The Litmus Papers

The Litmus Papers explore quality of life in health and medicine. This is a conversation about how lifestyle, diet, activity and environment affect patient outcomes. The answers we need to develop breakthrough therapies are all around us.

Harnessing Big Data in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Dr. Sam Volchenboum is the Director of the Center for Research Informatics at the University of Chicago, a board-certified pediatric hematologist and oncologist, and the co-founder of Litmus Health, a data science platform for…

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Dec 22, 2017

CDISC: Data trends of 2018

David R. Bobbitt, the president and CEO of CDISC recently published this piece in Outsourcing Pharma on the data trends of 2018. As more sources, methods for analysis, and applications emerge, there are several key themes the industry needs to be thinking about to take advantage of…

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Dec 4, 2017

Dr. Sam Volchenboum featured on the Innovation Rising Podcast

Last week, Litmus’ co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sam Volchenboum, was a featured guest on the Innovation Rising podcast.

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Nov 28, 2017

Dr. Sam Volchenboum’s Article Named One of “Five Best Ideas” by Aspen Institute

Litmus is proud to announce that cofounder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sam Volchenboum’s op-ed has been listed as one of Aspen Institute’s “Five Best Ideas” for Monday, November 27. You can…

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Oct 23, 2017

Litmus Health is a Contestant in the AMIA Pitch Competition

Litmus Health is pleased to announce that it is a contestant in the American Medical Informatics Association’s 2017 Pitch Competition. You can help us get to the finals here.

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Sep 18, 2017

Dr. Sam Volchenboum Speaks at Evolution Summit

Our co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Sam Volchenboum recently presented at the Evolution Summit, an annual forum bringing together the industry’s leading drug development executives and solution providers to talk about what’s new and next in…

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Jul 19, 2017

Announcing: Litmus Advisory Board, Promotion of James Crooks to CTO

We are pleased to announce the Litmus Health Advisory Board, a broad and diverse group of leaders whose expertise spans business, technology, academia and pharmaceutical research.

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Jun 29, 2017

Published in WIRED: Social Networks May One Day Diagnose Disease

Our own Dr. Sam Volchenboum has been published in WIRED. His post discusses the potential of social data to provide insights into a person’s health and well-being, and the ethical, technical, regulatory, and societal…

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Jun 13, 2017

That’s a Wrap: The Future of Clinical Trials

Thank you again to everyone who joined last week’s live discussion about Clinical Trials of the Future with Drs. Sam Volchenboum and Sam Blackman. We were flattered that so many of you were in attendance. We’ve already been asked to make this into a…

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May 23, 2017

Join us for a Live Conversation: Clinical Trials of the Future

We invite you to join us on June 6th for a live conversation on Clinical Trials of the Future. The content is valuable for anyone interested in learning how new technologies are transforming how we conduct clinical…