[Birmingham] A new piece of software has been launched, that extracts and analyses datasets from Electronic Health Record (EHR) data in near real-time.
Dexter is a spin out from the University of Birmingham and has been developed over a decade of research and development to overcome historic issues surrounding Real World Data (RWD) such as reproducibility, biases, and data quality in health data research.
The proprietary technology utilises Electronic Health Record (EHR) data in near real-time, extracts analysable datasets and delivers insights to research organisations (academic and commercial), healthcare organisations and pharmaceutical firms. Outputs that traditionally take months, can be achieved in minutes.
Dexter has already been deployed for research in secure data environments and hospitals and has assisted in over 120 scientific publications including Nature Medicine and the British Medical Journal.
Notable projects include a data-driven randomised controlled trial in gestational diabetes funded by National Institute for Health Research in collaboration with Cegedim; Real-world evidence research for a number of pharmaceutical companies such as Vifor Pharma and AstraZeneca; Drug repurposing to identify new therapeutic options for Age -related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in collaboration with Action Against AMD, and a long-covid study in collaboration with CPRD and Aparito.
Dexter has developed close relationships with national and international data providers providing access to over 100 million electronic health records and is currently supporting over £25 million worth of grants on a wide range of projects.
Professor Krish Nirantharakumar, Co-Founder of Dexter says: “The power of Dexter and its ability to deliver actionable insights from a wide variety of real-world data (RWD) sources is a huge turning point for the healthcare sector. Our technology will be a critical enabler throughout clinical development, market access, post-market surveillance, care delivery and population health.”
To find out more visit https://dexter.software/
About Dexter
Dexter is a game changing software platform designed for healthcare and health data research. It utilises Electronic Health Record (EHR) data in near real-time, extracts analysable datasets and produces results based on your study design in minutes. Dexter was created with an aim to expedite epidemiological research. Since its introduction in mid-2016, Dexter has worked as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for healthcare organisations who are interested in working with EHRs.