Author Archives: GilPress

About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

Predicting Response to Cancer Treatments

Posted on November 2, 2021 by GilPress

OncoHost is developing the first of its kind Host Response Profiling platform for predicting responsiveness to cancer therapies. Read more

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The Impact of AI and Quantum Computing on Drug Discovery

Posted on September 27, 2021 by GilPress

AI and quantum computing could transform drug discovery to make it faster, easier, and cheaper. Read more

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Improving Healthcare AI by Fixing Data Quality

Posted on September 22, 2021 by GilPress

Centaur Labs harnesses collective human intelligence to improve the quality of medical data used by AI systems in healthcare applications. Read more

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A New $50 Million Funding Round for Quantum Machines

Posted on September 13, 2021 by GilPress

Quantum Machines $50 Million funding round is one of a number of indicators this year of a more mature quantum computing market. Read more

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Papaya Global Triples Valuation in 6 Months to $3.7 Billion

Posted on September 12, 2021 by GilPress

Global workforce management platform Papaya Global raised $250 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $3.7 billion. Read more

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Sweetch Fights Chronic Diseases with AI

Posted on August 26, 2021 by GilPress

90% of annual healthcare spending in the U.S. are for people with chronic and mental health conditions. AI-based digital health platforms can be used for large-scale prediction, prevention, management, and outcome improvement of chronic disease. Read more

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How Can AI Help Mend U.S. Healthcare?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by GilPress

The potential for using AI to address some of the long-term deficiencies of the healthcare system in the U.S. has never been greater. Read more

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Top Tech Trends from OurCrowd

Posted on July 14, 2021 by GilPress

Top technologies and startups to watch in 2021 and into 2022. Read more

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SparkBeyond AI Finds Answers for Business and Social Impact

Posted on July 13, 2021 by GilPress

SparkBeyond has developed an AI-driven dynamic research and strategic action engine that can help you create a better future. Read more

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The State of Data, June 2021

Posted on July 6, 2021 by GilPress

Data is eating the world, continuing to impact every aspect of our lives. Here’s the data on the state-of-data in June 2021, from current attitudes towards self-driving cars to the dramatic reduction in the price of lithium-ion batteries supporting the … Continue reading →

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