Biotech SF: Aptalis Pharma

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

NuMedii lands 1st deal to spin drug data into product gold

Atul Butte.

NuMedii Inc. is looking to make a big difference in drug development with Big Data. The Mountain View company co-founded by Stanford University’s Atul Butte and his wife, former Affymetrix executive Gini Deshpande, said Wednesday that it inked a deal to help drug developer Aptalis Pharma Inc. find new treatments for gastrointestinal disorders and cystic fibrosis.

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• "For reporter, CJD is more than a story" (2007)

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