BioMed X teams with J&J on inflammation, drug delivery research. Stem cell firm Calidi inks licensing deals with U. of Chicago, City of Hope and Northwestern. MD Anderson teams with Blueprint and Hummingbird.

RWD has helped with development of multiple SARS-CoV-2 vaccines already and could be a useful tool for the future, as panelists discussed at the AI Cures conference.

Strategy for assessing how the earliest vaccines to reach market perform beyond clinical trials includes leveraging existing surveillance and data platforms, and employing a diversity of study approaches, CDC epidemiologist says; high-priority areas for study include protection against symptomatic illness among health care workers and prevention of severe disease in the elderly.