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From Linkage to Evidence: A More Integrated Approach to RWE
Recent announcements across the life sciences industry, including new patient-anchored data initiatives, have brought attention to an important question: when companies invest in real-world data (RWD), what actually…
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The future of agentic AI in real-world evidence generation
As Datavant builds the agentic AI platform to accelerate the path from data to trusted evidence for Life Sciences organizations, it is critical not only to consider what…
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Datavant Life Sciences’ AI Platform: Scientific Rigor at Scale
Life Sciences organizations face growing pressure to generate real-world evidence (RWE) faster and at greater scale-for internal decision-making, publication, and external stakeholders, including regulators and payers.Speed is now…
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3 Data Trends Shaping Clinical Research and RWE in 2026 and beyond
Life Sciences is at an inflection point. Real-world data (RWD) and AI have progressed from pilot programs and proof-of-concept experimentation to core components of clinical development and evidence…
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From Optional to Foundational: RWE in the Era of One Trial
I. The Persistent Execution Gap in RWE Generation in Clinical Development We have previously articulated the case for systematic, integrated RWE generation beginning early in drug development -…
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How AI Is Powering Smarter, Privacy-Preserving Data Discovery for Life Sciences
Life sciences organizations have long struggled with fragmented, time-intensive processes for discovering, assessing, and purchasing real-world data (RWD). These bottlenecks delay evidence generation, slow clinical and commercial decision-making,…
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The New Era of Medical Record Retrieval: Scale, Completeness, and Connectivity
For life sciences organizations, medical record retrieval unlocks the “last mile” of real-world data (RWD) – providing access to complete, patient-level records that fill gaps left by traditional…
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Securing America’s Health Data with Privacy-Enhancing Technology
As digital health outpaces regulation, tokenization offers a scalable path to privacy and trust, enabling advancements that support regulatory, patient, and consumer priorities.
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