8th Aug 2019 14:43
(Alliance News) - Diaceutics PLC on Thursday said it has appointed the former general manager of Cloud & Data at Openet to be its new head of Global Data.
Derek Hosty will join the pharmaceutical diagnostics data analytics firm with immediate effect. He will lead its data team, taking responsibility for Diaceutics's data strategy and will spearhead increased use of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Before joining Irish software provider Openet, Hosty was director of Technology Strategy for Data & Analytics at Telenor Group, a Norweigan telecoms firm.
Diaceutics Chief Innovation Officer Ryan Keeling said: "We are leveraging the power of data to help break the industry mould so that more people get access to potentially life-saving new drugs. Our global data lake is expanding all the time and we are constantly innovating to ensure we are using and analysing that data in the most transformative way.
"Derek has a long track record of leading data & analytics initiatives to achieve specific business goals. His broad knowledge of software and machine learning will be crucial to ensuring we consistently deliver game-changing insights that transform patient healthcare."
Shares in Diaceutics were down 2.3% at 86.00 pence on Thursday afternoon in London.
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