Published in Towards Data Science·Sep 2, 2021An Enterprise Data Stack Using TypeDBThe data architecture used by Bayer Pharmaceutical for drug discovery — At Bayer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, gaining a deep understanding of biological systems is paramount for the discovery of new therapeutics. …Database7 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 16, 2021Bayer’s Approach to Modelling and Loading Data at ScaleBack in April we hosted an online conference for our community, Orbit 2021, and in listening to Henning Kuich, Dan Plischke, and Joren Retel from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the community got a glimpse into how a team within Bayer Pharmaceuticals uses TypeDB to accelerate their drug discovery pipelines. Objective The team at…Bayer6 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jun 28, 2021Building a Biomedical Knowledge GraphUsing publicly available datasets to perform analytical reasoning over complex biomedical data — Debrief from a Vaticle Community talk — featuring Konrad Myśliwiec, Scientist, Systems Biology, at Roche. This talk was delivered virtually at Orbit 2021 in April. Konrad, like so many TypeDB community members, comes from a diverse engineering background. Knowledge graphs have been part of his scope since working on an…Biology12 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jun 8, 2021How Roche Discovered Novel Potential Gene Targets with TypeDBHow a type system brings speed and novelty to the drug discovery pipeline — Debrief from a Vaticle Community talk — featuring David Dylus, Scientist, Systems Biology, at Roche. This talk was delivered virtually at Orbit 2021 in April. Central to drug discovery is the search for targets that are important in disease mechanisms. However, currently, all known targets have been slowly tried and…Typedb7 min read
Published in Vaticle·Feb 16, 2021A Clinical Decision Support System Built With a Knowledge GraphUsing Open Source technologies to Improve Doctor-Patient Engagement Debrief from a TypeDB Community talk — featuring Alessia Basadonne, executive PHD candidate from University of Pavia and Medas Italy. This talk was delivered live at our conference in 2020 in London, UK. From when I was very very little, I always dreamed of developing crazy ideas and making them…Knowledge Graph13 min read
Published in Vaticle·Feb 12, 2021You’re Invited to Orbit 2021Where the TypeDB Community comes alive! It’s free, it’s online, it’s your chance to hear and see what the community is building with TypeDB. Orbit 2021 is our chance to celebrate; our chance to provide the community a platform to showcase the applications, projects, solutions and stories created over the last year. Live on April 21st and 22nd, 2021, the event will feature technical talks, panels, exclusive community…Grakn3 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jan 6, 2021Social Graphs for Drug DevelopmentBack in February, when we could all gather safely still, Grakn Cosmos, Grakn Labs’ first global user conference, hit London; and Paul Agapow, Health Informatics Director at AstraZeneca, spoke about his team’s work in building a social graph to reduce time and financial resources when recruiting for clinical trials. …this…Knowledge Graph8 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Oct 27, 2020Object Recognition and Spatial Awareness for a SPOT Robotics SystemEarlier this month, we were joined by Joris Sijs, Lead Scientist at TNO on the second series of Grakn Orbit. TNO is the national research association in the Netherlands, where Joris and his team look to combine robotics and artificial intelligence. They first started working with Grakn about two years…Robotics12 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Oct 6, 2020Modeling Biomedical Data for a Drug Discovery Knowledge GraphDebrief from AstraZeneca’s Data Science and Artificial Intelligence — Earlier this month, we were joined by Natalie Kurbatova, Associate Principle Scientist at AstraZeneca on the first series of Orbit. Natalie works in AstraZeneca’s Data Science and Artificial Intelligence department, where she focuses on data modeling, integration of data into a knowledge graph, prediction algorithms, and the topics therein.Knowledge Graph8 min read
Published in Vaticle·Aug 18, 2020Discover, Build, Inspire with Grakn— We’ll take care of the swag!Grakn’s got what you need. Our community has grown so much in 2020 and as we haven’t been able to host physical events, we haven’t been able to share our love [read: swag] with you all. We know, it hurts. Well, that changes today. We’ve put together a handful of ways for you to earn…Swag4 min read
