Vivli Executive Director Rebecca Li gave a presentation about the Vivli platform at the Microsoft Life Sciences event, “Intelligent Medicines – Future Decoded,” in Cambridge, U.K. Dr. Li joined a distinguished roster of speakers on subjects at the intersection of health and technology, giving the audience an opportunity to learn about the Vivli platform and organization. The Vivli platform, which will launch July 19th, harnesses the power and security of the Microsoft Azure cloud to enable clinical data sharing.
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Keyword Search added to the beta version of the Vivli platform
Today we have added a Keyword Search to complement the PICO search to enable listing studies directly into Vivli for more basic searching. This change was made based upon feedback from our users. There are now 3 ways to search for studies on the platform—using the Keyword Search, PICO search, or quick search for looking up a single study. The Keyword Search will retrieve all studies that include the exact words you type into the search box whereas the PICO search allows you to refine your search using the vocabulary trees.
Vivli will continue to refine and update the beta website based upon user feedback so please do try out the beta version of the Vivli platform.
Ida Sim Showcases Vivli Platform at the 2018 AMIA Informatics Summit
On March 13, Vivli’s Dr. Ida Sim participated in a panel of oral presentations around clinical and research data integration at the American Medical Informatics Association summit in San Francisco. Her presentation was entitled, “Vivli: A Global Secure Data Sharing Platform for Participant-level Clinical Trial Data.” Dr. Sim discussed how Vivli, as an impartial platform, will guide and create standards for individual participant-level data sharing, offering solutions to some of the problems that have long beset clinical researchers. Utilizing natural language processing technology, Vivli will identify information about participant Population, Intervention, Comparator and Outcome (PICO) elements and transform that information into fully searchable, computable fields.
A lively discussion about existing models of information sharing and future directions for the management of participant-level clinical trial data followed the presentation. If you attended the AMIA Informatics Summit and would like to learn more about Vivli, please get in touch with members of our team at contact@vivli.org to arrange a platform demo for your institution or company.
Vivli to Unveil Platform in Official Launch Event in July
Clinical trials drive innovation and advance human health. With the launch of the Vivli platform, the global research community will gain a powerful new way to discover, share, and analyze clinical trial data. The platform launch event will be held at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. on July 19th. Attendance at the event is by invitation only as space is limited, so please get in touch with Vivli at contact@vivli.org if you would like to attend.
In addition to recognizing the diverse group of stakeholders and partners whose contributions have helped make the Vivli platform a reality, the launch will serve as a forum for discussion about the future of data sharing in the clinical trials research community. Details about the agenda will be made available nearer to event. We hope to see you there!
Vivli Offers Model of Sustainable Data Sharing
The sharing of clinical trial data offers researchers opportunities for validating key findings and avoiding the cost of duplicative studies, while unleashing innovations that can culminate in life-saving care. Advances in technical infrastructure mean that biomedical researchers now have more data at their fingertips than ever before, but challenges remain. In their post on Health Affairs Blog, Kim McCleary and Kristin Schneeman name the challenge of ensuring that data sharing platforms are financially and economically sustainable one of the medical research and development issues to watch in 2018.
Whether drawing on established financial models or pioneering innovative new structures, data sharing platforms must be ready to face the challenge of sustainability if they seek to maximize their full potential. Vivli is committed to providing a global platform for data sharing grounded in financial sustainability so that researchers can reap the benefits of our innovative approach for years to come. To learn more about our mission and our commitment to financial sustainability, see our overview.
Rebecca Li to Present at the 5th Annual Clinical Data Disclosure and Transparency Conference
Rebecca Li will represent Vivli at the 5th Annual Clinical Data Disclosure and Transparency Conference on January 30-31 at the Philadelphia Hilton Doubletree.
Rebecca Li to Be a Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Biomedical Transparency Summit
On January 26, Rebecca Li will be a keynote speaker at the 2018 Biomedical Transparency Summit sponsored by the Center for Biomedical Research Transparency at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD. Alongside other transparency leaders, Dr. Li will address how Vivli will enhance open access and transparency for biomedical researchers, as timely communication of clinical trial findings can provide guidance for future research design, minimize waste among the funders of biomedical research, and spare study participants from a significant degree of avoidable risk.
Rebecca Li Recognized as an @CenterWatch 2018 Top Innovator
Rebecca Li, our Executive Director, has been named as a @CenterWatch 2018 Top Innovator, a list which recognizes 20 top innovators that will drive better drug development in the next decade. Congratulations, Rebecca!
Scientific Computing World Reports Vivli at the Forefront of Data Sharing
A recent feature in Scientific Computing World calls attention to the challenges faced by biomedical researchers in leveraging big data. By facilitating collaboration across organizational and geographical boundaries, providing a user-friendly interface and customizable tools to researchers, and addressing concerns over security, the Vivli platform will mitigate many of these issues and help researchers unlock the full potential of big data to revolutionize human health. Read the full story here.
Vivli Team Demonstrates Global Clinical Trial Data Sharing Platform at the MRCT Annual Meeting
Vivli team members rounded off a successful year with a live demonstration of the Vivli Clinical Trial Data Sharing Platform at the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center Annual Meeting . Executive Director Rebecca Li and Julie Wood, Director of External Affairs, shared the stage with Technical Lead Ida Sim and Paul Slater, Microsoft CTO of Life Sciences, and Pablo Gazmuri, Blue Metal to discuss the current progress of the project, the opportunities that Vivli will afford to researchers, and the timeline to the project’s official launch. The live demo showed the technical progress of the project and was completed a month ahead of schedule.
Vivli is a non-profit organization that is establishing a global data-‐sharing and analytics platform to serve all elements of the international research community. It acts as a neutral broker between data contributor and data user and the wider data sharing community. Vivli is establishing an independent data repository, in-depth search engine and a cloud-based analytics platform. We are working to provide the platform as well as harmonize the governance, policy and processes to make sharing data easier. The ultimate aim of Vivli is to advance human health from the insights and discoveries gained by sharing and analyzing data.