Recently we have closed three opportunities that are focused on collecting, harmonizing, and analyzing a wide variety of Multiple Sclerosis data. While each of these groups is focused on MS, they are approaching the problem from widely differing perspectives. One of these is a large independent research facility that is focused on the scientific and genomic aspects of MS. The second is a well-respected medical school, which is most interested in the clinical ramifications of MS. The third is a research and advocacy foundation that is focused on improving outcomes for patients and their families. Since all these registries will sit on top of the Mosaic™ Meta-Registry, cross-registry research will be a simple and logical next step. Of course collaboration between these groups can be greatly enhanced by their ability to share data that has already been harmonized by our ontology and is in a format that is consistent for all three groups.
It will be exciting to see how all this data from a variety of perspectives can be used to enhance the value of the data kept by each of the other organizations. We have always believed that by aggregating data from a variety of disparate sources we would be able to recognize patterns that are not possible to identify without many different sources. . As these three organizations begin to collect large amounts of data and as we close opportunities with other researchers interested in MS, I expect that some highly interesting patterns will emerge that will point the way for the next generation of MS research with a more narrow focus thus providing higher probability for success.
Soon we will have a chance to see if our value proposition is a important as we think it is.
Gary D. Kennedy - Founder and CEO -
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