intelligence in biopharma.

While studying epidemiology and medicine at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Derk Arts realized there was no efficient application for simple and affordable data management. Founder and CEO of the business, he developed the first version of Castor’s Electronic Data Capture (EDC) tool around 2011 as a cloud solution for capturing medical research data in clinical trials.

The EDC technology enables researchers to capture high-quality, standardized data and make it available for reuse. The technology platform has...

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