Tessella joins Pistoia Alliance to lower innovation barriers in R&D analytics
The alliance of life science companies, suppliers, academic groups and publishers work together on improved data analytics that will help speed life science R&D
Tessella, an international analytics, software services consulting company has joined the Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance of life science organisations that work together to lower barriers to innovation in life science R&D information management.
The Pistoia Alliance was initially formed in 2009 by major global pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and AstraZeneca and now includes many life science R&D organisations, vendors, publishers, and academic groups among its members. In the first quarter of 2015, the membership stood at 13 Core and 16 Participating members, and 60 Contributing.
'Tessella is joining the important group of core and participating members that forms the heart of the Pistoia Alliance. These members work together to help identify and define the obstacles to innovation in life science R&D and deliver solutions to these challenges. It is very exciting that Tessella has decided to join us and this will be a win-win opportunity for all involved,' said John Wise, Pistoia Alliance Executive Director.
Alan Bell, Life Sciences Director at Tessella believes the Pistoia Alliance makes a real contribution to innovation in R&D Informatics. 'An area of special interest to Tessella is the use of advanced analytics by R&D leaders and their teams to achieve greater return on investment and improve R&D productivity,' he said.
'Successful delivery of advanced analytics in organisations conducting challenging research projects means bringing together the right people with the right skills to deliver quick solutions otherwise research momentum can be lost. Each advanced analytics ‘sub-project’ may be relatively short but there are many of them, requiring a wide variety of skills, to address needs that tend to emerge at short notice,' Bell added.
For further information about the Pistoia Alliance please visit the website www.pistoiaalliance.org
