It is scientifically proven that teenagers are clumsy. The main reason teens are so awkward is that they are growing fast – for example, a 13-year-old’s legs can grow one centimeter a month! The brain must continuously recalibrate precise calculations about movements, and when it misfires, teens stumble. Similarly, COVID-19 caused a sudden growth spurt for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in commercial life sciences. And like the newfound height and strength of a growing teenager, AI may feel all “arms and legs” for organizations anxious to leverage its great promises in a post-pandemic, digital-first world.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that ClosedLoop.ai was selected the winner and Geisinger the runner-up in the agency’s Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge.

Lifebit Biotech Ltd. announced the beginning of a long-term partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim to utilize Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the detection and early reporting of global disease outbreaks using real-world data harvested from scientific publications and other open sources.

CytoReason and Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced a collaboration that pairs CytoReason’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based computational model of the human body with Ferring’s expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The purpose is to develop cell-based disease models to accelerate drug discovery and reduce development costs.

New research from Klick Applied Sciences found that people using interactive voice technology for information on medications still get the most accurate results from Google Assistant. The data are especially relevant as consumers have increasingly been turning to these platforms during the pandemic.

One day after Bristol Myers Squibb announced a licensing deal with Agenus with an upside potential of $1.56 billion, BMS inked a collaboration agreement with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-focused biopharma company Exscientia that could hit $1.2 billion.

Finding more information about your personal health or the health of your family has never been more meaningful than over the past year. For many individuals, patients and consumers, the need to address myriad questions and seek out additional areas of interest has become a quest. But in an age when information is ubiquitous and public health is top of mind, a new study on health fluency indicates that the road to such insight is now paved with multiple lanes and involves more than the traditional health care organizations and companies relied on before.

Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock shared her thoughts on pandemic issues and outlined FDA modernization plans in a Q&A session with the Alliance for a Stronger FDA..

In an effort to boost drug discovery for the “toughest drug discovery problems” through the use of machine learning, precision medicines company Relay Therapeutics is acquiring Waltham, Mass.-based ZebiAI with an $85 million upfront payment.

Mayo Clinic launched two new tech venture companies designed to harness artificial intelligence (AI) and medical algorithms and create “software as medical devices” that clinicians can use to improve treatment across different diseases.