
Biography for Damian Garde
Damian is an editor with Fierce's life sciences publications, writing for FierceMedicalDevices and FierceCRO. Prior to joining Fierce, he worked for Patch.com in Maryland, and The Albuquerque Journal and Weekly Alibi in Albuquerque, NM. Damian has a dog named Omar and considers himself the foremost Carmelo Anthony apologist in the greater Washington, DC, area. You can email him at dgarde@fiercemarkets.com and follow @DamianFierce on Twitter.
Articles by Damian Garde
Big Data has arrived in biotech. Now what?
The world's biggest biotechs are piling up data by the petabyte, amassing numbers for gene expression, biomarker reliability, patient outcomes and pretty much every other measurable vector in drug development. Of course, to date, no disease has ever been treated by a spreadsheet, so how do we take Big Data from the server closet to the doctor's office?
Study: Countries angling to lure U.S. biopharma companies
Battelle reports that countries around the globe are boosting their investments in R&D and instituting innovation-friendly policies to attract biopharma outfits.
Third Rock's Levin calls for teamwork in personalized medicine
Personalized medicine has the potential to revolutionize biotech and pharma, but only if stakeholders work together, Levin said.

