Data as medicine's backbone: redefining its value to foster innovation in the data economy.

Byczkowski, Michael · BMJ Health Care Inform · 2025

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Data are the engine of modern medicine, yet its economic trade-off remains unequally distributed: hospitals and research institutions shoulder the effort of collection, while life science companies reap the financial rewards. This imbalance raises pressing questions about fairness, rights and sustainability.

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