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This is a great, informative write-up, thanks a lot. One question: what can software people do to contribute to biopharma?

aaavl2821 9y ago
There is a lot that can be done, depending on your background. I think the most important thing is really focusing on understanding the context in which the software will work. There are a ton of software-centric plays in biopharma with really great ideas, but most could really benefit from a deeper understanding of their end markets To get a sense of the opportunities, you can read blogs or look at portfolio companies of some of the tech investors who have biopharma theses: Andreesen Horowitz, Canaan, Lux, 8vc, GV, founders fund immediately come to mind Some specific ideas: -AI-aided drug discovery (you don't really need AI in a lot of cases; other ML or just building computational models can be helpful: https://www.nature.com/news/the-drug-maker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy-1.22683 https://www.nature.com/news/the-drug-maker-s-guide-to-the-ga... -blockchain for decentralized data management: https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-day-big-pharma-seeks-dlt-solution-drug-costs/ https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-day-big-pharma-seeks-dlt... -"digital therapies": FDA-approved software to treat disease (akili interactive and pear therapeutics are good examples) -biostatistics / analytics -patient recruitment tools If you have an entrepreneurial bent, talking to scientists and people in the industry can get you up to speed very quickly and will probably lead to a lot of ideas. There is a large community of highly experienced independent consultants in biopharma who are easier to get in touch with than big pharma folks and they are often happy to share expertise
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- amorphous 9y ago
  Thanks a lot for your advice. I was thinking to offer secure cloud development/devops for biopharma startups. Would you see demand there?
  - aaavl2821 9y ago
    Some of the better funded tech-driven biopharma startups might be interested. Recursion pharma, pear therapeutics, freenome, grail to name a few off the top of my head. I don't know too much about their dev ops tho. Can message me if you want to know more about them
    - amorphous 9y ago
      Messaged you through your website. Thanks

aaavl2821 9y ago

There is a lot that can be done, depending on your background. I think the most important thing is really focusing on understanding the context in which the software will work. There are a ton of software-centric plays in biopharma with really great ideas, but most could really benefit from a deeper understanding of their end markets To get a sense of the opportunities, you can read blogs or look at portfolio companies of some of the tech investors who have biopharma theses: Andreesen Horowitz, Canaan, Lux, 8vc, GV, founders fund immediately come to mind Some specific ideas: -AI-aided drug discovery (you don't really need AI in a lot of cases; other ML or just building computational models can be helpful: https://www.nature.com/news/the-drug-maker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy-1.22683 https://www.nature.com/news/the-drug-maker-s-guide-to-the-ga... -blockchain for decentralized data management: https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-day-big-pharma-seeks-dlt-solution-drug-costs/ https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-day-big-pharma-seeks-dlt... -"digital therapies": FDA-approved software to treat disease (akili interactive and pear therapeutics are good examples) -biostatistics / analytics -patient recruitment tools If you have an entrepreneurial bent, talking to scientists and people in the industry can get you up to speed very quickly and will probably lead to a lot of ideas. There is a large community of highly experienced independent consultants in biopharma who are easier to get in touch with than big pharma folks and they are often happy to share expertise

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amorphous 9y ago
Thanks a lot for your advice. I was thinking to offer secure cloud development/devops for biopharma startups. Would you see demand there?
- aaavl2821 9y ago
  Some of the better funded tech-driven biopharma startups might be interested. Recursion pharma, pear therapeutics, freenome, grail to name a few off the top of my head. I don't know too much about their dev ops tho. Can message me if you want to know more about them
  - amorphous 9y ago
    Messaged you through your website. Thanks